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Scott Cawelti on James Hearst/Landscape Painter Nancy Thompson

The late poet James Hearst lived and wrote in Cedar Falls. He was known to many as the Robert Frost of the Midwest. On this Talk of Iowa we speak with musician Scott Cawelti, who has given us a new way to experience the poetry of Hearst. Cawelti is also a writer and adjunct instructor in UNI's English Department. Also on the program, Charity Nebbe talks to Nancy Thompson, an Iowa landscape painter and Foundation Drawing Instructor at Iowa State.

Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa