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Words by Winter

Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it's rough out there, and we have to help each other through.

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In Praise of Mystery, by Ada Limón

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever look up on a dark night and wonder what's beyond? Beyond the even lines of Starlink satellites marching their way across the sky, beyond the planes arcing from coast to coast, beyond the stars and the moons? Words by Winter : Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through. Original…

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Poetry in the public domain, by Robert Graves

Send us Fan Mail When I read this poem I thought of the military vets I know, and the invisible/visible scars they carry with them through life. Words by Winter : Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through. Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Additional music by Kelly Krebs. Artwork by…

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When Bert Sends Me an Mp4, by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Send us Fan Mail It's my birthday today, my first without my mother, and even though it's ridiculous to feel like an orphan at my advanced age, that's how I feel. This poem feels like just the right one for today. Words by Winter : Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through. Original theme music for our…

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Tomatoes, with Katrina Vandenberg

Send us Fan Mail Remember a ritual you did, daily even, in the wake of a loss? A ritual you might not have realized was a way to get you through to the other side? Words by Winter : Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through. Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Additional music by Kelly…

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Poetry in the public domain, with ee cummings

Send us Fan Mail I've loved ee cummings my entire life, and never once saw his formal name-Edward Estlin Cummings--spelled out in his byline. Words by Winter : Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through. Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Additional music by Kelly Krebs. Artwork by Mark…

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Poem, with Langston Hughes

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever picture the faces of the people you most love, and feel a kind of ease and comfort wash through you? Words by Winter : Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through. Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Additional music by Kelly Krebs. Artwork by Mark Garry.…

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Famous, with Naomi Shihab Nye

Send us Fan Mail What would you most like to be known for? If a single word could be engraved on your headstone that would describe you, what would that word be? Words by Winter : Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through. Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Additional music by Kelly…

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Poetry in the public domain, with H.D.

Send us Fan Mail In which I contemplate, with H.D.'s help, how the incredibly long-lasting vase of flowerish plants on my table makes me think of hands, reaching up out of the sea. Words by Winter : Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through. Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Additional…

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Our Other Sister, by Jeffrey Harrison

Send us Fan Mail Have any of you ever done something or said something that just...flew out of your mouth, or out of your hand, and changed your or someone else's life forever? I've been haunted by this poem for many years now. Words by Winter : Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through. Original theme…

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Questionnaire, with Alison McGhee

Send us Fan Mail The Twin Cities are currently under assault by our federal government. The strength and resolve and steadfast by Twin Citians is an astonishing thing to witness. Words by Winter : Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through. Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Additional…

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