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© Elizabeth Hellstern2020

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1. Locate a Telepoem listing in the Telepoem Book. (They are categorized by poet’s last name and topic.)2. Pick up the hand-set. Listen for dial tone.3. Dial ALL of the numbers exactly as listed—including the area code. (DO NOT add “1” for long-distance.)4. To dial, put fingertip in the corresponding number hole in the rotary phone dial. 5. Rotate finger and dialing plate clockwise—all the way to the stopping bar.6. Release finger. Let plate return to starting position.7. Hang up the phone when done.

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Antone, Tiffanytiffanyantone.comThe Sad Story of Fred the Cat: A Cautionary Tale for Young Kittens (4:40)...............................................(818) 268-7237

Baszczynski, Marilynmarilynbaszczynski.comOn Burying Mother’s Teeth (1:02)...................(515) 227-6628 [Chris Baszczynski, TimeSONGS, Producer]

Bayles, MikeLone Farm (:52)..............................................(563) 229-5663 [Ryan Collins, Producer]

Blumhagen, Lisa CannonChocolate (1:07).............................................(515) 258-2462Teenage Male Cats (:52).................................(515) 258-8336

Brinkmeyer, Brett C.Growing Season (1:23)...................................(515) 274-4769The Lights Between (2:59)..............................(515) 274-5441Lights in the Sky (2:43)...................................(515) 274-5442

Brooke, Paulpbrooke2.wixsite.com/mysiteThe River of Shining Jaguars (2:04)...............(515) 276-7483 Cardona, Hélènehelenecardona.comMy Mother Ceridwen (:50)..............................(310) 227-6966 From Life in Suspension (Salmon Poetry, 2016)Notes From Last Night (:59)............................(310) 227-6683 From Dreaming My Animal Selves (Salmon Poetry, 2013)To Kitty, Who Loved the Sea and Somerset Maugham (:38)...........................................................................(310) 227-8654 From Life in Suspension (Salmon Poetry, 2016)

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Musical Poetry Poetry for children Flash Fiction/ Non-fiction

Cawelti-Couch 5Cawelti, ScottPoems by James Hearst, sung by Scott Cawelticedarvalleychronicles.comForsythia (2:24)............................................(319) 432-3677Landscape Iowa (2:26)................................(319) 432-5263Snake in the Strawberries (3:34).................(319) 432-7625 [Catamount Recording, Tom Tatman, Producer] All poems from The Complete Poetry of James Hearst, (U of Iowa Press, 2001, Ed. Scott Cawelti)

Clampitt, Amyamyclampitt.comThe Quarry (3:18)...........................................(641) 252-7827Stacking the Straw (1:46)................................(641) 252-7822 All poems from THE COLLECTED POEMS OF AMY CLAMPITT by Amy Clampitt, copyright © 1997 by the Estate of Amy Clampitt. Used by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved

Coard, Elizabethmodpiano.comKnasaS (1:28).................................................(319) 262-5267 Previously published in CFCP, Inc. Annual Contest Winning PoemsRoadkill (1:10).................................................(319) 262-7623 From More Than Soil, More Than Sky (Quercus Review Press, 2011)

Collins, Marthamarthacollinspoet.comPoem #42 (1:28).............................................(617) 265-7636 Previously pubished in Because What Else Could I Do (Pittsburgh, 2019)Tiny Women (1:28)..........................................(617) 265-8469 Previously published in Massachusetts Review

Couch, Juliannejuliannecouch.netWhat Brings Youse to Bellevue, Then (2:27)................................................................................................(307) 268-9428

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Cymraes, DyleneBe Water (1:14)...............................................(410) 296-2392Mind Cat (1:34)................................................(410) 296-6463

Dandridge, JohnWord Bones (1:12)..........................................(773) 326-9673

Dean, JenniferOde to Minnie Wright (:58)..............................(720) 332-6338Of Lions and Lambs (1:22)..............................(720) 332-6354

Derr-Smith, Heatherheatherderrsmith.comAmerican Ready Cut System Houses (3:37)...................................................................................................(515) 337-2637 From Thrust (Persea Books, 2017)The Giraffe (1:18)............................................(515) 337-4472 From Tongue Screw (Spark Wheel Press, 2016)

Emmons, Jeannejeanneemmons.weebly.comFeeding the Baby in the Cemetery (1:58).......(712) 366-3333 Previously published in Poet LoreUnder the Solar Eclipse (2:15)........................(712) 366-8633 Previously published in Louisiana LiteratureWhy the Child Does Not Want to Go to Kindergarten (2:23)...........................................................................(712) 366-9498 Previously published in River Styx

Entel, Rebeccarebeccaentel.comAbove the Ghetto (3:22)..............................(610) 368-2268 Previously published in Tiferet JournalContagion, Early ’90s (:40)..............................(610) 368-2668

Felleman, LAformandpower.blogspot.comAmputee (1:25)...............................................(319) 335-2678

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Fonseca-Gregurich 7Fonseca, Freddy Niagarafonseca-poems.orgTango in Buenos Aires (1:17)..........................(641) 366-8264

Frank, Dianedianefrank.netDancing at Old Threshers’ (1:55)....................(415) 372-3262 From The Winter Life of Shooting Stars (Blue Light Press, 1999)FIVE MOONS (:45).........................................(415) 372-3483 From Rhododendron Shedding Its Skin (Blue Light Press, 1988)Iowa Omen (:36).............................................(415) 372-4692 From Swan Light (Blue Light Press, 2013)Planting Flowers in the Intuitive Garden (1:55)...............................................................................................(415) 372-7526 From The Winter Life of Shooting Stars (Blue Light Press, 1999)Waltz (1:52).....................................................(415) 372-9258 From The Winter Life of Shooting Stars (Blue Light Press, 1999)

Gotera, Vincevincegotera.blogspot.comDear Mr. Frost, or may I call you Jack? (1:30)................................................................................................(319) 468-3327 Originally published in Altered Reality Magazine Iowa Winter Haiku (:46)...................................(319) 468-4692 Originally published in Mirror Northwest

Graeser, Billbillgraeser.comGrey Herons Rising (1:10)..............................(641) 472-4739What You May Not Know About Frankenstein (2:14).......................................................................................(641) 472-3726

Gregurich, Avery Metal Detecting Near Maffitt Lake (after James Dickey).......(2:02)...............................................................(217) 473-6382

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Groth, RobynTo Create (:45)................................................(319) 476-8627 [Charles Groth, Producer]

Harless, Nancy L.womankindconnection.blogspot.comBefore First Light (:35)....................................(319) 427-2336Colors of the Mississippi (1:07).......................(319) 427-2656 From Lyrical Iowa (Iowa Poetry Association, 2007) [Read by Elizabeth Hellstern]

Hausknecht, GinaLate For Her Own Funeral (:19)......................(319) 428-5283

Hearst, JamesForsythia (2:24)............................................(319) 432-3677 Sung by Scott Cawelti [Catamount Recording, Tom Tatman, Producer]Landscape Iowa (2:26)................................(319) 432-5263 Sung by Scott Cawelti [Catamount Recording, Tom Tatman, Producer]Snake in the Strawberries (3:34).................(319) 432-7625 Sung by Scott Cawelti [Catamount Recording, Tom Tatman, Producer]The Sun at Noon (1:37)...................................(319) 432-7862 All poems from The Complete Poetry of James Hearst, (U of Iowa Press, 2001, Ed. Scott Cawelti) Used with permission from UNI Foundation.

Hedquist, Jeffrey Lilies of the Valley (1:19).................................(641) 433-5454Squirrel Brain (:38)..........................................(641) 433-7784Winter Prairie (:48)..........................................(641) 433-9468

Heynen, Jimjimheynen.comDamaged People (1:09)..................................(651) 439-3262Iowa Poem (1:08)............................................(651) 439-4692 From A Suitable Church (Copper Canyon Press, 1981)Farewell, Oregon (1:14)..................................(651) 439-3273 From A Suitable Church (Copper Canyon Press, 1981)

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Heynen-Kingery 9Heynen, Jim, cont’d.Oatmeal and Raspberries (1:51).....................(651) 439-6286The Great Strength (1:26)...............................(651) 439-4732 From The One-Room Schoolhouse (Knopf, 1994) Hillman, Brendabrendahillman.net or blueflowerarts.comConcerning the Meaning Molecule in Poetry (:47)...........................................................................................(510) 445-2662 Previously published in LA Review of Books [Read by Charissa Menefee]Equinox Ritual with Ravens & Pines (1:11).....(510) 445-3784 From Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire (Wesleyan University Press, 2013) [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]A Goodness that Comes From Nothing (1:40).................................................................................................(510) 445-4663 Previously published in Lana Turner [Read by Charissa Menefee]In Some Senses of the Word (:48)..................(510) 445-4676 Previously published in Interim Magazine [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]

Huizar, Leahleahhuizar.comBetween (1:23)................................................(760) 484-2389 From Inland Empire (Noemi Press, 2019)Family Medicine (1:42)....................................(760) 484-3264 From Inland Empire (Noemi Press, 2019)

Jacobson, Roberta Beachrobertajacobson.comStacked Haiku (:50).........................................(906) 522-7822

Jones, AndrewSkein (1:29).....................................................(510) 566-7534 Previously published in Split Rock Review

Kingery, EmilyCalling for Pizza (1:57)....................................(815) 546-2255

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Koch, Kevinkevinkochdriftlessland.netDiesart in the Driftless (1:23)...........................(563) 562-3437 Excerpted from Contours: A Literary Landscape (Viroqua, WI: The Driftless Writing Center, 2020)

Kooser, Tedtedkooser.netAbandoned Farmhouse (1:25)........................(402) 566-2226 From Sure Signs: New and Selected Poems (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1980)Osage (:52).....................................................(402) 566-6724There is Always a Little Wind (:32)..................(402) 566-8437 From Flying at Night (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005)

Krull, KaylaDivision (1:14) ................................................(641) 578-3484

Lage, Kelli kellilage.comThe Farmer (:34).............................................(641) 524-3276 Pubished in Lyrical Iowa 2020 (with Iowa Poetry Association)

Langenberg, Christiana LouisaThis Is How It Could Have Gone Instead Of How It Went.......(5:39)...............................................................(515) 526-8447

Larson, Rustin rustinlarson.wordpress.comMelons (1:37)..................................................(641) 527-6356 Previously published by The Cimarron ReviewThe Paternal Side (1:30).................................(641) 527-7283 Previously published in The New YorkerThe Philosopher Savant Takes a Walk (:57)...(641) 527-7445 Previously published in The New YorkerSomething I Can’t Touch (2:27).......................(641) 527-7663 Previously published by The Washington Review

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Larson, Rustin, cont’d.The Upper Iowa River Curved through an Open Valley Flanked by Wooded Hillsides (1:35)...............(641) 527-3526 Previously published by The New Virginia Review

LeMay, Margaret I-80 (:52)..........................................................(319) 536-4800

Lesmeister, Keithkeithlesmeister.comCowboys & Indians (2:54)............................(563) 537-2692 [Read by Taylor Sklenar]

Levi, IsabelleNo Gap (:37)...................................................(641) 538-6642 From Light of the Soul (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018) [Rouzanna Vardanyan, Producer] Lyle, Joyhaiku (:10).......................................................(319) 595-4245 Previously published in Lyrical IowaLiving Near Cows (1:07)..................................(319) 595-5484 Previously published in Lyrical IowaOde to Milkweed (:38).....................................(319) 595-6338One Hundred Snows (:40)..............................(319) 595-6634She Persists (1:03).........................................(319) 595-7437 Previously published in Lyrical Iowa

Lyle, Levi ice-sage.comGreen Manure (Cover Crops) (:33).................(319) 595-4733KE TI WA (Meskwaki Indian word for Eagle) (1:01).........................................................................................(319) 595-5384Square Mile (:33).............................................(319) 595-7782 All poems from Ice Sage: Poems

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Madden, Yasmina DinFyr Bal or the Burning of the Winter Witch (2:19).........................................................................................(515) 623-3972

Marklevits, Farah farahmarklevits.comAlmost Twelve (:58).........................................(563) 627-2566 Previously published by PromptPress Watch and Warning (1:08)..............................(563) 627-9282 Previously published by Diagram

Marquart, Debra debramarquart.comThe Blizzard Rope (2:41)................................(515) 627-2549 From Everything’s a Verb: Poems (New Rivers Press, 1995)Even On A Sunday Drive (2:25)......................(515) 627-3836 From Gratitude with Dogs Under Stars: New & Collected Poems (New Rivers Press, 2021)My Father’s Wallet (1:49)................................(515) 627-6932 From Sweetness: Poems (Pearl Editions, 2002)Things Not to Put in Your Mouth (2:17)...........(515) 627-8446 From Small Buried Things: Poems (New Rivers Press, 2015)

Mattingly, Elaine elainemattingly.comSome American Gothic Girls: A True Story from Grant Wood Country (2:24).................................................(641) 628-7663

Maulsby, Dennis dennismaulsby.comGrandmother’s Dance (1:08)..........................(515) 628-4726 From Near Death/Near Life (Prolific Press, 2015)Omaha Beach (3:12).......................................(515) 628-6624 From Near Death/Near Life (Prolific Press, 2015) and broadcast on NPR Themes and Variations

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McCord-Michaud 13McCord, Kyle kylemccord.comPortrait of a Sideswiped Doe (1:05)................(515) 622-7678Watching Hoarders with my Father (1:41).......(515) 622-9282

McCracken, Ana anamccracken.comShooting the Curl (1:51)..................................(650) 622-7466

McCullough, Ken kenmcculloughpoet.comJoey (1:06)......................................................(507) 622-5639 From Dark Stars (Red Dragonfly Press, 2017)Until a Break in the Weather (1:31).................(507) 622-8684 From Broken Gates (Red Dragonfly Press, 2005)

Menefee, Charissacharissamenefee.comDollface (1:19).................................................(515) 636-3655Reading the Paper, Post 9/11 (1:10)...............(515) 636-7323 From When I Stopped Counting (Finishing Line Press, 2016)To A Young Mother (1:20)................................(515) 636-9686 From When I Stopped Counting (Finishing Line Press, 2016)

Meyer, Jeffreyjeffreythelibrarian.com Hearth (:28).....................................................(412) 639-4327Kneading (:41).................................................(412) 639-5632

Michaud, Joe KyugenA House Dreams of Home (:53)......................(319) 642-4687Nocturne (:41).................................................(319) 642-6628Winter near Decorah (1:17).............................(319) 642-9468 All poems from Prairie Wind: Prairie Poems with a Zen Flavor (Camp Pope Publishing, 2017)

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Millard, JoeA Silent Rain (:25)...........................................(515) 645-7453 Previously published in Lyrical Iowa 2017 [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook/Charissa Menefee]Tomorrow (1:05)..............................................(515) 645-8666 From Savor the Seasons (iUniverse, 2013) [Read by Taylor Sklenar]

Morgan, Rachel rachelmorganpoet.comHomestead (:54).............................................(319) 667-4663 Previously published in About Place

Muilenburg, Matt Accumulation (3:47).....................................(815) 684-2228 Previously published by Visitant Lit

Nolan, Amy amynolanriver.blogspot.comSlippage (1:30)............................................(319) 665-7547 Previously published in The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning and Tiferet and from Parts Unbound: Narratives of Mental Illness & Health (Lime Hawk Books, 2015) [Read by Elizabeth Hellstern]

Olney, Angela In The Time of Trains (1:52)............................(712) 656-8453

Park, Linda S.definitelynotokay.svbtle.comReading with Her Palms (2:25).......................(917) 727-7323

Parmasad, Sasha Kaminisashaparmasad.comRemembrances I (1:48)..................................(347) 727-7361Remembrances II (1:45).................................(347) 727-7362Remembrances III (2:02).............................(347) 727-7363 [Read by Charissa Menefee]

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Passi- Robinson 15Passi, Nynke SalverdaBreathless (1:34).............................................(641) 727-2732The Necromancer and I Swim Together in Cindy’s Pool..........(4:39)...............................................................(641) 727-6327The Rain’s Last Word (1:13)...........................(641) 727-7246

Ramsey, Richard Family Gone (:49)...........................................(515) 726-3264Haiku Red tailed Hawk (:10)...........................(515) 726-4245

Ratzlaff, Keith Angel Crying (2:04).........................................(641) 728-2641 Previous published in Image and from Who’s Asking? (Anhinga Press, 2020)Angel in Crisis (1:00).......................................(641) 728-2642 Previous published in Third Coast and from Who’s Asking? (Anhinga Press, 2020) Over (1:57)......................................................(641) 728-6837 Previous published in The Hudson Review and from Who’s Asking? (Anhinga Press, 2020)Turn (3:10).......................................................(641) 728-8876 Previously published in The Journal, The Best American Poetry 2009, Scribner and from Then a Thousand Crows (Anhinga Press, 2009)What I Asked (1:16).........................................(641) 728-9428 Previously published in Georgia Review and from Who’s Asking? (Anhinga Press, 2020)

Rhakti rhakti.comSometimes Shiva Likes to Rock and Roll (4:17)..........................................................................................(641) 742-7663 [Catamount Recording]

Robinson, Megan D.poemsforpomegranates.wordpress.comVisitations (:36)...............................................(641) 762-8474 [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]

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Rose, Steve Water (1:26)....................................................(515) 767-9283

Schraffenberger, J.D. Ice Harvest (:58).............................................(319) 724-4234 Previously published in About Place: The Future Of WaterRelocation (:58)...............................................(319) 724-7356 Previously published in Mid-American Review

Sklenar, Taylor taylorsklenar.comDrainage (:56).................................................(402) 755-3724

Smith, Paula V. Summer (1:26)................................................(641) 764-7866 Previously published by FLYWAY [Read by Nora V. Tjossem]

Sohl-Cryer, Laura sonnetinmysoul.blogspot.comSonnet of the Crooked Barn (1:02).................(319) 764-7666

Springsteen-Haupt, Melissa Listerine and Laundry (1:27)...........................(515) 777-5478

Stahl, Dick Brown Sugar Bandit (1:02)..............................(563) 782-2769 [Read by Charissa Menefee]Letter to Inspector 10 (1:32)............................(563) 782-5388 [Read by Taylor Sklenar]

Stone, Crystalcrystalbstone.comBy a Creek in Boyertown, PA (1:25)................(484) 786-2922Poem for Mary (2:05)......................................(484) 786-7636

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Struthers, Ann Chrysanthemum Flocks (1:34)........................(319) 787-2479 Previously published in The Briar Cliff Review

Swan, Jesse The Airport Curve (1:13).................................(319) 792-2477 [Read by Vivian Cook]

Swander, Marymaryswander.comAmish Phone Booth (1:44)..............................(319) 792-2647 From Heaven-and-Earth House (Knopf, 1994)Scheherazade (3:31)......................................(319) 792-7243 From Heaven-and-Earth House (Knopf, 1994) [Read by Charissa Menefee]

Terpstra, Dawn Grace (1:19)....................................................(641) 837-4722 Previously published by SunbeamsKitchen Vigil (1:36)..........................................(641) 837-5482 Previously published by Eastern Iowa ReviewRuby’s last dress (1:11)...................................(641) 837-7829 Previously published by The Write Launch

Thieman, Shelly ReedRain Dance (:53).............................................(515) 844-7246Smoke Signals (1:34)..................................... (515) 844-7665

Tremmel, Robert roberttremmelpoet.comAt a Stall in the Iowa State Fair Dairy Barn (1:11)...........................................................................................(515) 873-2827

Vesely, Suzanne AraasWild Bill (4:36).................................................(641) 837-9453

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Weinberg, Laura Goldman lauragoldmanweinberg.comThe Dance of God’s Love (1:46)..................(641) 934-3262 Sung by Denise Richardson [Tovar Inc., Producer]

Westvold, Maggie Red Jello and Percolator Coffee (:43).............(515) 937-7335 [Read by Charissa Menefee]Singing TommaLou (1:01)...............................(515) 937-7464 [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]Watching History (1:07)...................................(515) 937-9282 [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]

White, Mary Janemaryjanewhite.wordpress.comCrossing the Courtyard (1:19).........................(563) 944-2767 Previously published by The American Poetry ReviewLindeman (2:58)..............................................(563) 944-5463 Previously published by New Directions 46 Of All Plants, The Tree (for Marvin Bell) (1:21)................................................................................................(563) 944-6325 Previously published by The Black Warrior ReviewToilette de Violette (2:16).................................(563) 944-8645 Previously published by New Directions 46

Wolf, David simpson.edu/about-simpson-college/faculty-and-staff/david-wolfI’m Not the King (1:48)....................................(515) 965-4666 [Read by Taylor Sklenar]

Woods, Warrenwarrenwoods.netWhat Hath He Wrought (3:22).....................(712) 966-9428

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Yapp, Margaret @bigbabymargMy Love Language is Midwestern (:57)..........(319) 927-6956 Previously published by Whiskey IslandMom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom......... (2:30)...............................................................(319) 927-6666 Previously published by The Driftless Writing Center

Young Bear, Ray A. The Last Time They Were Here (:58)..............(641) 968-5278 From The Invisible Musician (Holy Cow! Press, 1990). Used with permission.Three Translated Poems for October (1:14)...(641) 968-8473 From The Invisible Musician (Holy Cow! Press, 1990). Used with permission.Quail and his Role in Agriculture (1:42)..........(641) 968-7824 From The Invisible Musician (Holy Cow! Press, 1990). Used with permission. [Read by Vivian Cook]

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BEAUTY Derr-Smith, HeatherAmerican Ready Cut System Houses (3:37)...................................................................................................(515) 337-2637 From Thrust (Persea Books, 2017)The Giraffe (1:18)..............................(515) 337-4472 From Tongue Screw (Spark Wheel Press, 2016)

Gotera, VinceIowa Winter Haiku (:46)...................................(319) 468-4692 Originally published in Mirror Northwest

Hedquist, Jeffrey Winter Prairie (:48)..........................................(641) 433-9468

Heynen, JimFarewell, Oregon (1:14)..................................(651) 439-3273 From A Suitable Church (Copper Canyon Press, 1981)The Great Strength (1:26)...............................(651) 439-4732 From The One-Room Schoolhouse (Knopf, 1994)

Larson, Rustin Something I Can’t Touch (2:27).......................(641) 527-7663 Previously published by The Washington Review

McCracken, Ana Shooting the Curl (1:51)..................................(650) 622-7466

Menefee, CharissaDollface (1:19).................................................(515) 636-3655


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Terpstra, Dawn Grace (1:19)....................................................(641) 837-4722 Previously published by Sunbeams

BRAin/BoDYBlumhagen, Lisa CannonChocolate (1:07).............................................(515) 258-2462

Brinkmeyer, Brett C.The Lights Between (2:59)..............................(515) 274-5441

Cawelti, ScottPoems by James Hearst, sung by Scott CaweltiSnake in the Strawberries (3:34).................(319) 432-7625 [Catamount Recording, Tom Tatman, Producer] All poems from The Complete Poetry of James Hearst, (U of Iowa Press, 2001, Ed. Scott Cawelti)

Cymraes, DyleneMind Cat (1:34)................................................(410) 296-6463


Entel, RebeccaContagion, Early ’90s (:40).............................(610) 368-2668

Heynen, JimDamaged People (1:09)..................................(651) 439-3262Oatmeal and Raspberries (1:51).....................(651) 439-6286The Great Strength (1:26)...............................(651) 439-4732 From The One-Room Schoolhouse (Knopf, 1994)


Nolan, Amy Slippage (1:30)............................................(319) 665-7547 Previously published in The Journal of the Assembly

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Nolan, Amy, cont’d. for Expanded Perspectives on Learning and Tiferet and from Parts Unbound: Narratives of Mental Illness & Health (Lime Hawk Books, 2015) [Read by Elizabeth Hellstern]

Park, Linda S.Reading with Her Palms (2:25).......................(917) 727-7323

Yapp, Margaret Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom......... (2:30)...............................................................(319) 927-6666 Previously published by The Driftless Writing Center

CHILDRENAntone, TiffanyThe Sad Story of Fred the Cat: A Cautionary Tale for Young Kittens (4:40)................................................(818) 268-7237

Dean, JenniferOf Lions and Lambs (1:22).............................(720) 332-6354

Emmons, JeanneWhy the Child Does Not Want to Go to Kindergarten (2:23) ........................................................................(712) 366-9498 Previously published in River Styx

Marklevits, Farah Almost Twelve (:58).........................................(563) 627-2566 Previously published by PromptPress

Maulsby, Dennis Grandmother’s Dance (1:08)..........................(515) 628-4726 From Near Death/Near Life (Prolific Press, 2015)

Morgan, Rachel Homestead (:54).............................................(319) 667-4663 Previously published in About Place

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CLASSICSHearst, JamesForsythia (2:24)............................................(319) 432-3677 Sung by Scott Cawelti [Catamount Recording, Tom Tatman, Producer]Landscape Iowa (2:26)................................(319) 432-5263 Sung by Scott Cawelti [Catamount Recording, Tom Tatman, Producer]Snake in the Strawberries (3:34).................(319) 432-7625 Sung by Scott Cawelti [Catamount Recording, Tom Tatman, Producer]The Sun at Noon (1:37)..................................(319) 432-7862 All poems from The Complete Poetry of James Hearst, (U of Iowa Press, 2001, Ed. Scott Cawelti) Used with permission from UNI Foundation.

Clampitt, AmyThe Quarry (3:18)...........................................(641) 252-7827Stacking the Straw (1:46)................................(641) 252-7822 All poems from THE COLLECTED POEMS OF AMY CLAMPITT by Amy Clampitt, copyright © 1997 by the Estate of Amy Clampitt. Used by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved

FAMILYDean, JenniferOf Lions and Lambs (1:22).............................(720) 332-6354

Felleman, LAAmputee (1:25)...............................................(319) 335-2678


Hedquist, Jeffrey Lilies of the Valley (1:19).................................(641) 433-5454

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Heynen, JimIowa Poem (1:08)............................................(651) 439-4692 From A Suitable Church (Copper Canyon Press, 1981)Oatmeal and Raspberries (1:51).....................(651) 439-6286

Huizar, LeahFamily Medicine (1:42)....................................(760) 484-3264 From Inland Empire (Noemi Press, 2019)

Larson, Rustin The Paternal Side (1:30).................................(641) 527-7283 Previously published in The New Yorker

Marklevits, Farah Almost Twelve (:58).........................................(563) 627-2566 Previously published by PromptPress Watch and Warning (1:08)..............................(563) 627-9282 Previously published by Diagram

Marquart, Debra The Blizzard Rope (2:41)................................(515) 627-2549 From Everything’s a Verb: Poems (New Rivers Press, 1995)

Maulsby, Dennis Grandmother’s Dance (1:08)..........................(515) 628-4726 From Near Death/Near Life (Prolific Press, 2015)

McCullough, Ken Joey (1:06)......................................................(507) 622-5639 From Dark Stars (Red Dragonfly Press, 2017)

Menefee, CharissaDollface (1:19).................................................(515) 636-3655To A Young Mother (1:20)................................(515) 636-9686 From When I Stopped Counting (Finishing Line Press, 2016)

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Meyer, JeffreyHearth (:28).....................................................(412) 639-4327Kneading (:41)................................................(412) 639-5632


Parmasad, Sasha KaminiRemembrances III (2:02).............................(347) 727-7363 [Read by Charissa Menefee]

Passi, Nynke SalverdaThe Necromancer and I Swim Together in Cindy’s Pool.........(4:39)...............................................................(641) 727-6327

Ramsey, Richard Family Gone (:49)...........................................(515) 726-3264

Rose, Steve Water (1:26)....................................................(515) 767-9283


Stone, CrystalBy a Creek in Boyertown, PA (1:25)................(484) 786-2922

Terpstra, Dawn Kitchen Vigil (1:36)..........................................(641) 837-5482 Previously published by Eastern Iowa Review

Thieman, Shelly ReedSmoke Signals (1:34)..................................... (515) 844-7665

Westvold, Maggie Watching History (1:07)...................................(515) 937-9282 [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]

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Yapp, Margaret Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom......... (2:30)...............................................................(319) 927-6666 Previously published by The Driftless Writing Center

FRIENDSHIPParmasad, Sasha KaminiRemembrances I (1:48)..................................(347) 727-7361 [Read by Charissa Menefee]

Stone, CrystalPoem for Mary (2:05)......................................(484) 786-7636

Westvold, Maggie Singing TommaLou (1:01)...............................(515) 937-7464 [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]

HOMAGECardona, HélèneMy Mother Ceridwen (:50)..............................(310) 227-6966 From Life in Suspension (Salmon Poetry, 2016)To Kitty, Who Loved the Sea and Somerset Maugham (:38)...........................................................................(310) 227-8654 From Life in Suspension (Salmon Poetry, 2016)

Clampitt, AmyThe Quarry (3:18)............................................(641) 252-7827Stacking the Straw (1:46)................................(641) 252-7822 All poems from THE COLLECTED POEMS OF AMY CLAMPITT by Amy Clampitt, copyright © 1997 by the Estate of Amy Clampitt. Used by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved

Graeser, BillGrey Herons Rising (1:10)..............................(641) 472-4739

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Gregurich, Avery Metal Detecting Near Maffitt Lake (after James Dickey).......(2:02)...............................................................(217) 473-6382Mattingly, Elaine Some American Gothic Girls: A True Story from Grant Wood Country (2:24).................................................(641) 628-7663

Maulsby, Dennis Omaha Beach (3:12)......................................(515) 628-6624 From Near Death/Near Life (Prolific Press, 2015) and broadcast on NPR Themes and Variations

Olney, Angela In The Time of Trains (1:52)............................(712) 656-8453

Parmasad, Sasha KaminiRemembrances III (2:02).............................(347) 727-7363 [Read by Charissa Menefee]

Swander, MaryAmish Phone Booth (1:44)..............................(319) 792-2647 From Heaven-and-Earth House (Knopf, 1994) [Read by Charissa Menefee]

HOPEBrinkmeyer, Brett C.Lights in the Sky (2:43)...................................(515) 274-5442

Collins, MarthaTiny Women (1:28)..........................................(617) 265-8469 Previously published in Massachusetts Review

Dean, JenniferOde to Minnie Wright (:58)..............................(720) 332-6338

Frank, DianeWaltz (1:52).....................................................(415) 372-9258 From The Winter Life of Shooting Stars (Blue Light Press, 1999)

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Graeser, BillWhat You May Not Know About Frankenstein (2:14).......................................................................................(641) 472-3726

Lyle, JoyOde to Milkweed (:38).....................................(319) 595-6338She Persists (1:03)..........................................(319) 595-7437 Previously published in Lyrical Iowa

Meyer, JeffreyHearth (:28).....................................................(412) 639-4327

Millard, JoeA Silent Rain (:25)...........................................(515) 645-7453 Previously published in Lyrical Iowa 2017 [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook/Charissa Menefee]

Rhakti Sometimes Shiva Likes to Rock and Roll (4:17)..........................................................................................(641) 742-7663[Catamount Recording]

Sohl-Cryer, Laura Sonnet of the Crooked Barn (1:02).................(319) 764-7666

Stone, CrystalPoem for Mary (2:05)......................................(484) 786-7636

Terpstra, Dawn Grace (1:19)....................................................(641) 837-4722 Previously published by Sunbeams

HUMORAntone, TiffanyThe Sad Story of Fred the Cat: A Cautionary Tale for Young Kittens (4:40)................................................(818) 268-7237

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Blumhagen, Lisa CannonChocolate (1:07).............................................(515) 258-2462Teenage Male Cats (:52).................................(515) 258-8336

Emmons, JeanneWhy the Child Does Not Want to Go to Kindergarten (2:23) ........................................................................(712) 366-9498 Previously published in River Styx

Fonseca, Freddy NiagaraTango in Buenos Aires (1:17)..........................(641) 366-8264

Graeser, BillWhat You May Not Know About Frankenstein (2:14).......................................................................................(641) 472-3726

Gotera, Vincevincegotera.blogspot.comDear Mr. Frost, or may I call you Jack? (1:30)................................................................................................(319) 468-3327 Originally published in Altered Reality Magazine


Hedquist, Jeffrey Squirrel Brain (:38)..........................................(641) 433-7784

Heynen, JimDamaged People (1:09)..................................(651) 439-3262Iowa Poem (1:08)............................................(651) 439-4692 From A Suitable Church (Copper Canyon Press, 1981)

Jacobson, Roberta BeachStacked Haiku (:50).........................................(906) 522-7822

Lyle, JoyOne Hundred Snows (:40)..............................(319) 595-6634

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Larson, Rustin Melons (1:37)..................................................(641) 527-6356 Previously published by The Cimarron Review

Marquart, Debra Things Not to Put in Your Mouth (2:17)...........(515) 627-8446 From Small Buried Things: Poems (New Rivers Press, 2015)

McCracken, Ana Shooting the Curl (1:51)..................................(650) 622-7466

Robinson, Megan Visitations (:36).............................................(641) 7662-8474 [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]



LIFEBaszczynski, MarilynOn Burying Mother’s Teeth (1:02)...................(515) 227-6628 [Chris Baszczynski, TimeSONGS, Producer]

Brinkmeyer, Brett C.Growing Season (1:23)...................................(515) 274-4769

Couch, JulianneWhat Brings Youse to Bellevue, Then (2:27)................................................................................................(307) 268-9428

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Emmons, JeanneFeeding the Baby in the Cemetery (1:58).......(712) 366-3333 Previously published in Poet Lore

Felleman, LAAmputee (1:25)...............................................(319) 335-2678


Huizar, LeahBetween (1:23)................................................(760) 484-2389 From Inland Empire (Noemi Press, 2019)

Lyle, JoyLiving Near Cows (1:07).................................(319) 595-5484 Previously published in Lyrical Iowa

Lyle, Levi Square Mile (:33)............................................(319) 595-7782 From Ice Sage: Poems

Mattingly, Elaine Some American Gothic Girls: A True Story from Grant Wood Country (2:24).................................................(641) 628-7663

McCord, Kyle Watching Hoarders with my Father (1:41)......(515) 622-9282

Menefee, CharissaDollface (1:19).................................................(515) 636-3655Reading the Paper, Post 9/11 (1:10)...............(515) 636-7323 From When I Stopped Counting (Finishing Line Press, 2016)To A Young Mother (1:20)................................(515) 636-9686 From When I Stopped Counting (Finishing Line Press, 2016)

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Meyer, JeffreyKneading (:41)................................................(412) 639-5632

Parmasad, Sasha KaminiRemembrances II (1:45).................................(347) 727-7362 [Read by Charissa Menefee]

Sohl-Cryer, Laura Sonnet of the Crooked Barn (1:02).................(319) 764-7666


Stone, CrystalBy a Creek in Boyertown, PA (1:25)................(484) 786-2922

Swan, Jesse The Airport Curve (1:13)..................................(319) 792-2477 [Read by Vivian Cook]

Terpstra, Dawn Kitchen Vigil (1:36)..........................................(641) 837-5482 Previously published by Eastern Iowa Review

Tremmel, Robert At a Stall in the Iowa State Fair Dairy Barn (1:11)...........................................................................................(515) 873-2827

Wolf, David I’m Not the King (1:48)....................................(515) 965-4666 [Read by Taylor Sklenar]

Woods, Warren What Hath He Wrought (3:22).....................(712) 966-9428

Young Bear, Ray A. Three Translated Poems for October (1:14)...(641) 968-8473 From The Invisible Musician (Holy Cow! Press, 1990). Used with permission.

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LOSS/DEATHBaszczynski, MarilynOn Burying Mother’s Teeth (1:02)...................(515) 227-6628 [Chris Baszczynski, TimeSONGS, Producer]

Bayles, MikeLone Farm (:52)..............................................(563) 229-5663 [Ryan Collins, Producer]

Cardona, HélèneNotes From Last Night (:59)............................(310) 227-6683 From Dreaming My Animal Selves (Salmon Poetry, 2013)

Collins, MarthaPoem #42 (1:28).............................................(617) 265-7636 Previously pubished in Because What Else Could I Do (Pittsburgh, 2019)

Dean, JenniferOde to Minnie Wright (:58)..............................(720) 332-6338

Emmons, JeanneUnder the Solar Eclipse (2:15)........................(712) 366-8633 Previously published in Louisiana Literature

Entel, RebeccaAbove the Ghetto (3:22)..............................(610) 368-2268 Previously published in Tiferet JournalContagion, Early ’90s (:40).............................(610) 368-2668

Graeser, BillGrey Herons Rising (1:10)..............................(641) 472-4739

Huizar, LeahBetween (1:23)................................................(760) 484-2389 From Inland Empire (Noemi Press, 2019)

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Kooser, TedAbandoned Farmhouse (1:25)........................(402) 566-2226 From Sure Signs: New and Selected Poems (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1980)Osage (:52).....................................................(402) 566-6724There is Always a Little Wind (:32)..................(402) 566-8437 From Flying at Night (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005)


Lyle, JoyShe Persists (1:03).........................................(319) 595-7437 Previously published in Lyrical Iowa


Marquart, Debra The Blizzard Rope (2:41)................................(515) 627-2549 From Everything’s a Verb: Poems (New Rivers Press, 1995)My My Father’s Wallet (1:49)..........................(515) 627-6932 From Sweetness: Poems (Pearl Editions, 2002)

Maulsby, Dennis Omaha Beach (3:12)......................................(515) 628-6624 From Near Death/Near Life (Prolific Press, 2015) and broadcast on NPR Themes and Variations

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McCord, Kyle Portrait of a Sideswiped Doe (1:05)................(515) 622-7678Watching Hoarders with my Father (1:41)......(515) 622-9282

McCullough, Ken Joey (1:06)......................................................(507) 622-5639 From Dark Stars (Red Dragonfly Press, 2017)

Menefee, CharissaReading the Paper, Post 9/11 (1:10)...............(515) 636-7323 From When I Stopped Counting (Finishing Line Press, 2016)

Millard, JoeTomorrow (1:05)..............................................(515) 645-8666 From Savor the Seasons (iUniverse, 2013) [Read by Taylor Sklenar]

Nolan, Amy Slippage (1:30)............................................(319) 665-7547 Previously published in The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning and Tiferet and from Parts Unbound: Narratives of Mental Illness & Health (Lime Hawk Books, 2015) [Read by Elizabeth Hellstern]

Passi, Nynke SalverdaBreathless (1:34).............................................(641) 727-2732

Ratzlaff, Keith Angel Crying (2:04).........................................(641) 728-2641 Previous published in Image and from Who’s Asking? (Anhinga Press, 2020)Angel in Crisis (1:00).......................................(641) 728-2642 Previous published in Third Coast and from Who’s Asking? (Anhinga Press, 2020) Over (1:57)......................................................(641) 728-6837

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Ratzlaff, Keith, cont’d. Previous published in The Hudson Review and from Who’s Asking? (Anhinga Press, 2020)

Sklenar, Taylor Drainage (:56).................................................(402) 755-3724

Westvold, Maggie Red Jello and Percolator Coffee (:43).............(515) 937-7335 [Read by Charissa Menefee]Singing TommaLou (1:01)...............................(515) 937-7464 [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]Watching History (1:07)...................................(515) 937-9282 [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]


LOVE/RELATIONSHIPBrinkmeyer, Brett C.The Lights Between (2:59)..............................(515) 274-5441

Cawelti, ScottPoems by James Hearst, sung by Scott CaweltiForsythia (2:24)............................................(319) 432-3677 [Catamount Recording, Tom Tatman, Producer] All poems from The Complete Poetry of James Hearst, (U of Iowa Press, 2001, Ed. Scott Cawelti)

Coard, ElizabethKnasaS (1:28).................................................(319) 262-5267 Previously published in CFCP, Inc. Annual Contest Winning PoemsRoadkill (1:10).................................................(319) 262-7623 From More Than Soil, More Than Sky (Quercus Review Press, 2011)

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Collins, MarthaPoem #42 (1:28).............................................(617) 265-7636 Previously pubished in Because What Else Could I Do (Pittsburgh, 2019)

Frank, DianeDancing at Old Threshers’ (1:55)....................(415) 372-3262 From The Winter Life of Shooting Stars (Blue Light Press, 1999)Iowa Omen (:36).............................................(415) 372-4692 From Swan Light (Blue Light Press, 2013) Waltz (1:52).....................................................(415) 372-9258 From The Winter Life of Shooting Stars (Blue Light Press, 1999)

Hedquist, Jeffrey Lilies of the Valley (1:19).................................(641) 433-5454



LeMay, Margaret I-80 (:52).........................................................(319) 536-4800

Levi, IsabelleNo Gap (:37)...................................................(641) 538-6642 From Light of the Soul (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018) [Rouzanna Vardanyan, Producer]

Lyle, JoyOne Hundred Snows (:40)..............................(319) 595-6634

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Larson, Rustin The Upper Iowa River Curved through an Open Valley Flanked by Wooded Hillsides (1:35)...............(641) 527-3526 Previously published by The New Virginia Revie

McCullough, Ken Until a Break in the Weather (1:31).................(507) 622-8684 From Broken Gates (Red Dragonfly Press, 2005)

Parmasad, Sasha KaminiRemembrances I (1:48)..................................(347) 727-7361 [Read by Charissa Menefee]

Robinson, Megan Visitations (:36).............................................(641) 7662-8474 [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]

Rose, Steve Water (1:26)....................................................(515) 767-9283

Terpstra, Dawn Ruby’s last dress (1:11)...................................(641) 837-7829 Previously published by The Write Launch


White, Mary JaneCrossing the Courtyard (1:19).........................(563) 944-2767 Previously published by The American Poetry ReviewLindeman (2:58)..............................................(563) 944-5463 Previously published by New Directions 46 Toilette de Violette (2:16)................................(563) 944-8645 Previously published by New Directions 46

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Yapp, Margaret @bigbabymargMy Love Language is Midwestern (:57)..........(319) 927-6956 Previously published by Whiskey Island

NATUREBrinkmeyer, Brett C.Growing Season (1:23)...................................(515) 274-4769

Brooke, PaulThe River of Shining Jaguars (2:04)...............(515) 276-7483

Coard, ElizabethKnasaS (1:28).................................................(319) 262-5267 Previously published in CFCP, Inc. Annual Contest Winning PoemsRoadkill (1:10).................................................(319) 262-7623 From More Than Soil, More Than Sky (Quercus Review Press, 2011)

Cymraes, DyleneBe Water (1:14)...............................................(410) 296-2392

Derr-Smith, HeatherAmerican Ready Cut System Houses (3:37)...................................................................................................(515) 337-2637 From Thrust (Persea Books, 2017)The Giraffe (1:18)..............................(515) 337-4472 From Tongue Screw (Spark Wheel Press, 2016)

Frank, DianeIowa Omen (:36).............................................(415) 372-4692 From Swan Light (Blue Light Press, 2013)Planting Flowers in the Intuitive Garden (1:55)...............................................................................................(415) 372-7526 From The Winter Life of Shooting Stars (Blue Light Press, 1999)

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Gotera, VinceDear Mr. Frost, or may I call you Jack? (1:30)................................................................................................(319) 468-3327 Originally published in Altered Reality Magazine Iowa Winter Haiku (:46)...................................(319) 468-4692 Originally published in Mirror Northwest

Gregurich, Avery Metal Detecting Near Maffitt Lake (after James Dickey).......(2:02)...............................................................(217) 473-6382

Harless, Nancy L.Colors of the Mississippi (1:07).......................(319) 427-2656 From Lyrical Iowa (Iowa Poetry Association, 2007) [Read by Elizabeth Hellstern]

Hearst, JamesForsythia (2:24)............................................(319) 432-3677 Sung by Scott Cawelti [Catamount Recording, Tom Tatman, Producer]Landscape Iowa (2:26)................................(319) 432-5263 Sung by Scott Cawelti [Catamount Recording, Tom Tatman, Producer]Snake in the Strawberries (3:34).................(319) 432-7625 Sung by Scott Cawelti [Catamount Recording, Tom Tatman, Producer]The Sun at Noon (1:37)...................................(319) 432-7862 All poems from The Complete Poetry of James Hearst, (U of Iowa Press, 2001, Ed. Scott Cawelti) Used with permission from UNI Foundation.

Hedquist, Jeffrey Squirrel Brain (:38)..........................................(641) 433-7784Winter Prairie (:48)..........................................(641) 433-9468

Heynen, JimFarewell, Oregon (1:14)..................................(651) 439-3273 From A Suitable Church (Copper Canyon Press, 1981)

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Hillman, BrendaConcerning the Meaning Molecule in Poetry (:47)...........................................................................................(510) 445-2662 Previously published in LA Review of Books [Read by Charissa Menefee]Equinox Ritual with Ravens & Pines (1:11).....(510) 445-3784 From Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire (Wesleyan University Press, 2013) [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]A Goodness that Comes From Nothing (1:40).................................................................................................(510) 445-4663 Previously published in Lana Turner [Read by Charissa Menefee]In Some Senses of the Word (:48)..................(510) 445-4676 Previously published in Interim Magazine [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]

Jacobson, Roberta BeachStacked Haiku (:50)........................................(906) 522-7822


Koch, KevinDiesart in the Driftless (1:23)...........................(563) 562-3437 Excerpted from Contours: A Literary Landscape (Viroqua, WI: The Driftless Writing Center, 2020)

Kooser, TedAbandoned Farmhouse (1:25)........................(402) 566-2226 From Sure Signs: New and Selected Poems (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1980)Osage (:52).....................................................(402) 566-6724There is Always a Little Wind (:32)..................(402) 566-8437 From Flying at Night (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005)

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Lyle, Joyhaiku (:10).......................................................(319) 595-4245 Previously published in Lyrical IowaLiving Near Cows (1:07)..................................(319) 595-5484 Previously published in Lyrical IowaOde to Milkweed (:38).....................................(319) 595-6338

Lyle, Levi Green Manure (Cover Crops) (:33).................(319) 595-4733 From Ice Sage: Poems


Marklevits, Farah Watch and Warning (1:08)..............................(563) 627-9282 Previously published by Diagram

Marquart, Debra Even On A Sunday Drive (2:25)......................(515) 627-3836 From Gratitude with Dogs Under Stars: New & Collected Poems (New Rivers Press, 2021)

McCord, Kyle Portrait of a Sideswiped Doe (1:05)................(515) 622-7678


Morgan, Rachel Homestead (:54).............................................(319) 667-4663 Previously published in About Place

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Passi, Nynke SalverdaThe Rain’s Last Word (1:13)...........................(641) 727-7246

Ramsey, Richard Haiku Red tailed Hawk (:10)...........................(515) 726-4245

Schraffenberger, J.D. Ice Harvest (:58)..............................................(319) 724-4234 Previously published in About Place: The Future Of WaterRelocation (:58)...............................................(319) 724-7356 Previously published in Mid-American Review

Sklenar, Taylor Drainage (:56).................................................(402) 755-3724


Swander, MaryScheherazade (3:31)......................................(319) 792-7243 From Heaven-and-Earth House (Knopf, 1994) [Read by Charissa Menefee]

Thieman, Shelly ReedRain Dance (:53).............................................(515) 844-7246

Tremmel, Robert At a Stall in the Iowa State Fair Dairy Barn (1:11)...........................................................................................(515) 873-2827

White, Mary JaneOf All Plants, The Tree (for Marvin Bell) (1:21)................................................................................................(563) 944-6325 Previously published by The Black Warrior Review

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Yapp, Margaret My Love Language is Midwestern (:57)..........(319) 927-6956 Previously published by Whiskey Island

Young Bear, Ray A. The Last Time They Were Here (:58)..............(641) 968-5278 From The Invisible Musician (Holy Cow! Press, 1990). Used with permission.Three Translated Poems for October (1:14)...(641) 968-8473 From The Invisible Musician (Holy Cow! Press, 1990). Used with permission.

POLITICAL/REVOLUTIONARYBayles, MikeLone Farm (:52)..............................................(563) 229-5663 [Ryan Collins, Producer]

Collins, MarthaTiny Women (1:28)..........................................(617) 265-8469 Previously published in Massachusetts Review


Entel, RebeccaAbove the Ghetto (3:22)..............................(610) 368-2268 Previously published in Tiferet Journal


Ratzlaff, Keith Turn (3:10).......................................................(641) 728-8876 Previously published in The Journal, The Best American Poetry 2009, Scribner and from Then a Thousand Crows (Anhinga Press, 2009)

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RACIAL ISSUES/CULTURAL PERSPECTIVESHuizar, LeahFamily Medicine (1:42)....................................(760) 484-3264 From Inland Empire (Noemi Press, 2019)

Lesmeister, KeithCowboys & Indians (2:54)...........................(563) 537-2692 [Read by Taylor Sklenar]

Swan, Jesse The Airport Curve (1:13)..................................(319) 792-2477 [Read by Vivian Cook]

Swander, MaryAmish Phone Booth (1:44)..............................(319) 792-2647 From Heaven-and-Earth House (Knopf, 1994)Scheherazade (3:31)......................................(319) 792-7243 From Heaven-and-Earth House (Knopf, 1994) [Read by Charissa Menefee]

Young Bear, Ray A. Three Translated Poems for October (1:14)..(641) 968-8473 From The Invisible Musician (Holy Cow! Press, 1990). Used with permission.Quail and his Role in Agriculture (1:42)..........(641) 968-7824 From The Invisible Musician (Holy Cow! Press, 1990). Used with permission. [Read by Vivian Cook]

SENSUALITY/SEXUALITYFonseca, Freddy NiagaraTango in Buenos Aires (1:17)..........................(641) 366-8264

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Frank, DianePlanting Flowers in the Intuitive Garden (1:55)...............................................................................................(415) 372-7526 From The Winter Life of Shooting Stars (Blue Light Press, 1999)



White, Mary Janemaryjanewhite.wordpress.comCrossing the Courtyard (1:19).........................(563) 944-2767 Previously published by The American Poetry ReviewLindeman (2:58)..............................................(563) 944-5463 Previously published by New Directions 46 Toilette de Violette (2:16)................................(563) 944-8645 Previously published by New Directions 46

SORROWEmmons, JeanneUnder the Solar Eclipse (2:15)........................(712) 366-8633 Previously published in Louisiana Literature

Marquart, Debra Even On A Sunday Drive (2:25)......................(515) 627-3836 From Gratitude with Dogs Under Stars: New & Collected Poems (New Rivers Press, 2021)

Millard, JoeTomorrow (1:05)..............................................(515) 645-8666 From Savor the Seasons (iUniverse, 2013) [Read by Taylor Sklenar]

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Terpstra, Dawn Ruby’s last dress (1:11)...................................(641) 837-7829 Previously published by The Write Launch

Thieman, Shelly ReedSmoke Signals (1:34)..................................... (515) 844-7665

SPIRITUAL/MYSTICAL/EXISTENTIALBrinkmeyer, Brett C.Lights in the Sky (2:43)...................................(515) 274-5442

Cardona, HélèneMy Mother Ceridwen (:50)..............................(310) 227-6966 From Life in Suspension (Salmon Poetry, 2016)Notes From Last Night (:59)............................(310) 227-6683 From Dreaming My Animal Selves (Salmon Poetry, 2013)

Cawelti, ScottPoems by James Hearst, sung by Scott CaweltiLandscape Iowa (2:26)................................(319) 432-5263 [Catamount Recording, Tom Tatman, Producer] All poems from The Complete Poetry of James Hearst, (U of Iowa Press, 2001, Ed. Scott Cawelti)

Cymraes, DyleneBe Water (1:14)...............................................(410) 296-2392

Emmons, JeanneFeeding the Baby in the Cemetery (1:58).......(712) 366-3333 Previously published in Poet Lore

Frank, DianeDancing at Old Threshers’ (1:55)....................(415) 372-3262 From The Winter Life of Shooting Stars

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Frank, Diane, cont’d. (Blue Light Press, 1999)FIVE MOONS (:45).........................................(415) 372-3483 From Rhododendron Shedding Its Skin (Blue Light Press, 1988)


Harless, Nancy L.Before First Light (:35)....................................(319) 427-2336 [Read by Elizabeth Hellstern]

Hillman, BrendaConcerning the Meaning Molecule in Poetry (:47)...........................................................................................(510) 445-2662 Previously published in LA Review of Books [Read by Charissa Menefee]Equinox Ritual with Ravens & Pines (1:11).....(510) 445-3784 From Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire (Wesleyan University Press, 2013) [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]A Goodness that Comes From Nothing (1:40).................................................................................................(510) 445-4663 Previously published in Lana Turner [Read by Charissa Menefee]In Some Senses of the Word (:48)..................(510) 445-4676 Previously published in Interim Magazine [Read by Lena Menefee-Cook]

Koch, KevinDiesart in the Driftless (1:23)...........................(563) 562-3437 Excerpted from Contours: A Literary Landscape (Viroqua, WI: The Driftless Writing Center, 2020)

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Levi, IsabelleNo Gap (:37)...................................................(641) 538-6642 From Light of the Soul (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018) [Rouzanna Vardanyan, Producer]

Lyle, Joyhaiku (:10).......................................................(319) 595-4245 Previously published in Lyrical Iowa

Lyle, Levi KE TI WA (Meskwaki Indian word for Eagle) (1:01).........................................................................................(319) 595-5384 From Ice Sage: Poems

Larson, Rustin The Philosopher Savant Takes a Walk (:57)...(641) 527-7445 Previously published in The New Yorker


Park, Linda S.Reading with Her Palms (2:25).......................(917) 727-7323

Parmasad, Sasha KaminiRemembrances II (1:45).................................(347) 727-7362 [Read by Charissa Menefee]

Passi, Nynke SalverdaBreathless (1:34).............................................(641) 727-2732The Necromancer and I Swim Together in Cindy’s Pool..........(4:39)...............................................................(641) 727-6327The Rain’s Last Word (1:13)...........................(641) 727-7246

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Ratzlaff, Keith Angel in Crisis (1:00).......................................(641) 728-2642 Previous published in Third Coast and from Who’s Asking? (Anhinga Press, 2020) Over (1:57)......................................................(641) 728-6837 Previous published in The Hudson Review and from Who’s Asking? (Anhinga Press, 2020)Turn (3:10).......................................................(641) 728-8876 Previously published in The Journal, The Best American Poetry 2009, Scribner and from Then a Thousand Crows (Anhinga Press, 2009)What I Asked (1:16).........................................(641) 728-9428 Previously published in Georgia Review and from Who’s Asking? (Anhinga Press, 2020)

Rhakti Sometimes Shiva Likes to Rock and Roll (4:17)..........................................................................................(641) 742-7663[Catamount Recording]

Weinberg, Laura Goldman The Dance of God’s Love (1:46)..................(641) 934-3262 Sung by Denise Richardson [Tovar Inc., Producer]

White, Mary JaneOf All Plants, The Tree (for Marvin Bell) (1:21)................................................................................................(563) 944-6325 Previously published by The Black Warrior Review

Wolf, David I’m Not the King (1:48)....................................(515) 965-4666 [Read by Taylor Sklenar]


Young Bear, Ray A. The Last Time They Were Here (:58)..............(641) 968-5278 From The Invisible Musician (Holy Cow! Press, 1990). Used with permission.

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WANDERLUST/TRAVELBrooke, PaulThe River of Shining Jaguars (2:04)...............(515) 276-7483

Couch, JulianneWhat Brings Youse to Bellevue, Then (2:27)................................................................................................(307) 268-9428

Harless, Nancy L.Before First Light (:35)....................................(319) 427-2336Colors of the Mississippi (1:07).......................(319) 427-2656 From Lyrical Iowa (Iowa Poetry Association, 2007) [Read by Elizabeth Hellstern]

LeMay, Margaret I-80 (:52)..........................................................(319) 536-4800

WORKCymraes, DyleneMind Cat (1:34)...............................................(410) 296-6463


Ratzlaff, Keith What I Asked (1:16).........................................(641) 728-9428 Previously published in Georgia Review and from Who’s Asking? (Anhinga Press, 2020)

Schraffenberger, J.D. Ice Harvest (:58).............................................(319) 724-4234 Previously published in About Place: The Future Of Water

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