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Get ready to hear from northern Illinois’ “prose pros." Hosted by WNIJ Arts Reporter Yvonne Boose, you will hear voices from northern Illinois poets as they share their words about the world around them. If you would like to submit a poem for consideration, please send submissions to yboose@niu.edu

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    • Jun 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Poetically Yours - Things are different now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 2:13


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment highlights poets from northern Illinois. Today's episode features Carol Obertubbesing.

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    Poetically Yours - A love whirlwind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Paula Coulahan.

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    Poetically Yours - They keep growing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Marty Eich.

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    Poetically Yours - Preparing for the worst

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.

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    Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Lifting up others

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 49:21


    Welcome to another episode of the Poetically Yours Extended Podcast. This podcast is an extension of the weekly Poetically Yours segment. This month's featured artist is Don Heneghan.

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    Poetically Yours - One particular place

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Carol Alfus.

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    Poetically Yours - Rent is due

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Auburn High School's LIT UP group member, Safiya Brooks.

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    Poetically Yours - Standing tall

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 1:51


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Tricia Alexander.

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    Poetically Yours - A new day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 3:35


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Rhonda Parsons.

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    Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - The benefits of published works

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 45:18


    This month's featured artist is Richard Holinger.

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    Poetically Yours - Aging gracefully

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 2:37


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. However, this week's poet, John Clark, lives on the East Coast.

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    Poetically Yours - 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 4:11


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment highlights poets from northern Illinois. Today's episode features Carol Obertubbesing.

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    Poetically Yours - 'when dishwashers/ do their job'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 2:10


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets but sometimes we may highlight poets from other states. This week's poet is Traci Neal from Columbia, South Carolina.

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    Poetically Yours - To be a woman!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 1:51


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours usually showcases poems by northern Illinois poets, but this week's poet is Kellie Joy from Utah.

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    Poetically Yours - A message to the youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 1:39


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's segment features Suzannah Walter.

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    Poetically Yours - Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 2:01


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Tracy Noel.

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    Poetically Yours - Policy changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 2:36


    Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.

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    Poetically Yours - Policy changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 2:36


    Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.

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    Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - The stages of limerence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 55:11


    Welcome to the Extended Poetically Yours Podcast. This month's featured artist is Kim Dower.

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    Poetically Yours - It's break time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Carol Alfus.

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    Poetically Yours - A different perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Terry Loncaric.

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    Poetically Yours - Words mean so much

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 4:36


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Rhonda Parsons.

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    Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - King Moosa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 45:27


    Welcome to another episode of the Poetically Yours Extended Podcast. This podcast is an extension of the weekly Poetically Yours segment. This month's featured artist is Brian Harrington professionally known as King Moosa.

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    Poetically Yours - Nothing lasts forever

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Luke Welch.

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    Poetically Yours - Let's slow down

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment features a poem by Karen Fullett-Christensen.

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    Poetically Yours - Kwanzaa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 2:05


    Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This episode features Christopher D. Sims.

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    Poetically Yours - Look around

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Terry Loncaric.

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    Poetically Yours - Step into a different world

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 1:30


    Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's segment features poet Richard Holinger.

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    Poetically Yours - A tribute to Nikki Giovanni

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 1:30


    This poem is called "Poetry Queen."

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    Poetically Yours - Thinking differently about the new year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Judy Cummings.

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    Poetically Yours - Time to sit down

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Tracy Noel.

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    Poetically Yours - Time to relax

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 1:29


    Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims

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    Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Li-Young Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 54:25


    Hello and welcome to another episode of the Extended Poetically Yours Podcast. This month's featured poet is Li-Young Lee.

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    Poetically Yours - Let's be kind

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.

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    Poetically Yours - Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Auburn high school's LIT UP group member, Effadea Rowe.

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    Poetically Yours - Your vote counts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 2:32


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Rhonda Parsons.

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    Poetically Yours - The power of camaraderie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 1:39


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours features poems by northern Illinois poets and a few from other states. Today's featured poet is Susan Goldberg.

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    Poetically Yours - Inspiration

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Susan Schubert Zeiser.

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    Poetically Yours - Wishes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Carol Alfus.

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    Poetically Yours - The life of teenagers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 2:09


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Auburn high school's LIT UP group member, Julianne Kubala.

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    Poetically Yours - A list of haikus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 2:21


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets and a few from other areas. This week's poet is Jenny Bienemann.

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    Poetically Yours - Do you believe in past lives?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 1:30


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets and a few from other states. This week's poet is Peggy Heitmann.

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    Poetically Yours - Around and around

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 2:15


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.

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    Poetically Yours - When the light goes out

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 1:40


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Auburn high school's LIT UP group member, Effadea Rowe.

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    Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Workshops and Prairies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 75:20


    This month's podcast features Robbie Q. Telfer

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    Poetically Yours - A new beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 2:08


    Today we feature a collaborative poem between husband and wife, Susan Schubert Zeiser and Tom Zeiser.

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    Poetically Yours - A daughter remembering her dad

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 1:47


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Terry Loncaric.

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    Poetically Yours - Our nation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 2:23


    Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment features a poem by Paula Coulahan.

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    Poetically Yours - Elijah McClain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 4:20


    This week's featured poet is Veronica Noechel of Raleigh, North Carolina.

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    Poetically Yours - A different way of looking at second place

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 1:46


    This week's poet is a member of Auburn high school's LIT UP group, Safiyah Brooks.

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    Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - 'Don't put the lotion and toothpaste next to each other'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 51:54


    Rockford's Poet Laureate Jenna Goldsmith is our featured guest.

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