April is National Poetry Month. Join us for an afternoon with Michelle Azie, Kanaan Blunt, Catherine Herrera and Jocelyn Kuntz some of Illinois’ youngest and brightest poets. WNIJ’s
Poetically Yours host Yvonne Boose will lead a discussion on where these emerging artists find their inspiration in a world disrupted by a global pandemic. Plus, our poets will share examples of their work live! It’s
Poetically Yours Live at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, on Facebook and WNIJ.org.
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April is National Poetry Month. Join us for an afternoon with Michelle Azie, Kanaan Blunt, Catherine Herrera and Jocelyn Kuntz some of Illinois’ youngest and brightest poets. WNIJ’s
Poetically Yours host Yvonne Boose will lead a discussion on where these emerging artists find their inspiration in a world disrupted by a global pandemic. Plus, our poets will share examples of their work live! It’s
Poetically Yours Live at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, on Facebook and WNIJ.org.
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Join us for an evening with a few of our favorite poetry pros from across northern Illinois. WNIJ’s
Poetically Yours host Yvonne Boose will lead a discussion with Karen Fullett-Christensen, Christopher D. Sims and Rhonda Parsons on writing poetry during a pandemic and tips they have if you are looking to turn your ideas into stanzas. Plus, our poets will share examples of their work live!
Learn more about these poets whose work has appeared on Poetically Yours Fridays at 12:31 p.m. and 6:18 p.m. on 89.5.
Karen Fullett-Christensen has been writing poetry and memory stories since high school, and credits two of her English teachers, Mr. Vespo and Mr. Brown, for their encouragement and support. She has self-published over 20 manuscripts. She is the current poet laureate for the city of Aurora. She was born and raised on the North Side of Chicago, in the Albany Park and Budlong Woods neighborhoods. She is a 1968 graduate of Mather High School and a 1972 grad