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Songs as Poems; Poems as Songs Songs as Poems; Poems as Songs August 10th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Songs as Poems; Poems as Songs

We listen for poetry in music and music in poetry, songs as poems and poems as songs with Langston Hughes, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Ken Nordine. Plus, a visit to New York’s City Lore with poet-folklorist Steve Zeitlin, who rides the POEMobile to the People’s Poetry Gathering and then back to New Orleans to meet Louisiana’s poet laureate, Mona Lisa Saloy.

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Sleepy LaBeef
SLEEPY LABEEF
Meschiya Lake
MESCHIYA LAKE
Dwight Lamb
DWIGHT LAMB
Sonny Landreth
SONNY LANDRETH
Dickie Landry
DICKIE LANDRY
Yvette Landry
YVETTE LANDRY
k.d. lang
K.D. LANG
Joe Lastie
JOE LASTIE
Yusef Lateef
YUSEF LATEEF
Jim Lauderdale
JIM LAUDERDALE
Bettye LaVette
BETTYE LAVETTE
Chuck Leavell
CHUCK LEAVELL
Carl LeBlanc
CARL LEBLANC
Lance Ledbetter of Dust-to-Digital
LANCE LEDBETTER OF DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Albert Lee
ALBERT LEE
Pete's Out in the Cold Bartender Kevin Lee
PETE'S OUT IN THE COLD BARTENDER KEVIN LEE
Spike Lee
SPIKE LEE
Leiber & Stoller Part 1
LEIBER & STOLLER PART 1
Photographer Herman Leonard
PHOTOGRAPHER HERMAN LEONARD
Herman Leonard
HERMAN LEONARD
Lazy Lester
LAZY LESTER
Opry official photographer Les Leverett
OPRY OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER LES LEVERETT
Lewis Family Museum
LEWIS FAMILY MUSEUM
Jerry Lee Lewis
JERRY LEE LEWIS
Linda Gail Lewis
LINDA GAIL LEWIS
Ramsey Lewis
RAMSEY LEWIS
Abbey Lincoln
ABBEY LINCOLN
Earl Palmer on Little Richard
EARL PALMER ON LITTLE RICHARD
Charles Lloyd
CHARLES LLOYD
Josephine Lobato
JOSEPHINE LOBATO
Robert Junior Lockwood
ROBERT JUNIOR LOCKWOOD
Jack Loeffler
JACK LOEFFLER
Guy Logsdon
GUY LOGSDON
Hannibal Lokumbe
HANNIBAL LOKUMBE
Alan Lomax
ALAN LOMAX
Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
LOS CENZONTLES MEXICAN ARTS CENTER
Los Lobos
LOS LOBOS
Lost Bayou Ramblers
LOST BAYOU RAMBLERS
Louisiana Red
LOUISIANA RED
Charlie Louvin
CHARLIE LOUVIN
Lyle Lovett
LYLE LOVETT
Nellie Lutcher
NELLIE LUTCHER
praCh Ly
PRACH LY
Barbara Lynn
BARBARA LYNN
Loretta Lynn
LORETTA LYNN
Trudy Lynn
TRUDY LYNN
Shelby Lynne
SHELBY LYNNE

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