Women in literature.
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Penelope’s web (Part 2 of 2)
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What is the matter in Amy Glennon / by Sheila Davies.
Ongoing weekly program which introduces the work of leading performance artists, playwrights, new music composers, and radio producers who explore the creative potential of radio as an experimental medium.|WHAT IS THE MATTER IN AMY GLENNON / by Sheila Davies. – SERIES: New American radio| no. 40 – Ongoing weekly program which introduces the work of…
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Post Civil War girls and the American nightmare / Cynthia Wolff (Program 6 of 6)
Cynthia Wolff, Associate Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, takes a look at the female child as a literary figure in Post Civil War America. She focuses on the portraits of female children in early American literature, the wide appeal and popularity of these noted literary heroines, and the national need they fulfilled.…
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The Millstone / by Margaret Drabble ; read by Maureen McIlroy.
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Womantruth / Megan Terry ; produced by Clare Spark.
Originally titled “Woman Fibbers.” A funny and fast-moving collage of songs, poetry and prose readings built around an interview with feminist playwright Megan Terry, to expose the myth that women are deceitful and need a man to reveal them to themselves. The structure of the program echoes the principles of surrealism; stream of consciousness, chance,…
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Penelope’s web / produced by Judy Chaikin and Naomi Pollack
A free-form tapestry woven from music, poetry, myths, literature, and drama by and about women. Pieces in Part 1 include: “An ancient gesture” by Edna St. Vincent Milay; “Bell pieces” from Grapefruit by Yoko Ono; “Pain for a daughter” by Anne Sexton; “Man woman sketch” by Naomi Pollack; “Stillbirth” from the Diary of Anais Nin,…