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Lynn Solomon reads "Anti-Pastoral" by Vievee Francis

Lynn Solomon is an actor and performer based in Missoula. She's performed improv and standup comedy around Montana and also has done voiceover and commercial work on radio and television.

Sam Manno is sharing poems on Pastoralism this week. Today's poem is by Vievee Francis, an associate professor at Dartmouth College and an associate editor for Callaloo. She is a winner of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry. 

Verne Windham got his start at Spokane Public Radio 20 years ago. “I came in to complain and they hired me.” He’s now the Program Director, as well as the host of Morning Classical and Concert of the Week. When choosing music for Morning Classical, Verne likes to keep the agenda as broadly defined as possible. For Concert of the Week, he focuses on the best of recent local performances, mostly classical in nature. For many years, Verne was also the conductor of the Spokane Youth Orchestra. He enjoys gardening, his vintage car and playing French horn.
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