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Healing Words: Poetry and True Story in Medical Settings In an "Academy Evening" presentation delivered in Madison Oct. 11, 2005, Dr. Arthur Derse and Ellen Kort discuss how poetry and nonfiction narrative can help in the ethical training of physicians as well as help doctors and patients better cope with illness. Derse is a professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and president of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. Kort served as Wisconsin's first poet laureate. Academy Evenings are organized by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. (Photo at left: Arthur Derse) hear the audio [1 hr. 23 min.] | transcript |
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My Mom, Saved But Lost: Story and poem by Sharon Van Sluijs Courtesy of the author and Mind's Eye Radio. The Mind's Eye Radio Collective produces radio programs that mix poetry, short stories, commentary, drama and more to explore contemporary social issues. Each one-hour program addresses a theme, blending a diversity of voices and views into a single program. The show can be heard on WORT Community Radio (89.9 FM) in Madison, Wis., on the first Friday of each month at 11 p.m. It is also downloadable at www.radio4all.net. For a listing of Mind's Eye Radio programs, go to www.mindseyeaudio.com.
In this clip, Sharon Van Sluijs introduces and then reads her piece, "My Mom, Saved But Lost."
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Let's Get Lost: A short story by Gregg Williard Courtesy of the author and Mind's Eye Radio. The Mind's Eye Radio Collective produces radio programs that mix poetry, short stories, commentary, drama and more to explore contemporary social issues. Each one-hour program addresses a theme, blending a diversity of voices and views into a single program. The show can be heard on WORT Community Radio (89.9 FM) in Madison, Wis., on the first Friday of each month at 11 p.m. It is also downloadable at www.radio4all.net. For a listing of Mind's Eye Radio programs, go to www.mindseyeaudio.com.
In this clip, Gregg Williard of Madison reads his story "Let's Get Lost." The story won the writing contest "The Plot Quickens," co-sponsored in 2003 by the Wisconsin Book Festival and The Capital Times. Writers were given 24 hours to complete their assignment: to write a story of 2,000 words or less based on artist William Gedney's photograph, "Girl Lost in Thought at Fast Food Counter, Coney Island, New York" (c. 1979).
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Laughing Concertina Performed by Brian and the Mississippi Vally Dutchmen. This excerpt is provided courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, copyright 2002 and used by permission. hear the audio [:26] | transcript |
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Wendy's Schottische By The Goose Island Ramblers from the CD "Deeper Polka." It is provided courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, copyright 2002 and used by permission. hear the audio [:26] | transcript |
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Wisconsin's winning poem Hear James Lee, the 2002 winner of the John Lehman Poetry Award, read his poem "we will take it with us." You can also read about James Lee in this portalwisconsin.org feature article. hear the audio [1:47] | transcript |
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