'Irving Toast, Poetry Ghost'

Mike Chasar • Poetic License • December 17, 2008

The recent announcement that Iowa Public Radio will no longer broadcast "Live from Prairie Lights" has given some people in Iowa City pause. So I went looking for other radio poetry shows to see how they're faring as well.

Turns out I didn't have to look far -- just down the road in Fairfield where radio poetry appears to be doing fine on KRUU 100.1.

Every Monday [1:30pm] and Sunday [10:30am], KRUU airs "Irving Toast, Poetry Ghost" with host Rustin Larson, who features live readings and interviews with new and established poets. I had a chance to talk with Larson about radio, poetry, "Live at Prairie Lights," and his mysterious KRUU muse:

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Mike Chasar is a visiting assistant professor of English at the University of Iowa.