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Kansas poet laureate Traci Brimhall finds inspiration in food

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The cover of "Eat Your Words" beside author Traci Brimhall. (Courtesy of Martin Rock and Tommy Theis)
The cover of "Eat Your Words" beside author Traci Brimhall. (Courtesy of Martin Rock and Tommy Theis)

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Traci Brimhall, the poet laureate of Kansas, about her effort to build connections through food and the arts with her new book "Eat Your Words: A Kansas Poetry Cookbook."

Book excerpt: 'Eat Your Words'

By Traci Brimhall

Reprinted with permission of the publisher, Meadowlark Press. All rights reserved.

This segment aired on August 6, 2025.

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