Poetically Yours

Poetically Yours

Get ready to hear from northern Illinois’ “prose pros." Hosted by WNIJ Arts Reporter Yvonne Boose, you will hear voices from northern Illinois poets as they share their words about the world around them. If you would like to submit a poem for consideration, please send submissions to yboose@niu.edu

Episodes

Poetically Yours - When you find a good barber, you stick with them

July 29, 2025 • 2 mins
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Richard Vargas.
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Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Richard Vargas shares from his latest book

July 15, 2025 • 47 mins
Featured poet - Richard Vargas
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Poetically Yours - The bond between a grandmother and child

July 14, 2025 • 1 min
Maia Clapp Duhau will be a senior at DeKalb High School this fall. Duhau uses the pronouns they/them. They enjoy drawing, reading, playing music, and going for bike rides. They hope to one day create a graphic novel. Here’s their poem “Inevitability.”
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Poetically Yours - The things teenagers go through

June 27, 2025 • 2 mins
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets but occasionally out-of-state poets submit their works. Today's poet is Blanche Kabengele.
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Poetically Yours - Things are different now

June 16, 2025 • 2 mins
Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment highlights poets from northern Illinois. Today’s episode features Carol Obertubbesing.
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Poetically Yours - A love whirlwind

June 6, 2025 • 1 min
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Paula Coulahan.
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Poetically Yours - They keep growing

May 30, 2025 • 1 min
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Marty Eich.
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Poetically Yours - Preparing for the worst

May 23, 2025 • 1 min
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.
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Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Lifting up others

May 23, 2025 • 49 mins
Welcome to another episode of the Poetically Yours Extended Podcast. This podcast is an extension of the weekly Poetically Yours segment. This month’s featured artist is Don Heneghan.
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Poetically Yours - One particular place

May 9, 2025 • 1 min
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Carol Alfus.
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Poetically Yours - Rent is due

May 2, 2025 • 1 min
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Auburn High School’s LIT UP group member, Safiya Brooks.
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Poetically Yours - Standing tall

April 25, 2025 • 1 min
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Tricia Alexander.
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Poetically Yours - A new day

April 18, 2025 • 3 mins
Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Rhonda Parsons.
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Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - The benefits of published works

April 15, 2025 • 45 mins
This month’s featured artist is Richard Holinger.
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Poetically Yours - Aging gracefully

April 11, 2025 • 2 mins
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. However, this week’s poet, John Clark, lives on the East Coast.
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Poetically Yours - 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game'

April 4, 2025 • 4 mins
Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment highlights poets from northern Illinois. Today’s episode features Carol Obertubbesing.
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Poetically Yours - 'when dishwashers/ do their job'

March 28, 2025 • 2 mins
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets but sometimes we may highlight poets from other states. This week’s poet is Traci Neal from Columbia, South Carolina.
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Poetically Yours - To be a woman!

March 7, 2025 • 1 min
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours usually showcases poems by northern Illinois poets, but this week’s poet is Kellie Joy from Utah.
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Poetically Yours - A message to the youth

February 28, 2025 • 1 min
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Suzannah Walter.
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Poetically Yours - Questions

February 21, 2025 • 2 mins
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Tracy Noel.
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