This morning’s interview on KSMU Public Radio

NOTE: Here’s the link to the interview: What does it mean to be poet laureate of Missouri? David Harrison tells us (ksmu.org)

Hi everyone,

For you early risers, I’m on KSMU public radio on the MSU campus this morning at 7:45. News Director MICHELE SKALICKY interviewed me about my post as Missouri Poet Laureate. SANDY went with me and sat in the recording booth. Next door to us was JOY ROBERTSON. I got a hug from her afterward. Hard to beat a morning like that!

You can find the interview at ksmu.org. At Michele’s invitation, I read my poem, “Missouri,” that I wrote as one expectation of each new state laureate. I read it aloud for the first time during the recent 150th anniversary celebration at Drury University.

Byron Biggers Band

Hi everyone,

The members of Byron Biggers Band — CHRIS CRAIG, GALE CLITHERO, and DAVID HARRISON — are planning a recording session. We were recorded once, many years ago, when we played a program in a studio at KSMU public radio. It was part of a series called “Night of a Thousand Stars” hosted by JEANNE DUFFEY, who at the time was Community Relations Director for Springfield-Greene County Library District. We each received one CD of that performance and each of us lost ours.

We played other venues from time to time: book store, schools, a literature festival, etc. For the past several years we’ve rested on our laurels. But NO MORE! Chris is making big plans to record us in a proper manner so that we can point with pride to all the fun we’ve had performing my poems, arranged musically by Chris, and performed nobly by Byron Biggers Band!

We are even adding one or two new arrangements to our repertoire. I sent Chris five new selections, he chose three that speak to him musically, and will develop one or two for the recording. We’re also adding another one or two musicians and some vocals from MSU singers. Plans are fluid and may change and grow. Planning such an event is half the fun!

KSMU

Hi everyone,

Just a short reminder that the time for airing the KSMU interview this morning has been changed to 8:45 a.m. CT.

Yesterday I agreed to visit kids at Rountree Elementary in March. I do that school every year and am pleased to be invited.

I also accepted an invitation to speak at a teacher appreciation breakfast in another city in April. More about that later.

Today is my cousin’s 18th birthday. Happy birthday over there in Monett, Missouri, ALEXIS EGLESTON! I love you, sweetheart.

KSMU Public Radio interview

CORRECTION. THE AIR TIME FOR THE INTERVIEW DESCRIBED BELOW HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM 7:45 TO 8:45 a.m. CT IN THE MORNING. SORRY!

Hi everyone,

Okay, this time the KSMU interview with MICHELE SKALICKY, which includes my editor for THIS LIFE, RACHEL ELAINA KERSEY, is really going to be aired. At 7:45 a.m. CT tomorrow (Tuesday), here’s how to look for it.

This Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. CT I’ll be on Ozarks Public Radio KSMU, interviewed by an old friend, MICHELE SKALICKY. We’ll talk about my newest book and upcoming plans for others. Here’s the beautiful building that is home to the public TV and radio station. It’s located on the campus of Missouri State University. KSMU Public Radio reaches 40,000 listeners on a weekly basis. View the numerous ways you can listen to NPR and KSMU on the web or from your phone. Or manually load the streaming links into your favorite mobile app.MP3 encoding 128 kps Stereo

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K279AD: 103.7 FM – Neosho

It’s a KSMU Public Radio day

Hi everyone,

I look forward to meeting with MICHELE SKALICKY at KSMU this morning at 9:15 CT. Good news is that my editor for This Life, RACHEL ELAINA KERSEY, is joining us for the interview. Here’s Rachel on the day I signed the contract for the book. All the KSMU contact information is provided on my blog from two days ago.

I’ve very grateful for all the kind comments from readers who have finished reading This Life. Thank you very much! You can order a copy at this link: https://ozarksstudies.missouristate.edu/book-series.htm