Today, we have something a little different in store for you. Russian poet, author and activist Irina Ratushinskaya passed away earlier this summer, and as we dug into the Festival archives, we knew we wanted to celebrate her life and work with a special episode. Irina spoke at the 1998 Festival of Faith & Writing ten years after her release from a Russian prison camp, and we’ve pulled several different recordings from that weekend.

#21: Irina Ratushinskaya 1998

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#67 Virginia Stem Owens 1994 by Festival of Faith & Writing

#67 Virginia Stem Owens 1994

#66 Thomas Lynch by Festival of Faith & Writing

#66 Thomas Lynch

In episode #65 of Rewrite Radio, Newbery Medal winner Clare Vanderpool shares how stories transform us and how to maintain our most honest selves. She also sings a few yodel-ay-hee’s from her book Moon Over Manifest.

Theme music is Modern Attempt by TrackTribe and June 11 by Andrew Starr.

#65 Clare Vanderpool

In episode #64 of Rewrite Radio, Jennifer Trafton teaches her listeners and students that play is at the heart of creativity. She draws on her experiences as a child and in the classroom to invite writers to play so that the idea brings something new to the world. 

Theme music is Modern Attempt by TrackTribe and June 11 by Andrew Starr.

#64 Jennifer Trafton

In episode #63 of Rewrite Radio, Sefi Atta and Diane Glancy offer their own thoughts on writing across the borders of religion, culture, language and more. 

Theme music is Modern Attempt by TrackTribe and June 11 by Andrew Starr.

#21: Irina Ratushinskaya 1998

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