On this episode of "River of Words", host Wendy McVicker talks with poet Jennifer Schomburg Kanke about her new collection, "Little Stone, Little Stone". Kanke discusses how her experience with ovarian cancer shaped the collection and why she questions the language of being a cancer “warrior” or “survivor.” The conversation explores delayed diagnosis and medical dismissal, ovarian cancer awareness, and Kanke’s poems about other people who have experienced the disease. Kanke also discusses her use of poetic form, meter and research, and how writing helped her work through the complicated emotions surrounding cancer and survivorship. Throughout the conversation, she reads several poems from "Little Stone, Little Stone".

In this episode of "Conversations from Studio B," WOUB's Emily Votaw talks with Athens Art Guild President Marjorie Lee about the organization's first permanent headquarters, located in the historic Mansfield House at 667 E. State St. in Athens. The organization will celebrate the new space with a grand opening Sunday, August 30, 2026. Lee discusses how the guild found its new home, the history of the Mansfield House and what having a permanent space makes possible for the organization. She also talks about the guild's efforts to make arts programming accessible through affordable art classes, its school art supply grant program and plans for future events at the property, including night markets and the return of the Krampus Parade.

In this episode of "Conversations from Studio B", host Tom O’Grady of the Southeast Ohio History Center speaks with Heidi Bender Kauffman, museum educator at the Southern Ohio Museum in Portsmouth, about the region’s history and cultural resources. The conversation explores the Southern Ohio Museum’s collections, including historic photographs, regional art and Native American artifacts connected to the Portsmouth area. O’Grady and Kauffman discuss the Portsmouth Earthworks and other evidence of the region’s extensive prehistoric Native American history, as well as efforts to better understand and preserve these sites. They also examine how museums and new technologies can help researchers and the public interpret the past while acknowledging questions that remain unanswered. Kauffman also highlights the Southern Ohio Museum’s expansion and Portsmouth landmarks, including the city’s floodwall murals depicting local and regional history.

Poets Albert Rouzie, Wendy McVicker, Ivars Balkits, and Bonnie Proudfoot read and discuss poetry.

Poets Ivars Balkits, Albert Rouzie, and Wendy McVicker read and discuss poetry.

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Hosts Albert Rouzie, Wendy McVicker, Ivars Balkits, and Bonnie Proudfoot read and discuss poetry.

In this episode of "River of Words," host Wendy McVicker interviews poet Bonnie Proudfoot. The conversation has a focus on Proudfoot's new book, "Incomer," launching May 9 at Passion Works in Athens.

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