Focus on Flowers

Portrait Of Appalachian-Chinese Girls... 13.04.2014 5:55 ↓

Lisa Kwong reads "Declaration," "Portrait of Appalachian-Chinese Girls in Their Grandmother's Garden," and "Tai Shan, Canton Came to Radford, Virginia."

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 13.04.2014 59:00 ↓

Tinker, Tailor, / Soldier, Sailor, / Rich Man, Poor Man, / Beggar Man, Thief.

Scenes From The Gospels And Music For Passiontide 11.04.2014 11:34 ↓

Two recordings paint a picture through music of the life and Passion of Christ.

Vases And Springtime "Table-Scapes" 10.04.2014 2:00 ↓

The flowers above the neck of a vase should be about one-third of the total height of the vase plus the flowers...

Software Architect Blaise Agüera y Arcas 07.04.2014 56:47 ↓

Betsy Shepherd interviews software designer Blaise Agüera y Arcas, the architect of Bing Maps and Bing Mobile.

Lucy The Teenaged Werewolf Didn't Always Stalk Boys 06.04.2014 6:08 ↓

Virginia Thomas reads a set of poems about Lucy the Teenaged Werewolf.

¡Tambalagumbá! 04.04.2014 6:31 ↓

Early World Music in Latin America and the convergence of cultures.

Bloodroot 03.04.2014 2:00 ↓

This dear wildflower is a national treasure and scarce in the wild, so always get plants from a friend’s home garden...if you are fortunate enough to do so.

It's Past Midnight In Bloomington 30.03.2014 6:45 ↓

Doug Paul Case reads "

Telemann, Bach, And Luther 28.03.2014 12:25 ↓

Two recordings of music from the Lutheran tradition composed by Bach and Telemann.

Authors Unknown, Rhymes Of Spring 27.03.2014 2:00 ↓

Here are some anonymous rhymes celebrating and beckoning vernal season.

Translator and Poet Willis Barnstone 23.03.2014 52:04 ↓

George Walker speaks with Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature and Spanish and Portuguese at IU-Bloomington Willis Barnstone.

Lilith Strikes Back 23.03.2014 5:33 ↓

Poet Ciara Miller reads her poems "War Stories," "How Cute the Boy," "Lilith Strikes Back," and "From the Hen Your Husband Fetishizes."

Love And Loss 21.03.2014 11:47 ↓

Two new recordings from the ensemble Arcangelo.

Spring Musings 20.03.2014 2:00 ↓

Focus on Flowers celebrates the arrival of spring with a poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne.

Photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg 14.03.2014 53:24 ↓

Anne Kibbler of IU’s School of Journalism interviews noted documentary photographer Robert Nickelsberg.

Musick For A While 14.03.2014 13:51 ↓

The music of Henry Purcell—three different interpretations from three different recordings.

Spring Yellow: ‘Tis The Little Celandine 13.03.2014 2:00 ↓

I think more poetry has been written about spring than any other season.

A Sad Demise 06.03.2014 2:00 ↓

It is always sad to lose a plant that you love, especially when it is hard to replace.

Reinhard Goebel and Musica Antiqua Köln 03.03.2014 59:00 ↓

We’re celebrating the achievements of Reinhard Goebel, founder of Musica Antiqua Köln. Plus, more about 17th-c. theorist A. Kircher and a CD by Quire Cleveland.

Rascally Ragweed 27.02.2014 2:00 ↓

The pollen produced by ragweed is light and easily blown in the wind.

Glenn Close, Pamela Harrington, and Bernice Pescosolido 25.02.2014 52:54 ↓

Gena Asher leads a discussion about Bring Change 2 Mind, an organization that works to end stigmatization of mental illness.

Vita's View 20.02.2014 2:00 ↓

Vita "hate, hate, hate[d] ‘American Pillar’" rambler roses!

Schedel Gardens 13.02.2014 2:00 ↓

Here's an idea for a gardener's valentine gift: an I.O.U. to visit this wonderful garden next summer!

Poet and Professor Ross Gay 12.02.2014 58:53 ↓

John Bailey interviews Ross Gay, poet and associate director of creative writing in the Department of English at IU-Bloomington.