Host Al Ross and Thomas R. Smith discuss his ninth book of poetry “Storm Island.” They also talk about his job teaching poetry at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis and his career as an editor, highlighting a work of prose called “Poetry on the Side of Nature,” which is coming soon.
Correspondent Katharine Thomas shares her conversation with Judy Kruckman, former athletic director at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and previous commissioner of the WWIAC. The two talked about the WWIAC’s 50th anniversary, and about the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference as a whole.
Jon Thorpe, a representative of the fundraising group Friends of the Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra, talks about its Online Holiday Auction, an event created during the pandemic that combines its traditional fall and holiday fundraisers.
Nancy Sowls, chair of The Friends of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, shares information about the 26th year of the Give-A-Kid-A-Book-Project. This annual event raises money in order to donate books to local agencies that will distribute them to families in need.