Why Poetry

“Why Poetry,” produced and hosted by Paul Lieber

Where poets read their works and talk about how their lives and poetry intersect.

It is on the first Sunday of the month at 4:30 PM.

Guests have included Poet Laureates, National Book Award Winners and many known and lesser-known poets.

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Schedule

Global Village Wednesdays
11:00am - 1:00pm

"Music from around the world and around the block" with rotating hosts
Aware with Lisa Garr
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Aware is dedicated to communicating information to inspire positive growth and change
Poets Cafe
2:00pm - 2:30pm

Poetry interviews and conversations
Laura Flanders
2:30pm - 3:00pm

The Laura Flanders Show is a TV and radio program that seeks to raise radical spirits by interviewing forward-thinking people who have real experience of shifting power, from the few to the many, in the worlds of arts, entrepreneurship and politics.