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You’ve experienced it dozens
if not hundreds of times, when a phrase or an image is so striking
– so right – that it
stops you in your tracks and runs like electricity from your head
to your toes. That’s the power of poetry.
Poetic
Lines is a half-hour show that explores the power of language
with prominent area poets. Each episode focuses on some aspect of
the creative process and the ability of words to challenge
expectations, broaden perceptions, and illuminate the wonderful,
mysterious world in which we live.
Like that idea but don’t enjoy
poetry? Poetic Lines may change your mind. Host Elizabeth Lund is very adept
at leading people from confusion to understanding and from
“poetry’s all right” to “I love it.” Her perceptive
questions and easy-going approach bring out the best in her guests
as well.
Watch a few episodes and see for
yourself how poetry can enrich your life. You may even start
writing some lines of your own.
 About
Your Host
Elizabeth Lund was born to host Poetic Lines. That’s what many of her guests say after their
interview has flown by in what feels like five or six minutes.
We agree with that assessment,
because Elizabeth is not just a poet, she’s a reviewer and a
former journalist. Interviewing is in her blood.
In fact, you may have seen some
of her poetry reviews, which regularly appear in The
Christian Science Monitor. Elizabeth was a staff writer and
editor for the Monitor
for 13 years. During that time, she developed multimedia poetry
projects, covered major events in the literary world, and profiled
some of the nation’s best poets. For 10 years she also edited
poetry for the paper’s literary section.
Journalism was a natural fit for
Elizabeth, who knew from an early age that she wanted to be a
writer. She earned her MFA in poetry from Cornell University,
where she then taught writing for two years. She has since read
and spoken at events from New Hampshire to Florida. A highlight of
her literary career was reading as a Poet Among Us at the
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, the largest poetry event in
North America.
Poetic
Lines is a wonderful showcase for Elizabeth’s many talents.
We’re pleased that her print audience can now watch HCAM
interviews and experience poetry in a whole new way. Other
Online work of Elizabeth Lund:
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