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Conrad Balliet reads Robert Brimm's poem, "Rainy Day Music."

Rita Coleman is the author of a chapbook called Mystic Connections: Poems of Nature and Relationships.  Coleman joins WYSO's Conrad Balliet in the studio to talk about autobiography in poetry and writing about mysticism. 

"I went to first grade for a month, maybe six weeks. The Italian Army invaded the village, therefore we were left without a teacher. Luckily, she left the textbook with us and so from that textbook my illiterate mother and I learned how to read."

Conrad Balliet reads Marian Schwilk-Thomas' poem, "Circles."

Bill Hooper was a long time resident of Yellow Springs. He was responsible for the construction of over 300 houses over the course of his career as a contractor. He was also involved in many building projects on behalf of Antioch University while he served as a trustee of this institution.

He oversaw major building projects on the Antioch campuses in Seattle, Washington and Keene, New Hampshire. Hooper was also involved in numerous Antioch building projects here in Yellow Springs, including the current WYSO studios which opened in 1995.