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.

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

KSMU – http://ksmu.streamguys1.com/ksmu3
KSMU HD2 – http://ksmu.streamguys1.com/ksmu4
AAC encoding 128 kps Stereo
KSMU – http://ksmu.streamguys1.com/ksmu1
KSMU HD2 – http://ksmu.streamguys1.com/ksmu2
From your radio, hear KSMU in the following cities on these channels:
KSMU: 91.1 FM – Springfield
KSMS: 90.5 FM – Point Lookout/Branson
KSMW: 90.3 FM – West Plains
K204FX: 88.7 FM – Mountain Grove
k255AH: 98.9 FM – Joplin
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

Interview on Wednesday

Hi everyone,

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

KSMU – http://ksmu.streamguys1.com/ksmu3
KSMU HD2 – http://ksmu.streamguys1.com/ksmu4
AAC encoding 128 kps Stereo
KSMU – http://ksmu.streamguys1.com/ksmu1
KSMU HD2 – http://ksmu.streamguys1.com/ksmu2
From your radio, hear KSMU in the following cities on these channels:
KSMU: 91.1 FM – Springfield
KSMS: 90.5 FM – Point Lookout/Branson
KSMW: 90.3 FM – West Plains
K204FX: 88.7 FM – Mountain Grove
k255AH: 98.9 FM – Joplin
K279AD: 103.7 FM – Neosho

More celebration for Book #100

Hi Everyone,

Today at 10:45 a.m. CT I’ll be on Ozarks Public Radio KSMU, interviewed by phone by an old friend, Michele Skalicky . This is part of an ongoing celebration for reaching my 100th published book and I’m grateful to everyone at KSMU for this opportunity. The station is located on the campus of Missouri State University and 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
KSMU – http://ksmu.streamguys1.com/ksmu3
KSMU HD2 – http://ksmu.streamguys1.com/ksmu4
AAC encoding 128 kps Stereo
KSMU – http://ksmu.streamguys1.com/ksmu1
KSMU HD2 – http://ksmu.streamguys1.com/ksmu2
From your radio, hear KSMU in the following cities on these channels:
KSMU: 91.1 FM – Springfield
KSMS: 90.5 FM – Point Lookout/Branson
KSMW: 90.3 FM – West Plains
K204FX: 88.7 FM – Mountain Grove
k255AH: 98.9 FM – Joplin
K279AD: 103.7 FM – Neosho

I hope to talk about the 100th book itself, EMPOWERING STUDENT’S KNOWLEDGE OF VOCABULARY: LEARNING HOW LANGUAGE WORKS, co-written with Mary Jo Fresch and published by National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE), but I’ll be happy to talk about writing in general.