An April Anthology: the poets return to
WSKG Radio's OFF THE PAGE
Tuesday, April 3rd at 1:00 and 7:00 PM

           We couldn't invite Edna St. Vincent Millay ("To what purpose, April, do you return again?...) or John Greenleaf Whittier ("The birds against the April wind / Flew northward...") or even Irving Berlin ("Tho' April showers may come your way / They bring the flowers that bloom in May..."). But April is National Poetry Month as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets, and a good time to open the chapbooks and the anthologies and enjoy all manner of poetry.
           Over the past few years OFF THE PAGE has welcomed many fine poets and this special program brings back some of the best moments from those broadcasts.
           Included in this hour are Carol Frost and Richard Frost, husband and wife poets who live in Otsego County. Carol's most recent book is "The Queen's Desertion". Their work provides a contrast between lyric and narrative poetry and they discuss with Bill Jaker how their shared life with similar sensibilities and differing styles thrives under one roof.
          Also Michelle Courtney Berry, Katharyn Howd Machan, Edward Dougherty, Bruce Bennett, and a round-table appearance by Jay Leeming of Ithaca and Liz Rosenberg of Binghamton, who is also a noted author of children's books. Jay Leeming's "Man Writes Poem" was presented by Garrison Keillor on "The Writer's Almanac on April 24, 2006 (read and listen here).

NEXT TIME: On Tuesday, April 17th OFF THE PAGE returns to its regular live and interactive format with a visit from Deborah Homsher. Her new historical novel, "The Rising Shore - Roanoke" is about the 1857 expedition to America and settlement of the ill-fated "lost colony" as told by two of the women who made the journey. Ms. Homsher is also author of two non-fiction works, "From Blood to Verdict", analyzing the facts and community reaction to three recent murder trials of women in her hometown of Ithaca, and "Women and Guns: Politics and the Culture of Firearms in America."

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