Well, we’ve completed the first season of Poets on the Plains. I am Traci Brimhall, Poet Laureate of Kansas. It has been my honor to lead a group of distinguished poets, each of us featuring five of our favorite poets from each of HPPR’s five states. Thanks to all who participated in our inaugural season and to the five new hosts who’ll present Season Two!
Season Two will launch in November with weekly PoetryBytes featuring work from poets living in and/or writing about the High Plains region, Of course, while HPPR coverage areas include parts of Kansas; Colorado; Nebraska; and the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles, listeners around the country and the world can stay in touch by streaming at HPPR.org. You’ll find printed and audio versions by selecting Poets on the Plains under the Features Menu at HPPR.org where Season One will be archived.
Produced by High Plains Public Radio, the series explores a sense of people and place through poetry.Our goal is to bring attention to the beauty and complexity of life on these High Plains. Please join us Thursdays in the 11:00 hour during High Plains Morning or for brief versions Thursdays during Morning Edition and All Things Considered..
Hello, I’m poet and professor Benjamin Myers here for Poetry on the Plains. Today I’m sharing with you a poem by quintessential Oklahoman poet Quraysh Ali Lansana. Lansana is the author of over twenty books of poetry, nonfiction, and children’s literature.
Hello, I’m Juan J. Morales, an assistant professor of English at Colorado College and a poet in Pueblo, Colorado, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m thrilled to share with you a poem by Andrew Hemmert, titled, “After Moving.”
My name is Jewel Rogers and I am your state poet of Nebraska. Today we are introducing some poetry from Natalie G’Schwind whom I met in Broken Bow, Nebraska during a Homegrown event. Anyway, Natalie was one of the readers at Homegrown – a series of intimate readings and art shares across the great state of Nebraska held in partnership with the Academy of American Poets.
Hi, this is Janice Northerns, coming to you from Wichita, Kansas, for Poets on the Plains. I’m going to share a poem today by an amazing writer, Rachel Seth Coleman, who was one of the first people I met when I moved to Kanas 27 years ago. Rachel grew up in southwest Kansas, but her father was born in India and emigrated to the U. S. at the age of 14.
Hi. I’m Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, a poet born in Amarillo, here for Poets on the Plains. I’ve got coffee on the table and I’m sharing a poem with you by another High Plains Texas-born poet, Jonathan Fink, whose work encapsulates nuances perhaps only known by those familiar and whose family also lived and wrote this place.
Hi, I’m Benjamin Myers, a former Oklahoma Poet Laureate here for Poetry on the Plains. Today I’d like to share with you a poem by the excellent Oklahoma poet, Paul Bowers. Bowers is recently retired from teaching writing and literature at Northern Oklahoma College and lives with his wife on a ten-acre farm in Ringwood, Oklahoma.
My name is Jewell Rodgers and I am the State Poet of Nebraska. This week I bring to you M. Timothy Nolting who is also, much like one of my other favorite poets Natalie G’Schwind –– a cowboy poet. I met him in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, during my State Poet travels.
Hi, I’m Juan J. Morales, an assistant professor of English at Colorado College and a poet in Pueblo, Colorado, here for Poets on the Plains. Today I’m excited to share with you a poem by Lisa Zimmerman, titled, “Perhaps the Truth Depends.”
Hi, this is Janice Northerns, coming to you from Wichita, Kansas, for Poets on the Plains. I’d like to share with you today a delightful poem by Roy Beckemeyer, who is the author of five poetry collections. Roy is also a retired engineering executive and scientific journal editor.
Hi. I’m Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, a poet born in Northwest Texas, here for Poets on the Plains. I’ve got some hot tea on the table and I’m here to offer a poem titled “Wait Until It Grows Roots” written by a poet raised in Midland, Tarfia Faizullah.
Hi, I’m Shelley Armitage here for Poets on the Plains. I’m an emerita professor and writer who grew up in the small ranching and farming community of Vega, Texas west of Amarillo. Today I’d like to share a few ideas and a poem with you. Writing about and living on the plains are dear to my heart.
Hi, I’m Matt Mason, I was the State Poet of Nebraska between 2019 and the end of 2024, and I am here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m reading and talking about Nebraska poet Clif Mason’s poem “Texts from the Dead.”
These two short poems share a common theme of silence, they suggest a truth beyond words. Something beyond reason. Both poems are short and precise in their structure and are economical in their word choice, their structure and composition reinforcing their theme of something beyond words.
Hi, I’m Wayne Miller. I’m a poet who lives in Denver, Colorado, and I’m here for Poets on the Plains. Today I’m going to read a poem by the poet Emily Pérez. Pérez grew up in Weslaco, Texas, just a few miles north of the US-Mexico border. She studied at Stanford and the University of Houston before settling in Denver, where she works as a high school teacher and grade-level dean and lives with her husband and their two boys.
Hi, I’m Traci Brimhall, Poet Laureate of Kansas, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m delighted to share a poem by the Poet Laureate before me, Huascar Medina.
Hi. I’m Chera Hammons, a poet from Amarillo, Texas, here for Poets on the Plains. It’s a beautiful morning and the birds are singing. The wind is blowing, too, as it nearly always does across the Llano Estacado. Today, I’ll be sharing a poem about wind written by someone who knows it well: Lubbock, Texas-based poet Curtis Bauer.
Hi, my name is Matt Mason, I’m the State Poet of Nebraska, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I want to read you Nebraska poet Zedeka Poindexter’s poem “Peach Cobbler.”
This narrative poem presents three characters in a micro-drama – the dad, working under the hood of his Chevy, and who spots the Choctaw man money for a hamburger; Earl the Choctaw man who begs the money; and the kid, "little Wallace" who observes this exchange between father and the struggling man.
Hi, I’m Wayne Miller. I’m a poet who lives in Denver, Colorado, and I’m here for Poets on the Plains. Today I’m going to read a poem by the poet Laura Hershey. Hershey was born in 1962 in Littleton, Colorado, and as a young child was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a rare genetic disease. She used a wheelchair throughout her life.
Hi, I’m Traci Brimhall, Poet Laureate of Kansas, here for Poets on the Plains. Today I’m excited to share with you a poem by the beloved Kansas poet Michael Kleber-Diggs
Hello, I’m poet and professor Benjamin Myers here for Poetry on the Plains. Today I’m sharing with you a poem by quintessential Oklahoman poet Quraysh Ali Lansana. Lansana is the author of over twenty books of poetry, nonfiction, and children’s literature.
Hello, I’m Juan J. Morales, an assistant professor of English at Colorado College and a poet in Pueblo, Colorado, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m thrilled to share with you a poem by Andrew Hemmert, titled, “After Moving.”
My name is Jewel Rogers and I am your state poet of Nebraska. Today we are introducing some poetry from Natalie G’Schwind whom I met in Broken Bow, Nebraska during a Homegrown event. Anyway, Natalie was one of the readers at Homegrown – a series of intimate readings and art shares across the great state of Nebraska held in partnership with the Academy of American Poets.
Hi, this is Janice Northerns, coming to you from Wichita, Kansas, for Poets on the Plains. I’m going to share a poem today by an amazing writer, Rachel Seth Coleman, who was one of the first people I met when I moved to Kanas 27 years ago. Rachel grew up in southwest Kansas, but her father was born in India and emigrated to the U. S. at the age of 14.
Hi. I’m Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, a poet born in Amarillo, here for Poets on the Plains. I’ve got coffee on the table and I’m sharing a poem with you by another High Plains Texas-born poet, Jonathan Fink, whose work encapsulates nuances perhaps only known by those familiar and whose family also lived and wrote this place.
Hi, I’m Benjamin Myers, a former Oklahoma Poet Laureate here for Poetry on the Plains. Today I’d like to share with you a poem by the excellent Oklahoma poet, Paul Bowers. Bowers is recently retired from teaching writing and literature at Northern Oklahoma College and lives with his wife on a ten-acre farm in Ringwood, Oklahoma.
My name is Jewell Rodgers and I am the State Poet of Nebraska. This week I bring to you M. Timothy Nolting who is also, much like one of my other favorite poets Natalie G’Schwind –– a cowboy poet. I met him in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, during my State Poet travels.
Hi, I’m Juan J. Morales, an assistant professor of English at Colorado College and a poet in Pueblo, Colorado, here for Poets on the Plains. Today I’m excited to share with you a poem by Lisa Zimmerman, titled, “Perhaps the Truth Depends.”
Hi, this is Janice Northerns, coming to you from Wichita, Kansas, for Poets on the Plains. I’d like to share with you today a delightful poem by Roy Beckemeyer, who is the author of five poetry collections. Roy is also a retired engineering executive and scientific journal editor.
Hi. I’m Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, a poet born in Northwest Texas, here for Poets on the Plains. I’ve got some hot tea on the table and I’m here to offer a poem titled “Wait Until It Grows Roots” written by a poet raised in Midland, Tarfia Faizullah.
Hello, I’m poet and professor Benjamin Myers here for Poetry on the Plains. Today I’m sharing with you a poem by quintessential Oklahoman poet Quraysh Ali Lansana. Lansana is the author of over twenty books of poetry, nonfiction, and children’s literature.
Hello, I’m Juan J. Morales, an assistant professor of English at Colorado College and a poet in Pueblo, Colorado, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m thrilled to share with you a poem by Andrew Hemmert, titled, “After Moving.”
My name is Jewel Rogers and I am your state poet of Nebraska. Today we are introducing some poetry from Natalie G’Schwind whom I met in Broken Bow, Nebraska during a Homegrown event. Anyway, Natalie was one of the readers at Homegrown – a series of intimate readings and art shares across the great state of Nebraska held in partnership with the Academy of American Poets.
Hi, this is Janice Northerns, coming to you from Wichita, Kansas, for Poets on the Plains. I’m going to share a poem today by an amazing writer, Rachel Seth Coleman, who was one of the first people I met when I moved to Kanas 27 years ago. Rachel grew up in southwest Kansas, but her father was born in India and emigrated to the U. S. at the age of 14.
Hi. I’m Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, a poet born in Amarillo, here for Poets on the Plains. I’ve got coffee on the table and I’m sharing a poem with you by another High Plains Texas-born poet, Jonathan Fink, whose work encapsulates nuances perhaps only known by those familiar and whose family also lived and wrote this place.
Hi, I’m Benjamin Myers, a former Oklahoma Poet Laureate here for Poetry on the Plains. Today I’d like to share with you a poem by the excellent Oklahoma poet, Paul Bowers. Bowers is recently retired from teaching writing and literature at Northern Oklahoma College and lives with his wife on a ten-acre farm in Ringwood, Oklahoma.
My name is Jewell Rodgers and I am the State Poet of Nebraska. This week I bring to you M. Timothy Nolting who is also, much like one of my other favorite poets Natalie G’Schwind –– a cowboy poet. I met him in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, during my State Poet travels.
Hi, I’m Juan J. Morales, an assistant professor of English at Colorado College and a poet in Pueblo, Colorado, here for Poets on the Plains. Today I’m excited to share with you a poem by Lisa Zimmerman, titled, “Perhaps the Truth Depends.”
Hi, this is Janice Northerns, coming to you from Wichita, Kansas, for Poets on the Plains. I’d like to share with you today a delightful poem by Roy Beckemeyer, who is the author of five poetry collections. Roy is also a retired engineering executive and scientific journal editor.
Hi. I’m Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, a poet born in Northwest Texas, here for Poets on the Plains. I’ve got some hot tea on the table and I’m here to offer a poem titled “Wait Until It Grows Roots” written by a poet raised in Midland, Tarfia Faizullah.
Hi, I’m Shelley Armitage here for Poets on the Plains. I’m an emerita professor and writer who grew up in the small ranching and farming community of Vega, Texas west of Amarillo. Today I’d like to share a few ideas and a poem with you. Writing about and living on the plains are dear to my heart.
Hi, I’m Matt Mason, I was the State Poet of Nebraska between 2019 and the end of 2024, and I am here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m reading and talking about Nebraska poet Clif Mason’s poem “Texts from the Dead.”
These two short poems share a common theme of silence, they suggest a truth beyond words. Something beyond reason. Both poems are short and precise in their structure and are economical in their word choice, their structure and composition reinforcing their theme of something beyond words.
Hi, I’m Wayne Miller. I’m a poet who lives in Denver, Colorado, and I’m here for Poets on the Plains. Today I’m going to read a poem by the poet Emily Pérez. Pérez grew up in Weslaco, Texas, just a few miles north of the US-Mexico border. She studied at Stanford and the University of Houston before settling in Denver, where she works as a high school teacher and grade-level dean and lives with her husband and their two boys.
Hi, I’m Traci Brimhall, Poet Laureate of Kansas, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m delighted to share a poem by the Poet Laureate before me, Huascar Medina.
Hi. I’m Chera Hammons, a poet from Amarillo, Texas, here for Poets on the Plains. It’s a beautiful morning and the birds are singing. The wind is blowing, too, as it nearly always does across the Llano Estacado. Today, I’ll be sharing a poem about wind written by someone who knows it well: Lubbock, Texas-based poet Curtis Bauer.
Hi, my name is Matt Mason, I’m the State Poet of Nebraska, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I want to read you Nebraska poet Zedeka Poindexter’s poem “Peach Cobbler.”
This narrative poem presents three characters in a micro-drama – the dad, working under the hood of his Chevy, and who spots the Choctaw man money for a hamburger; Earl the Choctaw man who begs the money; and the kid, "little Wallace" who observes this exchange between father and the struggling man.
Hi, I’m Wayne Miller. I’m a poet who lives in Denver, Colorado, and I’m here for Poets on the Plains. Today I’m going to read a poem by the poet Laura Hershey. Hershey was born in 1962 in Littleton, Colorado, and as a young child was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a rare genetic disease. She used a wheelchair throughout her life.
Hi, I’m Traci Brimhall, Poet Laureate of Kansas, here for Poets on the Plains. Today I’m excited to share with you a poem by the beloved Kansas poet Michael Kleber-Diggs
Hello, I’m poet and professor Benjamin Myers here for Poetry on the Plains. Today I’m sharing with you a poem by quintessential Oklahoman poet Quraysh Ali Lansana. Lansana is the author of over twenty books of poetry, nonfiction, and children’s literature.
Hello, I’m Juan J. Morales, an assistant professor of English at Colorado College and a poet in Pueblo, Colorado, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m thrilled to share with you a poem by Andrew Hemmert, titled, “After Moving.”
My name is Jewel Rogers and I am your state poet of Nebraska. Today we are introducing some poetry from Natalie G’Schwind whom I met in Broken Bow, Nebraska during a Homegrown event. Anyway, Natalie was one of the readers at Homegrown – a series of intimate readings and art shares across the great state of Nebraska held in partnership with the Academy of American Poets.
Hi, this is Janice Northerns, coming to you from Wichita, Kansas, for Poets on the Plains. I’m going to share a poem today by an amazing writer, Rachel Seth Coleman, who was one of the first people I met when I moved to Kanas 27 years ago. Rachel grew up in southwest Kansas, but her father was born in India and emigrated to the U. S. at the age of 14.
Hi. I’m Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, a poet born in Amarillo, here for Poets on the Plains. I’ve got coffee on the table and I’m sharing a poem with you by another High Plains Texas-born poet, Jonathan Fink, whose work encapsulates nuances perhaps only known by those familiar and whose family also lived and wrote this place.
Hi, I’m Benjamin Myers, a former Oklahoma Poet Laureate here for Poetry on the Plains. Today I’d like to share with you a poem by the excellent Oklahoma poet, Paul Bowers. Bowers is recently retired from teaching writing and literature at Northern Oklahoma College and lives with his wife on a ten-acre farm in Ringwood, Oklahoma.
My name is Jewell Rodgers and I am the State Poet of Nebraska. This week I bring to you M. Timothy Nolting who is also, much like one of my other favorite poets Natalie G’Schwind –– a cowboy poet. I met him in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, during my State Poet travels.
Hi, I’m Juan J. Morales, an assistant professor of English at Colorado College and a poet in Pueblo, Colorado, here for Poets on the Plains. Today I’m excited to share with you a poem by Lisa Zimmerman, titled, “Perhaps the Truth Depends.”
Hi, this is Janice Northerns, coming to you from Wichita, Kansas, for Poets on the Plains. I’d like to share with you today a delightful poem by Roy Beckemeyer, who is the author of five poetry collections. Roy is also a retired engineering executive and scientific journal editor.
Hi. I’m Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, a poet born in Northwest Texas, here for Poets on the Plains. I’ve got some hot tea on the table and I’m here to offer a poem titled “Wait Until It Grows Roots” written by a poet raised in Midland, Tarfia Faizullah.
