Wednesday, March 9, 2022: Poetry Out Loud winners. Juneau Public Library celebrates Joy Harjo. Juneau Audubon Society features tropical bird adventures this month. Garden Talk looks ahead to spring planting.

On this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, meet the winners of the statewide Poetry Out Loud competition, designed to give students a lifelong appreciation for the power of words.

Also, on this show:

• The Juneau Public Library’s plans to celebrate America’s Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo
• Winter birding adventures in the tropics.

Rhonda McBride hosts this Wednesday’s program. Juneau Afternoon airs theTuesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3 and rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m.. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.

Part 1: 2022 Poetry Out Loud: Meet Alaska's champs

Guests: Amanda Filori, Statewide Poetry Out Loud Coordinator. Nikolai Chavez, Statewide Champ. Madelynne Brehmer, First Runner Up.
The winners of this year’s Alaska’s Poetry Out Loud competition talk about how the program has helped them in school and boosted their confidence.

 

 

Part 2: Juneau Public Library: Upcoming programs

Guests: John Thill, Director, Juneau Public Library System.
Story Time returns to the Juneau Public Library and plans are underway for a Big Read Juneau panel discussion with Indigenous perspectives on Native American poet Joy Harjo and her opus, An American Sunrise. Harjo is the U.S. Poet Laureate.  Here’s a link with more information.

Juneau Big Read

 

 

 

Part 3: Birds watching in Panama and Costa Rica

Guests: Brenda Wright, Juneau Audubon Society Programs Manager. Kimberly Ramos, March 10th presenter.
Brighten up your Alaskan winter by watching a Juneau Audubon Society presentation from Kimberly Ramos, featuring photos from her recent trip to Panama and Costa Rica.