Focus on Flowers

We’ll hear music of Neidhart, Ockeghem, Pierre de la Rue, Falvetti and Vivaldi. Plus, a “classic” release, the first recording by the ensemble La Petite Bande.

Tony Brewer reads "Wine Country," "The Bibliophiles," and "Leaving is Not the Hard Part."

Modern researchers have confirmed that caraway oil has a mild antispasmodic effect in addition to its culinary appeal.

Owen Johnson speaks with Vanity Fair contributing editor David Margolick.

Carol Marks reads her poems "Grapevines," "Humility," "Belfry," and "You Know Where We Were."

Both recordings are beautifully done, but there are different choices in their interpretations which set each apart.

This is a plant that produces tiny greenish white flowers in June and July in an insignificant cluster. Bright red berries follow the flowers in late summer.

Ling shares more poetry from her latest book, Settlement, followed by a conversation about "place" in her poetry.

Annie Corrigan interviews composer David Ward-Steinman, adjunct professor of music at Indiana University.