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    <title>Wyoming Arts Council</title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;David Romtvedt is Wyoming&amp;#8217;s fourth poet laureate.  Take a listen to his poetry and an interview.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
    <itunes:summary>David Romtvedt is Wyoming&amp;#8217;s fourth poet laureate.  Take a listen to his poetry and an interview.</itunes:summary>
    <itunes:subtitle>David Romtvedt is Wyoming&amp;#8217;s fourth poet laureate.  Take a listen to his poetry and an interview.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:06:31 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Stuart Rosenfeld</title>
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      <description>Stuart A. Rosenfeld is President of Regional Technology Strategies, Inc., located in located in Carrboro, North Carolina.  RTS is recognized as a leader in developing and promoting such strategies as inter-firm cooperation, industrial clusters, the role of community and technical colleges in workforce development, and the importance of science and technology policy.  Rosenfeld and RTS work around the country and in other nationas helping people and organizations understand how these types of strategies can improve a region's economic vitality. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Stuart A. Rosenfeld is President of Regional Technology Strategies, Inc., located in located in Carrboro, North Carolina.  RTS is recognized as a leader in developing and promoting such strategies as inter-firm cooperation, industrial clusters, the role of community and technical colleges in workforce development, and the importance of science and technology policy.  Rosenfeld and RTS work around the country and in other nationas helping people and organizations understand how these types of strategies can improve a region's economic vitality. </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Stuart A. Rosenfeld is President of Regional Technology Strategies, Inc., located in located in Carrboro, North Carolina.  RTS is recognized as a leader in developing and promoting such strategies as inter-firm cooperation, industrial clusters, the role of community and technical colleges in workforce development, and the importance of science and technology policy.  Rosenfeld and RTS work around the country and in other nationas helping people and organizations understand how these types of strategies can improve a region's economic vitality. </itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:06:31 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Kelly Barsdate - Wyoming Arts Summit</title>
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      <description>Wyoming Arts Summit -- Celebrating the Arts, Cultivating Creative Economies --Kelly Barsdate is the Chief Program and Planning officer for the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) where she oversees research, policy analysis and member education.  She helps arts councils across the country to design programs that promote cultural development and make the arts an essential part of community life.  </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Wyoming Arts Summit -- Celebrating the Arts, Cultivating Creative Economies --Kelly Barsdate is the Chief Program and Planning officer for the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) where she oversees research, policy analysis and member education.  She helps arts councils across the country to design programs that promote cultural development and make the arts an essential part of community life.  </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Wyoming Arts Summit -- Celebrating the Arts, Cultivating Creative Economies --Kelly Barsdate is the Chief Program and Planning officer for the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) where she oversees research, policy analysis and member education.  She helps arts councils across the country to design programs that promote cultural development and make the arts an essential part of community life.  </itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:29:44 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Wyoming Arts Council 2009 Creative Writing Fellowships</title>
      <link>http://odeo.com/episodes/23577432-Wyoming-Arts-Council-2009-Creative-Writing-Fellowships</link>
      <description>Three Wyoming writers were awarded fellowships from the Wyoming Arts Council. including  Doug Reitinger, Val Pexton and Kevin Holdsworth. Here the three writers, along with Laura Pritchett, judge of the fellowships, read a portion of their writing at the 2008 Equality State Book Fesitval.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Three Wyoming writers were awarded fellowships from the Wyoming Arts Council. including  Doug Reitinger, Val Pexton and Kevin Holdsworth. Here the three writers, along with Laura Pritchett, judge of the fellowships, read a portion of their writing at the 2008 Equality State Book Fesitval.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Three Wyoming writers were awarded fellowships from the Wyoming Arts Council. including  Doug Reitinger, Val Pexton and Kevin Holdsworth. Here the three writers, along with Laura Pritchett, judge of the fellowships, read a portion of their writing at the 2008 Equality State Book Fesitval.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:24:40 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Laura Pritchett Reads</title>
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      <description></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:54:45 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Val Pexton - Riding the Fences</title>
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      <description>Val Pexton lives in Laramie, Wyoming. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Val Pexton lives in Laramie, Wyoming. </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Val Pexton lives in Laramie, Wyoming. </itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:50:10 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Kevin Holdsworth -- Silver Wings</title>
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      <description>Kevin Holdsworth is an associate professor of English and directs the Western American Studies Program at Western Wyoming College in Rock Springs. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Kevin Holdsworth is an associate professor of English and directs the Western American Studies Program at Western Wyoming College in Rock Springs. </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Kevin Holdsworth is an associate professor of English and directs the Western American Studies Program at Western Wyoming College in Rock Springs. </itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:18:07 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Wyoming Arts Council 2009 Creative Writing Fellowships</title>
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      <description>Laura Pritchett, of Fort Collins, Colo., talks about judging the 2009 Wyoming Arts
Council creative writing fellowships. She&#8217;s the author of the novel Sky Bridge (2007) and the
2001 collection of short stories, Hell&#8217;s Bottom, Colorado, both from Milkweed Editions. She is
also the editor of two collections: The Pulse of the River: Colorado Writers Speak for the
Endangered Cache la Poudre and Home Land: Ranching and a West that Works. Her third
collection, The Gleaners: Eco-Essays on Recycling, Re-Use, and Living Lightly on the Land, is
due out in spring 2009. Her work has also appeared in numerous magazines, including The Sun,
Orion, High Country News, Colorado Review, 5280, and the book Comeback Wolves: Western
Writers Welcome the Wolf Home and Social Issues Firsthand: The Environment.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Laura Pritchett, of Fort Collins, Colo., talks about judging the 2009 Wyoming Arts
Council creative writing fellowships. She&#8217;s the author of the novel Sky Bridge (2007) and the
2001 collection of short stories, Hell&#8217;s Bottom, Colorado, both from Milkweed Editions. She is
also the editor of two collections: The Pulse of the River: Colorado Writers Speak for the
Endangered Cache la Poudre and Home Land: Ranching and a West that Works. Her third
collection, The Gleaners: Eco-Essays on Recycling, Re-Use, and Living Lightly on the Land, is
due out in spring 2009. Her work has also appeared in numerous magazines, including The Sun,
Orion, High Country News, Colorado Review, 5280, and the book Comeback Wolves: Western
Writers Welcome the Wolf Home and Social Issues Firsthand: The Environment.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Laura Pritchett, of Fort Collins, Colo., talks about judging the 2009 Wyoming Arts
Council creative writing fellowships. She&#8217;s the author of the novel Sky Bridge (2007) and the
2001 collection of short stories, Hell&#8217;s Bottom, Colorado, both from Milkweed Editions. She is
also the editor of two collections: The Pulse of the River: Colorado Writers Speak for the
Endangered Cache la Poudre and Home Land: Ranching and a West that Works. Her third
collection, The Gleaners: Eco-Essays on Recycling, Re-Use, and Living Lightly on the Land, is
due out in spring 2009. Her work has also appeared in numerous magazines, including The Sun,
Orion, High Country News, Colorado Review, 5280, and the book Comeback Wolves: Western
Writers Welcome the Wolf Home and Social Issues Firsthand: The Environment.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:30:08 -0700</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Wyoming Arts Council</itunes:author>
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      <title>Wyoming Governor's Arts Awards - Governor Dave Freudenthal</title>
      <link>http://odeo.com/episodes/17854603-Wyoming-Governor-s-Arts-Awards-Governor-Dave-Freudenthal</link>
      <description>Governor Dave Freudenthal makes his remarks at the opening of the 2007 Governor&#8217;s Arts Awards held Friday, February 22nd at the Taco Johns Events Center in Cheyenne. This year&#8217;s winners include Tucker Smith, the Lander Community Concerts Association, Mike McClure and Neil Hansen.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Governor Dave Freudenthal makes his remarks at the opening of the 2007 Governor&#8217;s Arts Awards held Friday, February 22nd at the Taco Johns Events Center in Cheyenne. This year&#8217;s winners include Tucker Smith, the Lander Community Concerts Association, Mike McClure and Neil Hansen.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Governor Dave Freudenthal makes his remarks at the opening of the 2007 Governor&#8217;s Arts Awards held Friday, February 22nd at the Taco Johns Events Center in Cheyenne. This year&#8217;s winners include Tucker Smith, the Lander Community Concerts Association, Mike McClure and Neil Hansen.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:31:06 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Wyoming Poetry Outloud Recitation Contest 2008</title>
      <link>http://odeo.com/episodes/17852163-Wyoming-Poetry-Outloud-Recitation-Contest-2008</link>
      <description>Recitation and performance are major new trends in poetry. There has been a recent resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as seen in the slam poetry movement and the immense popularity of hip-hop music. Poetry Out Loud builds on that momentum by inviting the dynamic aspects of slam poetry, spoken word, and theater into the English class. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation have partnered with State Arts Agencies including the Wyoming Arts Council to support the expansion of Poetry Out Loud, which encourages the nation&#8217;s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance. This exciting program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage. After successful pilot programs in Washington, DC, and Chicago, the second phase of Poetry Out Loud was launched in high schools across America in the spring of 2006 with tens of thousands of students participating. Last year, over 100,00...</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Recitation and performance are major new trends in poetry. There has been a recent resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as seen in the slam poetry movement and the immense popularity of hip-hop music. Poetry Out Loud builds on that momentum by inviting the dynamic aspects of slam poetry, spoken word, and theater into the English class. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation have partnered with State Arts Agencies including the Wyoming Arts Council to support the expansion of Poetry Out Loud, which encourages the nation&#8217;s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance. This exciting program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage. After successful pilot programs in Washington, DC, and Chicago, the second phase of Poetry Out Loud was launched in high schools across America in the spring of 2006 with tens of thousands of students participating. Last year, over 100,000 students competed. Here, you&#8217;ll hear the six contestants from Wyoming competing for a chance to travel on to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national event.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Recitation and performance are major new trends in poetry. There has been a recent resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as seen in the slam poetry movement and the immense popularity of hip-hop music. Poetry Out Loud builds on that momentum by inviting the dynamic aspects of slam poetry, spoken word, and theater into the English class. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation have partnered with State Arts Agencies including the Wyoming Arts Council to support the expansion of Poetry Out Loud, which encourages the nation&#8217;s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance. This exciting program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage. After successful pilot programs in Washington, DC, and Chicago, the second phase of Poetry Out Loud was launched in high schools across America in the spring of 2006 with tens of thousands of students participating. Last year, over 100,000 students competed. Here, you&#8217;ll hear the six contestants from Wyoming competing for a chance to travel on to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national event.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:12:50 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>An Interview with Wyoming's Poet Laureate - David Romtvedt</title>
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      <description>David Romtvedt of Buffalo, Wyoming was appointed Wyoming&#8217;s Poet Laureate by Governor Dave Freudenthal in August of 2004. He is Wyoming&#8217;s fourth poet laureate following Peggy Simpson-Curry, Charles Levendowsky and Robert Roripaugh.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>David Romtvedt of Buffalo, Wyoming was appointed Wyoming&#8217;s Poet Laureate by Governor Dave Freudenthal in August of 2004. He is Wyoming&#8217;s fourth poet laureate following Peggy Simpson-Curry, Charles Levendowsky and Robert Roripaugh.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Romtvedt of Buffalo, Wyoming was appointed Wyoming&#8217;s Poet Laureate by Governor Dave Freudenthal in August of 2004. He is Wyoming&#8217;s fourth poet laureate following Peggy Simpson-Curry, Charles Levendowsky and Robert Roripaugh.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:22:54 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Equality State Poets - Wyoming's Fellowship Winners</title>
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      <description>Listen to the winners of the 2007 Creative Writing Fellowships read some of their work at the Equality State Book Festival! You&#8217;ll hear Jane Wohl of Sheridan, Myra L. Peak of Green River and Jeffe Kennedy of Laramie. Rosemary Daniell, poet and memoirist from Savannah, Georgia, was the judge for this year&#8217;s competition. Honorable mentions went to Pat Frolander, Sundance; and Chavawn Kelley, Laramie.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Listen to the winners of the 2007 Creative Writing Fellowships read some of their work at the Equality State Book Festival! You&#8217;ll hear Jane Wohl of Sheridan, Myra L. Peak of Green River and Jeffe Kennedy of Laramie. Rosemary Daniell, poet and memoirist from Savannah, Georgia, was the judge for this year&#8217;s competition. Honorable mentions went to Pat Frolander, Sundance; and Chavawn Kelley, Laramie.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Listen to the winners of the 2007 Creative Writing Fellowships read some of their work at the Equality State Book Festival! You&#8217;ll hear Jane Wohl of Sheridan, Myra L. Peak of Green River and Jeffe Kennedy of Laramie. Rosemary Daniell, poet and memoirist from Savannah, Georgia, was the judge for this year&#8217;s competition. Honorable mentions went to Pat Frolander, Sundance; and Chavawn Kelley, Laramie.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:53:24 -0800</pubDate>
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