Episode Details

With August being American Artists Appreciation Month, we're revisiting this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio with author and poet Lisa Samia, chosen as a poet-in-residence at Gettysburg National Military Park. Created by the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) through a unique partnership between the Poetry Foundation, National Park Service and Gettysburg Foundation, this Poets in Parks residency was designed and curated to raise the profile of poetry as a vibrant and modern way to do public art. More: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ 

Hear about Lisa Samia’s recent visit to Gettysburg National Military Park, and her writing, and Civil War-related essays and poetry collections including “The Nameless and the Faceless of the Civil War” and “The Nameless and the Faceless WOMEN of the Civil War.” She also recites two of her poems. More: http://lisasamia.com/ 

Featured music is "Colors of the USA" by Doreen Taylor. More: https://www.doreentaylormusic.com /