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The Wizard of Oz premiered on movie screens 83 years ago this month. A new Speakers Bureau topic looks at the enduring legacy of the classic book and film.

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Billings and Rabas Full Story Literature   Roses are Red, Violets are Blue A new Speakers Bureau presentation looks at Kansas poets. Full Story Joy Harjo Full Story Literature   Words of Wisdom U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo is the first Native American named to the role and only the second to be appointed to a third term. She joins Kansans on Feb. 23, 2022, for a special online presentation. Full Story mug on stack of books Full Story Literature   Hotline: Winter Reading Recommendations Miranda Ericsson, Readers Librarian for the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, gives some fun winter reading recommendations. Full Story cover of book Full Story Literature   Hotline: Bienvenido Santos Thomas X. Sarmiento, Associate Professor of English at Kansas State University, tells the story of Filipino American writer Bienvenido Santos. Full Story
Kevin Rabas   Full Story Hotline: "Bird's Horn" by Kevin Rabas Kevin Rabas, Professor at Emporia State University and previous Poet Laureate of Kansas, reads one of his own poems, "Bird’s Horn. Full Story
humanities hotline graphic   Full Story Hotline: “I would like” by Yevgeny Yevtushenko Sheilah Philip, Professor Emerita of Theatre at Johnson County Community College, recites the poem “I would like” by Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Full Story
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Wyatt Townley Full Story   HomeWords HomeWords is a collection of poems from poets across Kansas that consider "home"—from the mobile home of the body, to the house it inhabits, to the land that holds the house, to the sky that enfolds it all. Full Story
Talk About Literature Book Discussion in Newton, Kansas Full Story   Talk About Literature Kansas in Newton, KS Humanities Kansas' Talk About Literature in Kansas book discussions introduce Kansans to different perspectives and new experiences through literature. Full Story

 

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