Today Paul Pepper welcomes back Missouri's first poet laureate, WALTER BARGEN! Walter shares with us two of his poems: "The Heebie Jeebies" [1:23] and "Harmony Tornado" [5:03] from the book, "Days Like This Are Necessary." May 13, 2016
Paul Pepper: Author/Poet Walter Bargen, "The Heebie Jeebies"
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