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Celebrating NPR's Petra Mayer with three literary things she loved
Celebrating NPR's Petra Mayer with three literary things she loved
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Nov 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Our beloved friend and colleague Petra Mayer died suddenly a few weeks ago. This episode is for her. First, a conversation with NPR's Scott Simon and Sir Andrew Motion on The Folio Book of War Poetry, edited by Motion. Among her many nerdy interests, Petra was a self avowed "WWI poetry dork." The poetry is dark and moving, conveying universal feelings around loss. Then, a few quintessentially "Petra" pieces that capture her work and who she was. A conversation with romance author Beverly Jenkins and Petra talking about one of her favorite comfort reads, The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison.
Released:
Nov 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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