Poetry in Oklahoma City (featuring Red Dirt Poetry)
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
Release Date: 04/15/2024
Oklahoma Literary Road Trip
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
With this year being the 100th anniversary of Route 66, we thought it might be fun to take a literary roadtrip down the Mother Road and throughout Oklahoma. So on today's podcast we're sharing a little Route 66 history in Oklahoma, and talking about books along the highway (and in a few other parts of the state).
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Soccer in OKC
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
Excited about the World Cup being here in the good old USA? Excited about the new stadium being built here in OKC? Well, if you've got World Cup fever, or just love soccer, then this is the episode for you! We talked to former OKC Energy goalkeeper Cody Laurendi about the history and future of soccer in Oklahoma City, his experience playing in OKC and with the Puerto Rican National Team, and youth soccer in the metro area.
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Rom Coms
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
If you're in a romantic mood or just love love as much as we do at the library, check out these suggestions for romantic comedy books and movies that you can check out at your local library.
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The Life and Poems of Alexander Posey
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
In this month's episode we talk about Muscogee poet and satarist Alexander Posey.
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MLS Poet Laureate Hallie Waugh
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
Did you know the Metropolitan Library System just introduced our very first poet laureate recently? Well, you do now, and if you'd like to know more about her poetry journey, the library's upcoming poetry programs in April, or poetry in general, listen to this month's podcast. You can also read some of Hallie's poetry at her website
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Judith Ann Carter Horton and the Excelsior Library
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
On this episode we are joined by Historians Erin Brown and Michael Williams from the Oklahoma Territorial Museum in Guthrie, Oklahoma to talk about Judith Ann Carter Horton, founder of the first African American library in the American Southwest.
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State of the Library
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
Ever wonder what's going on or coming up with your local library? On this episode Metropolitan Library System CEO Jason Kuhl talks with us about the changes we've gone through in recent years and some of the exciting things going on with the library.
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Cozy Up With a Good Book
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
It's starting to get chilly outside so on this month's podcast we talk about all things cozy. Well, mostly books, but I think you're pickin' up what we're puttin' down. Sure you've probably heard of cozy mysteries, and maybe even cozy romance, but did you know there is such a thing as cozy science fiction? Cozy horror? If you're not familiar with cozy literature, you're about to be.
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The Life and Legend of Jim Thorpe
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
Often thought of as one of the greatest athletes that ever lived, native Oklahoman and Sac and Fox Olympian Jim Thorpe became a multi-sport legend in the early part of the twentieth century. In our first ever live podcast recording Justin Lenhart, curator of the Jim Thorpe Museum and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame joined us to talk about the life of Jim Thorpe.
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Mr. History and Oklahoma Place Names
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
Have you ever wondered how the small towns dotting the landscape of Oklahoma got their names? Well, George Shirk did, and he wrote a book about it. Not only the mayor of Oklahoma City back in the 1960s, George Shirk was also a noted historian of all things Oklahoma. On this podcast we talk about his life and some of the things he wrote down in his book, Oklahoma Place Names.
info_outlineApril is poetry month, so on this month's podcast we're joined by poets Durell Carter and Yoko Hill to talk about their organization, Red Dirt Poetry, and the wealth of talented poets currently writing in Oklahoma.