Words for the People

About Words for the People

Each episode features an established writer and an emerging writer, sharing their wisdom to help you free your own story. "Words for the People" is hosted by Crystal Wilkinson, Kentucky's Poet Laureate.

Publisher

Louisville Public Media

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Apr 2022

Latest episode

18 Nov 2022

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Nov 2022

   The Mutuality of Country People

   A conversation with legendary Kentucky author Wendell Berry

2. 

   27 Sept 2022

   Writing to Heal

   U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón and Ky. writer Silas House explore writing as recovery.

3. 

   30 Aug 2022

   The power of the pause

   Being resilient and taking care of others can come at too great a cost for Black women.

4. 

   26 Jul 2022

   Reclaiming Joy

   Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson peers underneath deep joy to expose roots of heartache and struggle, with writers Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggits and King El-Amin.

5. 

   28 Jun 2022

   You want somethin' to eat?

   Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson goes into the kitchen to explore how food works its way out into every part of our lives.

6. 

   24 May 2022

   Where do you call home?

   "Place" is a head word. "Home" involves the gut and the heart.

7. 

   26 Apr 2022

   Lost and Found

   Former Ky. Poet Laureate Frank X Walker and emerging writer Zakia Holland

8. 

   19 Apr 2022

   Free the stories that matter

   Hosted by Crystal Wilkinson, poet laureate of Kentucky

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