Focus on Flowers

Music for Carnival and Lent with Les Voix Baroques (ATMA) and Alonso Mudarra's "Tres Libros de Musica" with soprano Raquel Andueza and Private Musicke (ACCENT).

Meet a couple of directors you might not have heard of, read about ones you probably have, and listen to a couple of recorded performances.

Steve reads his poems "Un monstruo oscuro encima de una gente clara" ("A dark monster on top of pale people") and "Country folk in tune with the times" on this edition of The Poets Weave.

There are many plants that produce edible flowers and are safe to eat if they are grown without the use of pesticides.

In the wake of recent earthquakes in Haiti and the subsequent relief efforts, we are dedicating these programs to the victims and survivors of this tragedy, presenting poems by two American writers of Haitian descent: Nadine Pinède and Danielle Legros Georges.

Try freezing edible flowers into ice cubes for a unique touch to your dinner party drinks.

The Early Opera Company performs Eccles' "The Judgement of Paris" and harpsichordist Mitzi Meyerson plays Muffat's complete "Componimenti Musicali" of 1736.

Ross Gay is a Cave Canem fellow and has been a Breadloaf Tuition Scholar. In addition to holding a Ph. D in American Literature from Temple University, he is a basketball coach, an occasional demolition man, a painter, and a faculty member at Indiana University and in the low-residency program at New England College.

Silvery foliage plants such as the licorice plant are invaluable for container gardening as they enhance the impact of more showy, colorful annuals.

Music for lute, organ, harpsichord, and a little-known Italian Baroque oratorio.

Tony Brewer reads three poems from his new chapbook Little Glove in a Big Hand (Plan B Press, forthcoming spring 2010), which is essentially a short novel in poem form about his cousin who died in a farming accident when they were both 4 years old.

A look at the background and working life of one the world's great performers of baroque dance.

Jasmine's latin name, "jasmine polyanthum", meaning "many flowers", is telling of this plant's variety. This vine is known for its fragrance and its history.

Excellent recordings of villancicos and violin sonatas.

Indiana-born poet Jason Wesco currently resides in southeast Kansas. He has published two books of poetry and has been named one of the seven emerging artists to watch by the Kansas City Star.

Those of us who live in cold climates love houseplants that will flower indoors in winter and one with great appeal is the cyclamen.

Ross Gay holds a Ph. D in American Literature from Temple University. He is a basketball coach, an occasional demolition man, a painter, and a faculty member at Indiana University and in the low-residency program at New England College.

Look for hyacinth glasses next time you are in antique stores and garden centers. If we grow a hyacinth indoors in winter the perfume that fills the house creates a heady experience.

An innovative approach to lute music of the Renaissance and Baroque.

Tony Brewer has a new chapbook coming out from Plan B Press in the spring of 2010. He reads “Down East” and "At the End of the Session” on this edition of The Poets Weave.

Louise B. Fisher's traditional yet creative approach was a major force in defining an American style of flower arranging.

A Christian expression of joy, the word “noel” has been associated with Christmas for hundreds of years. This week, Harmonia looks at its many guises in music from the Middle Ages to the early baroque. Plus a new release of Mozart violin sonatas with Petra Müllejans and Kristian Bezuidenhout.

New and classic recordings that made a lasting impression in 2009.

On this edition of The Poets Weave, Ross reads two poems ("Two Bikers Embrace on Broadstreet" and "How to Fall in Love with Your Father") from his book Against Which.

In the days leading up to the holidays flower lovers start thinking about how flowers can be used as part of the seasonal decorations.