I hear a lot of poetry and fiction read on the radio. "Fresh Air" on NPR frequently broadcasts interviews with poets and writers where poems or excerpts from novels are read aloud. "Morning Edition" will occasionally air Baxter Black, cowboy poet and large animal vetinarian, reading one of his shaggy poems. "Sound and Spirit" (also NPR) will occasionally throw in a poem as part of a program. "Selected Shorts" airs two to four readings of short stories by various actors. One of the smaller local public stations has a 30 minute daily program in which the host reads from a novel in sequential programs. Unfortunately,
I don't commute home at the same time every night, so I have difficulty listening to the whole book. Smaller local stations frequently air weekly poetry readings by local poets.
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