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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Susan Zeiser.]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's segment features Terry Slaney.]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours highlights poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Danyla Nash.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:27:05 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Richard Vargas.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:35:49 -0500</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Karen Fullett-Christensen]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:30:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours features poems by northern Illinois poets and a few from other states. Today’s featured poet is Susan Goldberg.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:29:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours features poems by northern Illinois poets and a few from other states. Today’s featured poet is Susan Goldberg.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours features poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Susan Zeiser.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:31:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:25:55 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Sometimes the segment feature poets from other areas. This week’s poet is Gary Brussé from Boise, Idaho.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Karen Fullett-Christensen]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:22:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Karen Fullett-Christensen]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:05:42 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>98</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This episode features Christopher D. Sims.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:01:48 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This episode features Christopher D. Sims.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>180</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:56:47 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Your showcases poems by northern Illinois poets but sometimes it features poets from other states. This poem is by the Poet Laureate Emeritus of Dublin, California, James Morehead.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:30:46 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Your showcases poems by northern Illinois poets but sometimes it features poets from other states. This poem is by the Poet Laureate Emeritus of Dublin, California, James Morehead.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Your showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:15:28 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Richard Vargas.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>125</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Featured poet - Richard Vargas]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:48:43 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featured poet - Richard Vargas]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <description><![CDATA[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.”]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:25:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.”]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Maia Clapp Duhau will be a senior at DeKalb High School this fall. Duhau uses…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:14:51 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>167</itunes:duration>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:15:27 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment highlights poets from northern Illinois. Today’s episode features Carol Obertubbesing.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment highlights poets from northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>133</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Paula Coulahan.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:39:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Paula Coulahan.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Marty Eich.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 11:43:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Marty Eich.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 10:57:09 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 09:13:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to another episode of the Poetically Yours Extended Podcast. This…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>2961</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Carol Alfus.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 11:24:47 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Carol Alfus.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 12:26:09 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-05-02/poetically-yours-rent-is-due</link>
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    <itunes:title>Poetically Yours - Rent is due</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Tricia Alexander.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:32:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Tricia Alexander.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>111</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:21:48 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Rhonda Parsons.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>215</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:32:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This month’s featured artist is Richard Holinger.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month’s featured artist is Richard Holinger.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>2718</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:09:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. However, this week’s poet, John Clark, lives on the East Coast.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>157</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:47:02 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment highlights poets from northern Illinois. Today’s episode features Carol Obertubbesing.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment highlights poets from northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>251</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:17:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>130</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:15:11 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours usually showcases poems by northern Illinois poets, but this week’s poet is Kellie Joy from Utah.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours usually showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>111</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Suzannah Walter.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:52:14 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Suzannah Walter.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>99</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Tracy Noel.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:17:24 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Tracy Noel.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>121</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:53:27 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>156</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:51:06 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>156</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Extended Poetically Yours Podcast. This month’s featured artist is Kim Dower.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:25:24 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to the Extended Poetically Yours Podcast. This month’s featured artist is Kim Dower.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to the Extended Poetically Yours Podcast. This month’s featured artist…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>3311</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Carol Alfus.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:26:11 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Terry Loncaric.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:16:15 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Terry Loncaric.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Rhonda Parsons.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:55:33 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>276</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[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 Brian Harrington professionally known as King Moosa.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:09:31 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 Brian Harrington professionally known as King Moosa.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to another episode of the Poetically Yours Extended Podcast. This…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>2727</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Luke Welch.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:29:08 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Luke Welch.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment features a poem by Karen Fullett-Christensen.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:17:13 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment features a poem by Karen Fullett-Christensen.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:15:23 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Poetically Yours - Kwanzaa</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>125</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Terry Loncaric.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:14:29 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Terry Loncaric.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's segment features poet Richard Holinger.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:46:08 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's segment features poet Richard Holinger.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:37:06 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This poem is called "Poetry Queen."]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>Poetically Yours - Thinking differently about the new year</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Judy Cummings.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:02:26 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:12:28 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Tracy Noel.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:18:53 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>89</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Hello and welcome to another episode of the Extended Poetically Yours Podcast. This month’s featured poet is Li-Young Lee.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:21:14 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hello and welcome to another episode of the Extended Poetically Yours Podcast. This month’s featured poet is Li-Young Lee.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hello and welcome to another episode of the Extended Poetically Yours Podcast.…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>3265</itunes:duration>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:10:14 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:26:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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, Effadea Rowe.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Rhonda Parsons.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:02:17 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Rhonda Parsons.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>152</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours features poems by northern Illinois poets and a few from other states. Today’s featured poet is Susan Goldberg.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:34:51 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours features poems by northern Illinois poets and a few from other states. Today’s featured poet is Susan Goldberg.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours features poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>99</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Susan Schubert Zeiser.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:25:47 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Susan Schubert Zeiser.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Carol Alfus.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:41:50 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Carol Alfus.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[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, Julianne Kubala.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:32:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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, Julianne Kubala.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>129</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets and a few from other areas. This week’s poet is Jenny Bienemann.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:51:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets and a few from other areas. This week’s poet is Jenny Bienemann.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>141</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:31:41 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-09-03/poetically-yours-do-you-believe-in-past-lives</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets and a few from other states. This week’s poet is Peggy Heitmann.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:04:53 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>135</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:58:18 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-08-19/poetically-yours-when-the-light-goes-out</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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, Effadea Rowe.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>100</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:52:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month's podcast features Robbie Q. Telfer]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>4520</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:34:15 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today we feature a collaborative poem between husband and wife, Susan Schubert Zeiser and Tom Zeiser.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today we feature a collaborative poem between husband and wife, Susan Schubert…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>128</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Terry Loncaric.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:05:40 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Terry Loncaric.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>107</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment features a poem by Paula Coulahan.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:00:39 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment features a poem by Paula Coulahan.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>143</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Elijah McClain</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:59:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:duration>366</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - A different way of looking at second place</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:12:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week’s poet is a member of Auburn high school’s LIT UP group, Safiyah…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>106</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - &#x27;Don&#x27;t put the lotion and toothpaste next to each other&#x27;</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Rockford's Poet Laureate Jenna Goldsmith is our featured guest.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:28:08 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-06-27/poetically-yours-extended-podcast-dont-put-the-lotion-and-toothpaste-next-to-each-other</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Rockford's Poet Laureate Jenna Goldsmith is our featured guest.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>3114</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:20:53 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>120</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:55:05 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-06-14/poetically-yours-whats-all-the-buzz</link>
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<itunes:duration>167</itunes:duration>
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    <title>Poetically Yours Extended Podcast: social justice activist discusses the climate four years after George Floyd&#x27;s death, and more</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:21:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Christopher D. Sims is featured in this month's episode.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Christopher D. Sims is featured in this month's episode.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>2982</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[This week’s poet is Kellie Joy from Utah.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 13:27:30 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week’s poet is Kellie Joy from Utah.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week’s poet is Kellie Joy from Utah.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 13:51:48 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today’s episode features Carol Obertubbesing.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today’s episode features Carol Obertubbesing.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>164</itunes:duration>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 13:14:28 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>109</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[This week’s poet is Rhonda Parsons.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 10:32:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:duration>404</itunes:duration>
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    <title>Poetically Yours Extended Podcast -- Everything you write is not poetry</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This month’s feature artist is Zilka Joseph.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 10:18:05 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-05-15/poetically-yours-extended-podcast-everything-you-write-is-not-poetry</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This month’s feature artist is Zilka Joseph.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month’s feature artist is Zilka Joseph.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>4157</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Pets</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This week’s featured artist is Veronica Noechel.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 15:32:38 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-05-10/poetically-yours-pets</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week’s featured artist is Veronica Noechel.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week’s featured artist is Veronica Noechel.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>260</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Growing</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 16:18:03 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-05-03/poetically-yours-growing</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week we feature Tracy Noel.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week we feature Tracy Noel.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>191</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Love called</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Susan Schubert.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:09:47 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Susan Schubert.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Our planet</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This week's poet is Ann Edmonds.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:10:56 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week's poet is Ann Edmonds.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week's poet is Ann Edmonds.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[This week's featured poet is Judy Cummings.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:36:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week's featured poet is Judy Cummings.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week's featured poet is Judy Cummings.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Ed Mabrey</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This month's featured poet is Ed Mabrey.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:44:10 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-04-12/poetically-yours-extended-podcast-ed-mabrey</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month's featured poet is Ed Mabrey.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>4762</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours -  &#x27;Shadow Rider&#x27;</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This week’s poet is Sarah Smith.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:38:32 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week’s poet is Sarah Smith.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>169</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - We all hurt the same</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Today's poet is Julie Monroe.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:41:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today's poet is Julie Monroe.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>115</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Something different</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This week’s featured artist is Veronica Noechel.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:02:22 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-03-25/poetically-yours-something-different</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week’s featured artist is Veronica Noechel.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week’s featured artist is Veronica Noechel.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>435</itunes:duration>
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    <title>Poetically Yours - When love calls</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This week’s featured poet is Shuly Xóchitl Cawood.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:55:54 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week’s featured poet is Shuly Xóchitl Cawood.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:05:41 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:duration>185</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:30:06 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month’s featured artist is Jody Goch.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>2769</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Reminiscing</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:44:47 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>112</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[This week's featured poet is Terry Loncaric.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:22:52 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week's featured poet is Terry Loncaric.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week's featured poet is Terry Loncaric.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>
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    <title>Poetically Yours extended podcast - Paula Coulahan</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This month’s featured writer is Paula Coulahan.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:18:55 -0600</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-01-17/poetically-yours-extended-podcast-paula-coulahan</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month’s featured writer is Paula Coulahan.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>2211</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[This week's featured artist is Jody 'padumachitta' Goch.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:25:13 -0600</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-01-12/poetically-yours-making-it</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week's featured artist is Jody 'padumachitta' Goch.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:02:15 -0600</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-01-04/poetically-yours-the-love-is-still-strong</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today's featured poet is Peggy Heitmann.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today's featured poet is Peggy Heitmann.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Holiday poem</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:38:27 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Judy Cummings.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - two parts</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This week’s poet is Mike Mcquillan.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:10:54 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:duration>321</itunes:duration>
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    <title>Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Rhonda Parsons</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This month's featured poet is Rhonda Parsons.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:20:09 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month's featured poet is Rhonda Parsons.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>1754</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[This week’s featured poet is Daniel Smith.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:20:37 -0600</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-12-08/poetically-yours-romance-is-in-the-air</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week’s featured poet is Daniel Smith.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week’s featured poet is Daniel Smith.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Wondrous skies</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Carol Alfus.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:48:00 -0600</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-12-01/poetically-yours-wondrous-skies</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Carol Alfus.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured artist is Veronica Noechel.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:49:54 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured artist is Veronica Noechel.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>378</itunes:duration>
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    <title>Poetically Yours - Where are we going?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Terry Loncaric.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:38:22 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Terry Loncaric.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours extended podcast - A Scottish connection</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This month's featured artist is Susan Schubert.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 09:25:40 -0600</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-11-17/poetically-yours-extended-podcast-a-scottish-connection</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This month's featured artist is Susan Schubert.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month's featured artist is Susan Schubert.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>3205</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[This week's featured artist is Jody Goch.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:30:56 -0600</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-11-10/poetically-yours-doggone</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week's featured artist is Jody Goch.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week's featured artist is Jody Goch.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[This week’s featured artist is Shuly Xóchitl Cawood.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 11:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2023-11-03/poetically-yours-everyone-celebrates-differently-or-not-at-all</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week’s featured artist is Shuly Xóchitl Cawood.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>106</itunes:duration>
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    <title>Poetically Yours - Furry friends</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Today's featured poet is Steven Atkinson.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:42:52 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-10-27/poetically-yours-furry-friends</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today's featured poet is Steven Atkinson.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today's featured poet is Steven Atkinson.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>102</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Come back to us</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Today’s featured poet is Susan Goldberg.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:58:34 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-10-24/poetically-yours-come-back-to-us</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today’s featured poet is Susan Goldberg.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today’s featured poet is Susan Goldberg.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours Extended Podcast -- Tatianna Salisbury</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Tatianna Salisbury.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:31:47 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-10-18/poetically-yours-extended-podcast-tatianna-salisbury</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Tatianna Salisbury.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Tatianna Salisbury.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>2553</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Today’s episode features Carol Obertubbesing.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:52:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today’s episode features Carol Obertubbesing.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today’s episode features Carol Obertubbesing.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - The Letting Go</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:13:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today’s featured poet is Amy Newman.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today’s featured poet is Amy Newman.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>83</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - When the truth comes out</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Erika Higgins Ross is from Deerfield, Massachusetts.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:29:08 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Erika Higgins Ross is from Deerfield, Massachusetts.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Erika Higgins Ross is from Deerfield, Massachusetts.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>128</itunes:duration>
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    <title>Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Susan Goldberg</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:57:58 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Susan Goldberg.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Susan Goldberg.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>2890</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - What&#x27;s in your future?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets, and a few from other states. Today’s featured poet is Carol Alfus.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:50:23 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:43:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois writers and a few from other states. Today’s featured artist is Susan Goldberg.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>104</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets and a few from other areas. This week’s featured artist is Felipe Cárcamo.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:44:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets and a few from other areas. This week’s featured artist is Felipe Cárcamo.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>42</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - No light</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Cyrstal L. Goss.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:05:07 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-08-25/poetically-yours-no-light</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Cyrstal L. Goss.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>102</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - &#x27;Finding the beauty and wonder&#x27;</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Carol Obertubbesing.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:14:05 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-08-22/poetically-yours-extended-podcast-finding-the-beauty-and-wonder</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Carol Obertubbesing.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Carol Obertubbesing.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>2886</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours usually showcases poems written by northern Illinois writers but this week’s featured author is from Brunswick, Maine. His name is Bryan Franco.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 10:46:51 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-08-18/poetically-yours-inhale-life</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours usually showcases poems written by northern Illinois writers but this week’s featured author is from Brunswick, Maine. His name is Bryan Franco.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours usually showcases poems written…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>160</itunes:duration>
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    <title>Poetically Yours - It&#x27;s deeper than your outer cover</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets but this week’s artist is from India.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:03:54 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets but this week’s artist is from India.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[This week’s poem is by John Angell Grant.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:06:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week’s poem is by John Angell Grant.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week’s poem is by John Angell Grant.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>100</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Anticipation</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 10:40:54 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets and on occasion, writers from other areas. This week’s featured poet is Lesley Constable.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>167</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Movie memories</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:22:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today’s featured poet is James Morehead.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>
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    <title>Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Michael Lee Johnson</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 17:52:12 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to the Poetically Yours extended podcast. This special segment takes you beyond the pen of its weekly contributors. This month’s featured author is Michael Lee Johnson.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to the Poetically Yours extended podcast. This special segment takes…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>2520</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Another seasonal poem</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Susan Schubert.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:09:08 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Susan Schubert.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - All in this together</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Dane Ince.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 10:44:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Dane Ince.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>106</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poetry from northern Illinois poets. This week we feature Tracy Noel.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 10:52:35 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poetry from northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[WNIJ held a youth collaboration poem contest to commemorate National Poetry Month. This poem came from that collaboration. It was written by Claire Hua and WNIJ's Yvonne Boose.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:26:12 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-06-23/poetically-yours-youth-collaboration-poem</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[WNIJ held a youth collaboration poem contest to commemorate National Poetry Month. This poem came from that collaboration. It was written by Claire Hua and WNIJ's Yvonne Boose.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[WNIJ held a youth collaboration poem contest to commemorate National Poetry…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - June 1965</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:17:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 11:54:02 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month's featured poet is Christopher D. Sims.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>2320</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week features Susan Goldberg.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 12:17:23 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week features Susan Goldberg.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. I’m Yvonne Boose. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poem is by Carol Alfus.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:42:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. I’m Yvonne Boose. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poem is by Carol Alfus.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. I’m Yvonne Boose. Poetically Yours showcases poems…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 15:34:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today’s featured poet is Alyssa Lorae Johnson.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>116</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 19:15:37 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Kellie Joy.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Kellie Joy.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>3393</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 12:02:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poem is by Davione Barrow.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Tricia Whitworth is the featured poet for this episode.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 10:09:57 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Tricia Whitworth is the featured poet for this episode.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Banned books</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Judy Cummings.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:24:09 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Judy Cummings.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Between two poet laureates</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to another episode of the Poetically Yours extended podcast.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 13:31:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to another episode of the Poetically Yours extended podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to another episode of the Poetically Yours extended podcast.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>2746</itunes:duration>
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    <title>Poetically Yours - &#x27;A park they can live with&#x27;</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's segment features poet Richard Holinger.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:39:57 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's segment features poet Richard Holinger.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - It&#x27;s a new day</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Susan Schubert.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:44:50 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Susan Schubert.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Kirk is a horticulturist, a master gardener, and a former employee of the “Nature Conservatory.” Kirk has also worked in restoration ecology.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:43:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kirk is a horticulturist, a master gardener, and a former employee of the “Nature Conservatory.” Kirk has also worked in restoration ecology.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Kirk is a horticulturist, a master gardener, and a former employee of the…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Bear Wolf.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:08:03 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-03-15/poetically-yours-special-podcast-bear-wolf</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Bear Wolf.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Bear Wolf.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>2636</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - We really should stop worrying</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features a poem by Kyle White.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:39:22 -0600</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-03-10/poetically-yours-we-really-should-stop-worrying</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features a poem by Kyle White.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Terry Loncaric.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 14:33:21 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Terry Loncaric.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:43:43 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:40:20 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets but sometimes our reach extends outside of the state. Steven Atkinson lives in Victoria, Australia.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>185</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:38:38 -0600</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-02-23/poetically-yours-is-life-a-mystery</link>
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    <itunes:title>Poetically Yours - Is Life a Mystery?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets but sometimes our reach extends outside of the state. Steven Atkinson lives in Victoria, Australia.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>185</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Karen Fullett-Christensen</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Karen Fullett-Christensen. Fullett-Christensen is Aurora, Illinois first poet laureate.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:03:40 -0600</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-02-15/poetically-yours-extended-podcast-karen-fullett-christensen</link>
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    <itunes:title>Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Karen Fullett-Christensen</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Karen Fullett-Christensen. Fullett-Christensen is Aurora, Illinois first poet laureate.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This month’s featured poet is Karen Fullett-Christensen. Fullett-Christensen is…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>2837</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - The depth of a woman</title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:34:14 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 17:55:11 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:48:47 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Every Friday Poetically Yours fills your ears with melodic stanzas --mostly…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>3560</itunes:duration>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:39:08 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week features Susan Goldberg.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today we feature Pastor Kenneth Storck.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 21:33:09 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today we feature Pastor Kenneth Storck.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week features a poem by Susan Schubert.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 13:48:35 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 12:29:20 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>165</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 12:49:25 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:59:32 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2022 18:10:01 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Poetically Yours now has a full length podcast. This monthly edition gives you…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:47:07 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2022 14:50:22 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:59:39 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:52:29 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 14:43:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Suzannah Walter.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 14:36:37 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Suzannah Walter.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:56:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 14:40:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poet. Today’s poem is by Jake DaSilva.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:06:41 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week we are crossing the state line by featuring Renata Dumitrascu.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:43:54 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today we feature Pastor Kenneth Storck.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>89</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:04:56 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets and occasionally poets across the country. Today we feature work from Kellie Joy of Utah.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>145</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:46:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Susan Schubert.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:21:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Susan Schubert.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:37:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week we feature our oldest contributor, 102-year-old Jean Schildbach.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:38:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This poem is Obertubbesing's response to the daily news.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This poem is Obertubbesing's response to the daily news.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>174</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by mostly northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet lives in Oregon.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:29:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by mostly northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet lives in Oregon.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by mostly…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>124</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:04:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today's poem is by Daniel Smith.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today's poem is by Daniel Smith.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[James Morehead is the author of canvas: poems, his debut poetry collection. He's also the host of The Viewless Wings Poetry Podcast.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:01:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Morehead is the author of canvas: poems, his debut poetry collection.…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Paul Wheeler.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:38:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Paul Wheeler.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week features Peter Carroll.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:04:26 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week features Peter Carroll.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Slaney wrote this poem after watching young adult neighbors run.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:40:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Slaney wrote this poem after watching young adult neighbors run.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Slaney wrote this poem after watching young adult neighbors run.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Suzannah Walter.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:16:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Suzannah Walter.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Wolf is a Shawnee Gypsy Jew social justice humanist who lost count of his tattoos somewhere around 20.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 14:28:39 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Wolf is a Shawnee Gypsy Jew social justice humanist who lost count of his…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>137</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:45:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>







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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:45:32 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>125</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment features 16-year-old Jose Rodriguez.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:45:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment features 16-year-old Jose Rodriguez.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:52:53 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment features Paula Coulahan.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>







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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This episode features Scott Suma.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 14:46:47 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This episode features Scott Suma.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>155</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 10:34:30 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2022-05-20/poetically-yours-eulogy-in-a-poem</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>








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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment features Josh Price.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 13:22:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment features Josh Price.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours highlights poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:56:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:12:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:47:48 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems written by…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 07:18:57 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:43:22 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:49:37 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:23:30 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:46:31 -0600</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 15:03:33 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 13:16:57 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2021 13:21:44 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:00:32 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Poetically Yours Ep. 70 - Do you believe in angels?</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:12:39 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:26:20 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week's Poetically Yours features Judy Cummings.]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:30:32 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>111</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:58:48 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sherry Falsetti is working on her first poetry book.]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>176</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2021 15:12:23 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ashraf Reyad is from Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Michael Lee Johnson has a unique poetic voice.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:08:49 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Michael Lee Johnson has a unique poetic voice.]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>



<itunes:episode>65</itunes:episode>


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    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:03:48 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Kaitlin Haley is Poetically Yours youngest contributor.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>



<itunes:episode>64</itunes:episode>


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    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:12:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:duration>124</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Karen-Fullett Christensen shares two of her domestic violence awareness poems.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 12:18:54 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Karen-Fullett Christensen shares two of her domestic violence awareness poems.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Karen-Fullett Christensen shares two of her domestic violence awareness poems.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:54:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Poet describes how he felt when Illinois went into a pandemic induced lockdown.]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <description><![CDATA[This poem is dedicated to Claire and Janie Zebro, Wyatt Kim, and Gracie Cade; may all your shallow swims have a feel for the depths. - Richard Holinger]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:00:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This poem is dedicated to Claire and Janie Zebro, Wyatt Kim, and Gracie Cade;…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Imagination is everything.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:22:33 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Imagination is everything.]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>115</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Obertubbesing was at the Sears Tower on September 11, 2001. She said she remembers every detail of that day.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:13:54 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Obertubbesing was at the Sears Tower on September 11, 2001. She said she remembers every detail of that day.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Obertubbesing was at the Sears Tower on September 11, 2001. She said she…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>148</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Poet Quentin Johnson writes this poem for Illinois workers.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:35:49 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Poet Quentin Johnson writes this poem for Illinois workers.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Poet Quentin Johnson writes this poem for Illinois workers.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>
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    <description><![CDATA[Walter wrote this poem about her mother who died of cancer in 2017.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:18:58 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Walter wrote this poem about her mother who died of cancer in 2017.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Walter wrote this poem about her mother who died of cancer in 2017.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>120</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Janelle O'Malley shares two short poems discussing life and ownership.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:55:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Janelle O'Malley shares two short poems discussing life and ownership.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Janelle O'Malley shares two short poems discussing life and ownership.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>96</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[It's time to tee up.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 15:04:59 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's time to tee up.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It's time to tee up.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>115</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Poet tells the story of how his parents met based on his father's recollection.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2021 12:19:42 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Poet tells the story of how his parents met based on his father's recollection.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Poet tells the story of how his parents met based on his father's recollection.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[“Logan’s Bath” was first published in Poetry Breakfast, 11/18/2017.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:07:31 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2021-07-30/poetically-yours-ep-52-bath-time-is-play-time</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[“Logan’s Bath” was first published in Poetry Breakfast, 11/18/2017.]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>107</itunes:duration>



<itunes:episode>52</itunes:episode>


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    <description><![CDATA[Katze Roman shares two inspirational poems.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:37:51 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Katze Roman shares two inspirational poems.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Katze Roman shares two inspirational poems.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours Ep. 50 - A Chance Encounter Can Mean So Much</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Know That You Are Loved]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:09:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Know That You Are Loved]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:episode>50</itunes:episode>


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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Poet finds solace in folk songs.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Poet finds solace in folk songs.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:episode>49</itunes:episode>


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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This poem is a part of “Equal People” Our Human Family’s anthology of…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:episode>48</itunes:episode>


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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Oakland, California poet expresses the need for anti-racism work.]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>216</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Ep. 46 Rockford Poet Laureate Loses Focus While Writing</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A poem about one thing turning into something else.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A poem about one thing turning into something else.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>93</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Ep. 45 -  Sounds Remembered</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:59:16 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's poem is by Rockford Writers' Guild member, Susan Goldberg.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>78</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Ep. 44 - Poet Tackles The Perception Of Black Men</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>118</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 12:11:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours features northern Illinois poets. This week we highlight Margo Anderson.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours features northern Illinois poets.…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>102</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Paula Morhardt started writing when she was a child. She’s had poems published in various small magazines but in 2017, her life changed.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Paula Morhardt started writing when she was a child. She’s had poems published…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours Ep. 40 - &#x27;Coming Out Of The Shadows&#x27;</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s segment features Aliya Bailey from the poetry group FourPoets, OneMic.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets but today WNIJ is closing out National Poetry month with work by Wisconsin poet Charles Payne.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets but today WNIJ is closing out National Poetry month with work by Wisconsin poet Charles Payne.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poem is written by Susan Schubert.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:22:46 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poem is written by Susan Schubert.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <title>Poetically Yours - Ep. 37 - It&#x27;s Time To Go</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week features Quentin Johnson.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2021 17:59:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week features Aurora Poet Laureate Karen Fullett-Christensen.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets. This week features Aurora Poet Laureate Karen Fullett-Christensen.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems written by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week features Rhonda Parsons.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>Poetically Yours Ep. 32 - Time To Spring Forward</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:34:53 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>Poetically Yours Ep. 31 - Poet Expresses His Stress As A Black Man</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's episode features Darius Jackson from FourPoets, OneMic.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's poem is by Jennifer Rea.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's poem is by Jennifer Rea.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. This segment showcases poems by northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>134</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases works by northern Illinois poets. This week we share a poem by Paige Monet Wright of FourPoets, OneMic.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases works by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>159</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poets from…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:25:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poets from northern Illinois but this week we are crossing the Wisconsin border.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poets from…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment features Michael Lee Johnson.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week features one of Aurora's deputy poet laureates, Fermina Ponce.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:10:06 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's segment features poet Susan Schubert.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>92</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. This week features Aurora's poet laureate Karen Fullett-Christensen.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. This week features Aurora's poet laureate…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to this week’s Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from northern Illinois poets but this segment features Heather Cleveland from Oakland California.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to this week’s Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poem is by Richard Holinger.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ’s Thanksgiving week Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poem is by Rockford’s first ever poet laureate Christine Swanberg.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ’s Thanksgiving week Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>114</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Ep. 16 - Rockford Poet Celebrates Literature</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:26:34 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours features northern Illinois poets. This week's poem is by Carandus Brown.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours features northern Illinois…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <title>Poetically Yours - Ep. 15 - Poet Says America Is A Long Way From Healing</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from northern Illinois poets. This week's poem is by Bear Wolf.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>99</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Ep.14 - Poet Recollects The Discomfort Of Getting Her Hair Straightened</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 11:55:40 -0600</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/arts/2020-11-06/poetically-yours-ep-14-poet-recollects-the-discomfort-of-getting-her-hair-straightened</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases northern Illinois poets. This week's poem is by Paige Monét Wright, a member of FourPoets, OneMic.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases northern…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <title>Poetically Yours - Ep. 13 - Rockford Poet Is Feeling The Impact Of COVID-19</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/arts/2020-10-30/poetically-yours-ep-13-rockford-poet-is-feeling-the-impact-of-covid-19</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poem is by Cheryl Sheinman.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>142</itunes:duration>






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    <title>An Aurora Deputy Poet Laureate Pens Poem Inspired By A Museum Visit - Poetically Yours</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's poem is by Aurora Deputy Poet Laureate, Quentin Johnson.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:55:11 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/arts/2020-10-23/an-aurora-deputy-poet-laureate-pens-poem-inspired-by-a-museum-visit-poetically-yours</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's poem is by Aurora Deputy Poet Laureate, Quentin Johnson.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <title>Poetically Yours Ep. 11 - Attorney Shows Her Humorous Side</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 12:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's poem is by Rockford Writers' Guild member, Susan Goldberg.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's poem is by Jennifer Rea.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2020-10-09/poetically-yours-ep-10-rockford-poet-has-a-message-for-little-girls</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's poem is by Jennifer Rea.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>138</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Poetically Yours - Ep. 9  - Poet Fascinated With The African Dust Cloud</title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as they share their words about the world around them. This week features Paula Morhardt. Her poem is called, "Forever Goes On."]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <title>Poetically Yours - Ep. 5 &#x27;I&#x27;m Ashamed&#x27;</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as they share their words about the world around them. This week features Rhonda Parsons. It's called, "Dew on the Rose."]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>245</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as they share their words about the world around them. This week features Leaux of FourPoets, OneMic. It's called "Today."]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>90</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as they share their words about the world around them. This week, features Aurora's Poet Laureate, Karen Fullett-Christensen. Her poems include, "No Longer Virgins" and "We Are All in Chains."]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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    <title>Poetically Yours - Ep. 1 - &#x27;Minneapolis Is Burning&#x27;</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:53:40 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as they share their words about the world around them. This week features Christopher Sims of Rockford. This poem is called, "Minneapolis Is Burning."]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to Poetically Yours, where you'll hear the voices of Illinois poets as…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Yvonne Boose</itunes:author>
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