The premiere broadcasts feature such
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Attorney General
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Scott. Ian Smith, Michael Eric Dyson, and other leading voices. We probe the ideas, the artistry, the poetry of people who
create it, and we celebrate those things that make us the same or
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"The first poetry band," Wilson Sherman says, "was David reciting his
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This modern-day Poetry Band has recently recorded two live ,
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Poetry Band is one of the few spoken word Christian bands in
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For example, born in Brooklyn, the son of Quakers, this
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The Tavis Smiley Show is heard in a growing number of cities across
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"It's good to be back," says Smiley. Texas Southern University
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Studies, making him the youngest African American ever to be so
honored. PRI is the managing partner of
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A random drawing will take place at the end of the month to select one
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Because of the range of guests we invite to the mic, we're in
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From an ancient Persian poem to a modern-day
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CDs, "Resurrection" and "Exit," were released in late spring and act as
companion pieces to two of Wilson Sherman books of poetry, "Rooms" and "Exit.

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In addition to an always impressive guest lineup, the program
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Marketplace(R), produced by American Public Media(TM) in association
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Business Editors/News Editors

MINNEAPOLIS ----Public Radio
International (PRI) announces the much-anticipated return of The Tavis
Smiley Show to public radio, a two-hour program scheduled to begin
Friday, April 29, 2005."
Tavis Smiley is one of the nation's most prominent media
personalities.
Recipient of numerous honorary doctorates , including one from his
alma mater, Indiana University, he established the Tavis Smiley
Foundation "to enlighten, encourage, and empower black youth. For more information on PRI and its
programs, visit the PRI website at www. James Press)
* Giants of American Art + Culture - Maya Angelou: America's Poetic Voice
(Blackbirch Press)
* Literary Companion Series: Robert Frost (Greenhaven Press)
* Literary Companion Series: Walt Whitman (Greenhaven Press)
* Poetry for Students (Thomson Gale)
* Poetry Criticism (Thomson Gale)
* The Importance Of: Edgar Allan Poe (Lucent Books)
* The Importance Of: Maya Angelou (Lucent Books)
* World Poets (Charles Scribner's Sons)

Bookmark http://www. Though current releases are in a jazz-rock groove, new recordings
could range from the London Philharmonic to a solo guitar, trumpet or flute.
Also of interest is the Poetry Band web page: http://www.