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Poetically Yours

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Get ready to hear from northern Illinois’ “prose pros." Hosted by WNIJ Arts Reporter Yvonne Boose, you will hear voices from northern Illinois poets as they share their words about the world around them. If you would like to submit a poem for consideration, please send submissions to yboose@niu.edu

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Poetically Yours - An object can hold so many memories 03.11.2025 1:30

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Carol Alfus.

Poetically Yours - Compare and contrast 24.10.2025 2:29

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Michael Lee Johnson.

Poetically Yours - When your job gets emotional 17.10.2025 2:15

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Richard Vargas.

Poetically Yours - When the months trick us 10.10.2025 1:30

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Karen Fullett-Christensen

Poetically Yours - Children are impressionable 10.10.2025 1:30

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours features poems by northern Illinois poets and a few from other states. Today’s featured poet is Susan Goldberg.

Poetically Yours - It's all around us 30.09.2025 1:30

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Susan Zeiser.

Poetically Yours - Furry friends are family 22.09.2025 1:30

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Sometimes the segment feature poets from other areas. This week’s poet is Gary Brussé from Boise, Idaho.

Poetically Yours - When will things calm down? 05.09.2025 1:30

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Karen Fullett-Christensen

Poetically Yours - The children are watching 29.08.2025 1:38

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.

Poetically Yours - A lifetime of art 26.08.2025 3:00

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This episode features Christopher D. Sims.

Poetically Yours - The things that inspire us 15.08.2025 1:30

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets and occasionally writers from other areas. This week’s poem is written by Charles Payne.

Poetically Yours - Love keeps the world turning 15.08.2025 1:30

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Your showcases poems by northern Illinois poets but sometimes it features poets from other states. This poem is by the Poet Laureate Emeritus of Dublin, California, James Morehead.

Poetically Yours - When you find a good barber, you stick with them 29.07.2025 2:05

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Richard Vargas.

Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Richard Vargas shares from his latest book 15.07.2025 47:44

Featured poet - Richard Vargas

Poetically Yours - The bond between a grandmother and child 14.07.2025 1:30

Maia Clapp Duhau will be a senior at DeKalb High School this fall. Duhau uses the pronouns they/them. They enjoy drawing, reading, playing music, and going for bike rides. They hope to one day create a graphic novel. Here’s their poem “Inevitability.”

Poetically Yours - The things teenagers go through 27.06.2025 2:47

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets but occasionally out-of-state poets submit their works. Today's poet is Blanche Kabengele.

Poetically Yours - Things are different now 16.06.2025 2:13

Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment highlights poets from northern Illinois. Today’s episode features Carol Obertubbesing.

Poetically Yours - A love whirlwind 06.06.2025 1:30

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Paula Coulahan.

Poetically Yours - They keep growing 30.05.2025 1:30

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Marty Eich.

Poetically Yours - Preparing for the worst 23.05.2025 1:30

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.

Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Lifting up others 23.05.2025 49:21

Welcome to another episode of the Poetically Yours Extended Podcast. This podcast is an extension of the weekly Poetically Yours segment. This month’s featured artist is Don Heneghan.

Poetically Yours - One particular place 09.05.2025 1:30

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Carol Alfus.

Poetically Yours - Rent is due 02.05.2025 1:30

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Auburn High School’s LIT UP group member, Safiya Brooks.

Poetically Yours - Standing tall 25.04.2025 1:51

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Tricia Alexander.

Poetically Yours - A new day 18.04.2025 3:35

Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Rhonda Parsons.