Reaching passersby through poetry

Episode 55 April 19, 2021 00:09:17
Reaching passersby through poetry
Alaska Voices
Reaching passersby through poetry

Apr 19 2021 | 00:09:17

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Show Notes

Naomi O’Neal (30) interviews her best friend Rebecca Lawhorne (27) about the journey that led her to creating “PoembyBecca,” on-the-spot personalized poetry presented on birch bark.

Recorded by Jessie Robertson on April 20, 2018 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, Alaska. Edited by Kelsey Skonberg.

Music: “Arctic Evening” by Marcel du Preez

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