Once again, Public Radio 90 is celebrating National Poetry Month with local writers reading their original works. Tune in weekday mornings at 9:35 eastern all during the month of April to hear this year's offerings.

Fri 4/1 - Russell Thorburn, Emeritus U.P. Poet Laureate

Mon 4/4 - Andrea Scarpino, current U.P. Poet Laureate

Tue 4/5 - Ginny MacDonald, MFA in Creative Writing graduate from NMU

Wed 4/6 - Kathleen Heideman, poet from Marquette

Thu 4/7 - Patricia Killelea, assistant professor of English at NMU

Fri 4/8 - Milton Bates, retired professor of English who resides in Marquette

Mon 4/11 - Lynn Domina, Chair of the Northern Michigan University Department of English

Tue 4/12 - Janeen Rastall from Gordon reads selections from an award-winning chapbook of poetry about her parents.

Wed 4/13 - Sarah Johnston from Cheboygen, graduating this semester with a MFA in English at NMU.

Thu 4/14 - Martin Achatz, a poet from Marquette, and a graduate of NMU who has taught English, here.

Fri 4/15 - Martin Achatz, part two

Mon 4/18 - Robin Romero from Green Bay, a graduate student at NMU pursuing a degree in history.

Tue 4/19 - Brian Czyzyk from Traverse City, a junior at NMU; Mariel Murray from Detroit, graduating this semester at NMU with a BS in English Writing; John LaPine from Ishpeming, a 2nd year graduate student at NMU pursuing a MFA degree in English.

Wed 4/20 - Desiree A Brown from Flint, who is copleting her first year in the NMU MFA English program with an emphasis on poetry.

Thu 4/21 - Mike Greer (I) from Detroit who now resides at the former KI Sawyer air base.

Fri 4/22 - Mike Greer (II) from Detroit who now resides at the former KI Sawyer air base.

Mon 4/25 - Dr. David Wood, Professor of English at Northern Michigan University, where he also directs the English Honors Program.

Tue 4/26 - Dr. David Wood, Professor of English at Northern Michigan University, where he also directs the English Honors Program.

Wed 4/27 - Dr. Lupe Arenillas, professor in the Foreign Languages department at Northern Michigan University.

Thu 4/28 - Tara Channtelle Hill from Marquette, who graduated from Northern Michigan University with degrees in Political Science and English.

Fri 4/29 - Tara Channtelle Hill from Marquette, who graduated from Northern Michigan University with degrees in Political Science and English.