This collection encompasses 50-plus years of interviews, readings, speeches, and reports on the vibrant literary scene in Minnesota. Not only home to giants F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sinclair Lewis, our state has an array of incredible contemporary poets, novelists and playwrights. Their words make up majority of this collection.
Repeatedly being named the “Most Literate City in the United States,” the Twin Cities has played host to numerous visiting national writers via book tours, festivals, and lectures. Many recordings of these are also included.
This project was funded by the National Historical Publications & Records Commission.
August 20, 1977 - The following edition of The Poet's Perspective is on the subject of land use by man. The program features Southwest Minnesota regional poets Joe and Nancy Paddock.
August 27, 1977 - The following edition of The Poet's Perspective is on the subject of rural women. The program features Southwest Minnesota regional poets Joe and Nancy Paddock.
September 3, 1977 - The following edition of The Poet's Perspective is on the subject of funding for the arts. The program features Southwest Minnesota regional poets Joe and Nancy Paddock.
September 28, 1977 - Psychologist Dr. Bruno Bettleheim speaking at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Bettleheim states that fairy tales are therapeutic. His most recent book is entitled "The Uses of Enchantment: the meaning & importance of fairy tales."
October 1, 1977 - The following edition of The Poet's Perspective is on the subject of energy in agriculture through horses. The program features Southwest Minnesota regional poets Joe and Nancy Paddock.
October 8, 1977 - The following edition of The Poet's Perspective is on the subject of rural men. The program features Southwest Minnesota regional poets Joe and Nancy Paddock.
October 13, 1977 - Eugene McCarthy discusses political personalities and issues before a campus audience at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
October 14, 1977 - Socialist writer and critic Michael Harrington and Conservative columnist William F. Buckley debate the question, "We Welcome the Growth of the Public Sector" at St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota.
October 15, 1977 - The following edition of The Poet's Perspective is on the subject of small communities. The program features Southwest Minnesota regional poets Joe and Nancy Paddock.
October 22, 1977 - The following edition of The Poet's Perspective is on the subject of harvesting, food, and the environment. The program features Southwest Minnesota regional poets Joe and Nancy Paddock.