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The Bookshelf: Poetry Anthology "WA 129"

Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall presenting his poetry anthology WA 129.

His guests are Kathryn Smith, Ellen Welcker, and Terry Bain.

Other poets represented were Kathleen Flenniken, Derek Sheffield, Bill Yake, Shelley Kirk-Rudeen, Isamu Jordan, Nance Van Winckel, Ben Read, Karen Mobley, and Laurie Klein.

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.