poetry

If you're a fan of springtime in Missouri, you're really going to enjoy today's show with local author/poet WALTER BARGEN! He shares two of his original poems inspired by the season (and Missouri's recreational waterways): 'Canoeing the Meramec River' at [2:06] and 'Capsize' at [5:05]. May 24, 2021

Missouri's first poet laureate, WALTER BARGEN, has written another book! 'You Wounded Miracle' features 60 poems alongside 60 photographs, including 'List…

Onetime poet laureate WALTER BARGEN has a new book out titled, 'Pole Dancing in the Night Club of God'. He reads us two poems from it: 'God's Juice' at…

Earlier this year, Missouri's first poet laureate, WALTER BARGEN, shared some of his original poetry featured in Today's Farmer (MFA Incorporated's…

Author/poet WALTER BARGEN shares two of his poems: 'Brotherhood' at [3:07] and 'The Great Moon Hoax' at [5:40]. March 26, 2020

Author/poet WALTER BARGEN reads two poems from his new book, 'Until Next Time': the first from a section called 'Coastal' [3:36] and the second from a…

Author/poet WALTER BARGEN reads his tornado-inspired poem, 'A Different Prayer' at [4:04]. (The first four minutes of the show is spent sharing stories…

Poet/author WALTER BARGEN reads two poems he originally wrote after the Flood of 1993. Unfortunately, thanks to the recent flooding in much of the…

Poet/author WALTER BARGEN can find a compelling story anywhere, even in something as mundane as a trip to his dentist's office. April 12, 2019

Before reading "How to Spell Muskogee," an original poem from his new book, "My Other Mother's Red Mercedes," author/poet WALTER BARGEN tells us about two…