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BibliObservatory - Episode 5 (English)

The poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera (Fowler, California), came to South Carolina for the Young Minds Dreaming Poetry Celebration and stopped by to visit BibliObservatory. He shared some of the stories that he heard when he was a child, family stories that surprised him and filled him with wonder. He also retold some of his favorite childhood experiences. They are memories filled with affection, challenges, sparks, and verbal games. Discover in this episode how those stories and experiences took Juanito, a migrant child, toward the path of poetry.

Resources:

• Episode Transcripts and Photos
• Mexico's Most Celebrated Pachuco
• Golden Age of Mexican Cinema / Época de Oro del Cine mexicano
• Toña La Negra. Angelitos Negros. (2008, Diciembre, 22).
• Juan Felipe Herrera - Bilingual Children's Books (Produced by SC ETV)
• Juan Felipe Herrera - Advice for Writers (Produced by SC ETV)
• Juan Felipe Herrera – Poetry Career (Produced by SC ETV)

BibliObservatorio - Episodio 5 (Español)

El poeta laureado Juan Felipe Herrera (Fowler, California), vino a Carolina del Sur para la celebración del evento Mentes Juveniles Soñadoras y pasó a visitar BibliObservatorio. Compartió algunos de los cuentos que escuchaba de niño. Eran historias de su familia que le sorprendían y le maravillaban.  Relató también algunas de sus vivencias predilectas de esa época. Son memorias llenas de afecto, retos, chispa y juegos verbales.  Descubra en este episodio cómo esas historias y experiencias llevaron a Juanito, un niño migrante, por los caminos de la poesía.

Recursos:

• Transcripcion y fotos del episodio
• Mexico's Most Celebrated Pachuco
• Época de Oro del Cine mexicano / Golden Age of Mexican Cinema
• Toña La Negra. Angelitos Negros. (2008, Diciembre, 22).
• Juan Felipe Herrera - Bilingual Children's Books (Produced by SC ETV)
• Juan Felipe Herrera - Advice for Writers (Produced by SC ETV)
• Juan Felipe Herrera – Poetry Career (Produced by SC ETV)

BibliObservatory - Episode 4 (English)

Based on her early memories, Beckee Garris, a citizen of Catawba Nation, South Carolina, shares tales about the Yesahuri, or Little People. She also shares the wisdom of her grandfather and great grandfather, and in addition, relates some stories written about her tribe, as well as ones maintained throughout Catawba Culture. In this episode, the legacy of oral tradition reveals how that little girl was encouraged to honor the person she is now.

Basado en los recuerdos más tempranos de su infancia, Beckee Garris, ciudadana de la Nación Catawba, en Carolina del Sur, comparte los cuentos sobre los Yesahuri (la gente pequeña). Asimismo, la sabiduría que le fue transmitida por su abuelo y su bisabuelo; la historia escrita sobre su tribu y la que pervive en la cultura indígena Catawba. En este episodio, el legado de la tradición oral revela cómo esa pequeña niña fue animada a honrar a la persona que es hoy.

Episodio traducido de la versión original en inglés.

Resources:

• Catawba Cultural Center
• Catawba Indian Crafts
• University of South Carolina Lancaster: Native American Studies Center
• The Catawba Indians: The People of the River by Douglas Summers Brown, 1966.  
• BibliObservatory Episode Transcripts

SC Country Roads with Tom Poland - Episode 82

Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses Tom Poland's recent book, South Carolina Country Roads – Of Train Depots, Filling Stations & other Vanishing Charms published by History Press. Tom is the author of fourteen books and more than 2,000 magazine features and columns. He writes about the South, its people, and culture and he travels back roads looking for forgotten places to bring back to life. 

From Our Collection - Poetry - Episode 81

In this episode, Sarah and Kerry discuss some poetry-related items from our collection. Kerry tells us all about Helen von Kolnitz Hyer who was the second poet laureate of South Carolina and has three different books in our collection. Sarah talks about two books: A Season in the Hour: Poems from the Prisons of South Carolina from Frank Graziano and Home is Where: an Anthology of African American Poetry from the Carolinas from Kwame Dawes.

Books by Helen von Kolnitz Hyer:

• Danger never sleeps (1970) – A collection of poetry.
• What the Wind Forgets: A Woman’s Heart Remembers (1975) – Written to honor Archibald Rutledge, the first poet laureate and someone she considered a mentor and friend.
• Santee Songs (1923) – From our rare books collection.
• Find more information about Helen in the South Carolina Encyclopedia.