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Poetically Yours Extended Podcast - Richard Vargas shares from his latest book

Yvonne Boose - Photo capture of Vargas's book.

Thank you for checking out another episode of the Poetically Yours Extended Podcast. This podcast is an extension of WNIJ’s Poetically Yours weekly segment. Richard Vargas is featured in this segment. Vargas’s Rockford-inspired poetry collection, “The Screw City Poems,” was released on July 11. In this episode, he talks about his writing style, his early years in Compton, California, and what led him to Rockford.

Listen to our weekly segment every Friday during Here and Now and All Things Considered on WNIJ. Special thanks to the Nick Monte Trio Band for providing the tunes for the podcast.