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  • Prairie Public's Erik Deatherage sits down with Bill Thomas to discuss the inspiring Poetry Out Loud program, focusing on its influence on students and the art of performance poetry. The poems were read by Joanie McCormack, Sawyer Wilhelmi, Leah Hochalter, and DeLainis Kroh.
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Ricci Shryock for NPR
The legendary west African kingdom of Kaabu has long been memorialized in the songs and stories of griots. That's inspired archaeologists to excavate the kingdom's capital.
Top row (left to right): Anya Kubilus, Stephan Romano, Lois Brumfield, and Edva Kashi. Bottom row (Left to right): Melanie Gniewek, Ammi Midstokke, Steven Shutt, and Ruth Cantor.