KSFR RADIO 101.1FM SANTA FE NM
Producer and Host: Abigail Adler
Guest: Christopher Merrill
Christopher Merrill is director of the prestigious International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. In that capacity, he has undertaken cultural diplomacy missions to more than 50 countries.
Merrill is the Author of six works of non fiction. He has published six collections of poetry, including Brilliant Water and Watch Fire for which he received an Award from the Academy of American Poets. His writings have been translated into 40 languages As a journalist, Merrill's articles appear in numerous publications. His many honors include a knighthood in arts and letters from the French government.For ten years Merrill was the book critic for the daily PRI radio news program The World.
His new book- just out is- SELF-PORTRAIT WITH DOGWOOD. A different kind of memoir.