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Join us at 7pm on Saturday, August 17 for an interdisciplinary performance from the creators of the podcast Interesting People Reading Poetry. Brendan Stermer will read from his poetry collection, Forgotten Frequencies (NDSU Press), winner of the 2023 Poetry of Plains & Prairies Award and a finalist for a 2024 Midwest Book Award. Poems will be read to an electronic score performed live by Miami-based composer Andy Stermer, and interspersed with original music from Malena Handeen.Forgotten Frequencies is an homage to the cultural legacy of rural western Minnesota. Stermer’s poetry is in conversation with many voices from the literary history of the region - from the journals of the 19th century French cartographer Joseph Nicollet to the 20th century prairie poets Tom Hennen and Robert Bly. The books were printed on antique letterpress equipment at The Braddock News in Braddock, ND and assembled by hand by students in the publishing program at NDSU in Fargo.
Interesting People Reading Poetry is a short, sound-rich podcast where well-known artists and cultural luminaries read a favorite poem and share what it means to them. Guests include Dessa, On Being host Krista Tippett, U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, and photographer Alec Soth, among many others. The show has been featured by MPR, the CBC, the Irish Independent, and named a “best poetry podcast” by the Los Angeles Review of Books Podcast Review.
Malena Handeen is a visual artist, accordionist, and songwriter based on a farm just outside Milan, Minnesota. Her first album, Toothsome Favorites, was released in 2011.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
MetroNOME Brewery, 289 5th St E, St Paul, MN 55101-1946, United States,Saint Paul, Minnesota
