The Literary Corner: Meet the Literary Corner’s Regular Analyst—Sarah Fabio (side a) / Meet the Literary Corner’s Regular Analysts—Daniel Kunene (side b)

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A white plastic audio cassette with recordings of two episodes of the Literary Corner radio show. The program numbers are handwritten on the cassette in graphite. Side A: “Meet the Literary Corner’s Regular Analyst—Sarah Fabio” Episode 3 of the Literary Corner radio program. The episode is an interview with Professor Sarah Fabio, conducted by Professor Edris Makward. It begins with Professor Fabio reading one of her poems, “My Own Thing,” before host Brooks Robinson introduces her. Some of the topics they discuss include her use of poetry as a young child as a form of expression; poetry’s significance in preserving black culture; her other forms of communication: novels, short stories, essays, literary criticism and drama; Dr. Fabio’s poetry and spoken-word poetry albums. During the interview, she also reads three of her poems: “My Own Thing,” “Sassafras Toned; My Grandma Sat,” and “For My People.” The episode concludes with Dr.

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