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Finding Etheridge – Poet Elizabeth Gordon McKim Part 1

Finding Etheridge – Poet Elizabeth Gordon McKim Part 1

FromCultural Manifesto


Finding Etheridge – Poet Elizabeth Gordon McKim Part 1

FromCultural Manifesto

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Finding Etheridge explores the people and places connected to the Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet Etheridge Knight. Etheridge Knight died in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1991, but his legacy grows stronger with each passing year

On this episode of Finding Etheridge, Mat’s guest will be the poet Elizabeth Gordon McKim, Etheridge Knight’s partner and companion during the final years of his life.
McKim lives in Lynn, Massachusetts. She recently visited Indianapolis for the unveiling of a new Etheridge Knight mural on Massachusetts Avenue. During the 1980s, Knight and McKim lived together on Mass Ave at the Barton Tower housing project. McKim will discuss her connection to Etheridge Knight, and her latest book “Elizabetheridge: A Memoir in Poetry”.
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Released:
Sep 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Each week on Cultural Manifesto, Kyle Long reveals stories and sounds from the creative frontlines of the past and present. Through music, archives and artist interviews, discover how creators shape meaning with sound, in Indianapolis and well beyond. Tune in each week to this WFYI Public Media show for discoveries that will delight your ears and expand your understanding of our shared world.