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The Poet’s Corner Podcasts (Season 3)

January 18, 2012 by Dave Smith

Season 3 hosts Crystal Rae and Dave Smith Our third season of our hit series featured more great original work from members of our community, including some excellent poetry from students at Wylie Junior High. Poet: Audrey Vaughn Poem-Friends Poem-Types of Friends Poet: Bailey and Lora Poem-We Just Want To Be Heard (with Lora Ochoa) Poet: ... [Read More…]

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The Poet’s Corner Podcasts (Season 2)

January 11, 2012 by Dave Smith

Season Two (2009-2010) Hosted by Joshua Jones/Dave Bendinger The second season of our hit series The Poet's Corner features more original poems from members of the Abilene community. Some are well-seasoned poets and others are just giving writing a try. Click on the Poem titles below to hear each episode. Poet: Marsha Harper Poem: Death ... [Read More…]

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The Poet’s Corner Podcasts (Season 1)

January 4, 2012 by Dave Smith

Season One (2008-2009) Hosted by Dave Bendinger The first season of our hit series The Poet's Corner features many original poems from members of the Abilene community. Some are well-seasoned poets and others are just giving writing a try. Click on the Poem titles below to hear each episode. Poet: Al Haley Poem: For A Day Poem: Girl Plays ... [Read More…]

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Social Worker’s Introspective Season 2

March 17, 2011 by Dave Smith

March is National Social Work Month and as a way to celebrate the may contributions social workers make in our community, this special series gives them a voice to talk about what they do each and every day. This is the second season of our award winning series. This season, host Dave Smith speaks with both area professionals and students ... [Read More…]

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