Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2809: A Goblin Book
Posted on · Episode: 2809 Laurence Housman designs an edition of Christina Rossetti’s poem Goblin Market. Today, Goblins, sisterly love, and a masterpiece of book design.
Tag: poetry
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1951: Poetry and Airplanes
Posted on · Episode: 1951 In which poets explain how the airplane matured. Today, poetry, flight, and childhood’s end.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1935: Wilson, Before Audubon
Posted on · Episode: 1935 Alexander Wilson, America’s ornithologist before Audubon. Today, an unlikely ornithologist.
Houston Matters
Wednesday’s Houston Matters: Monitoring Air Pollution During Storms, And The Week In Politics (Sept. 23, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Tropical Storm Beta provides air quality information for Harris County, our weekly political roundup, a bug expert answers your questions, and an author returns to Texas 40 years after a falling out.
Houston Matters
Monday’s Show: A Potential Second Wave Of COVID-19, & Poet Jericho Brown (May 18, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: An update on COVID-19 in Greater Houston, what a potential second wave of the virus might mean, vocational training programs find ways to continue, and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown.
Houston Matters
National Poetry Month: “The New Cartography” By Julia Guez
Posted on · The Houston-born poet and translator talks about discovering the power of the written word and reads one of her works.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2143: Emma Lazarus
Posted on · Episode: 2143 In which Emma Lazarus reinvents the Statue of Liberty. Today, UH scholar Dorothy Baker tells us about Emma Lazarus.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1857: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and Quiet
Posted on · Episode: 1857 Anne Morrow Lindbergh, gliding, and the quest for quiet. Today, a glider pilot seeks quiet.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1853: The Beat Generation
Posted on · Episode: 1853 The Beat Generation, revolution’s precursor. Today, the Beat Generation.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1830: Saturday Magazine
Posted on · Episode: 1830 Reading the 1836 Saturday Magazine. Today, an old magazine.
Houston Matters
How A House Fire Inspired Nick Flynn’s Childhood Obsession With A Local Hermit — And His Latest Collection Of Poetry
Posted on · Flynn, who teaches in the creative writing program at UH, discusses his latest collection of poetry, I Will Destroy You.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Show: The Race For Congressional District 22, And Poet Nick Flynn (Jan. 16, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn about the race for Congressional District 22, a new study about the health of Harris County, rapper SaulPaul tells his story, and Nick Flynn talks about his new collection of poetry.
Houston Matters
Wednesday’s Show: Refugee Decision, And Tax Credits For Renewable Energy (Jan. 15, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: The governor's recent decision on resettling refugees in Texas, our weekly political roundup, the effectiveness of tax credits for renewable energy, and we meet Houston's new youth poet laureate.
Unwrap Your Candies Now
Houston’s New Youth Poet Laureate Has Big Plans, Plus John Bolton Stars In “Hello, Dolly!”
Posted on · Meet teen poet Madison Petaway, who will advocate for mental health and literacy through her new role, as well as Broadway, TV and film star, John Bolton.
Unwrap Your Candies Now
Mariah Lyttle Gets Her Big Break In “The Color Purple” And Francis T. Goodbeer Shares Her Journey From Retired Nurse To Poet
Posted on · It’s all about new beginnings, as we feature a singer-actor starring in her first national production and a native Houstonian who has created a new life through poetry.