| Poetry | 5 May 2008 |
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| Irving Toast, Poetry Ghost with host Rustin Larson on KRUU-LP 100.1 FM by Rustin Larson | ||
Irving Toast, disembodied poet laureate from the late 1890’s, has found his favorite haunting place at KRUU-LP 100.1 FM, “The Voice of Fairfield and Beyond” on Sunday mornings at 10:30 am. CST
Though at times you may hear his ethereal jabbering wending its way through the microphone cords, his chosen earthly medium, and host of the show, is Fairfield poet Rustin Larson.
Irving, through Rustin, will be interviewing established and emerging poets and writers from the North American literary scene and hosting haunting literary performances from talent near and far.
Listen on the web: http://www.kruufm.com
Next episode: Sunday, May 11th at 10:30 am CT tune in for some Complicated Pasta and a tribute to the late Robert Long’s poetry!
Robert Long’s poems appeared in dozens of magazines and anthologies, including The New Yorker, Poetry, and Partisan Review, as well as three earlier collections. He taught at several colleges and universities, including La Salle University, where he was writer-in-residence. He died on October 13, 2006. Blue was his last published collection of poetry.
“Robert Long is not like us poets who snivel in our ivory towers: he lives in the good old, the hope to die USA. His muse is firmly installed amidst the kitchenware, and he— as the slang phrase puts it— really cooks. These poems are a perfect example what Hart Crane means by ‘talking USA’.”
—Bill Knott
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