The Writer’s Corner on WLRH features prose and poetry submitted by talented TN Valley wordsmiths. With each episode, a different voice is heard in “The Writer’s Corner,” with a commentary or poem recorded by the author. Many of our writers have received awards at the state and national level, while others are exhibiting their creative abilities for the first time.
-
Sam Gravel is still haunted by memories of his time spent in Vietnam more than 50 years ago. -
Poet Susan Hazen Guthrie thinks about plants, life, and the long arc of justice in her two poems The Jade Plant and Red Tomato. -
New Sundial contributor Ambrosia Patterson has been fascinated by stories of transformation brought about by the pandemic. Here's her tale. -
New Sundial contributor Pam Dempsey chronicles her journey that winds up in Huntsville, and the stories she discovered here. -
-
In this special Public Radio Hour edition of Sundial, poet Richard Mackay hopes for a better future after the war in Ukraine.His poem is called "Eulogy of Ecology of the Human Spirit". -
Sundial contributorAnna Lee recounts a visit to see her friend's pet pig. Can a pig be apprehensive? -
New Sundial contributor Rebekah Lorton brings us a poem about love--and her late Grandmother. She says it's ironic that she's talking on the radio--she use to cry when her Mom played NPR! -
Cindy Small brings us another tale from her zany childhood in the Big Easy. Her housekeeper had the urge to clean but decided it was a false alarm. -
Danielle Kirkland recounts in her time in --and out-- of the saddle.
How to Submit Your Writing to the Sundial Writers Corner
Think out loud! Write for the ear, rather than for the eye. Dialogue usually doesn’t work as well as straight commentary.
Think short! Unfortunately, attention spans tend to drop off after about three minutes of spoken word. Time yourself at home before submitting your prose or poetry.
Think Personal! Family stories, remembrances, personal adventures can all provide good writing material. No political views will be accepted.
Please email us your submission to sundial@wlrh.org.
Writings can also be submitted the old fashioned way. Our address is-
WLRH Public Radio
Attn: Sundial Writers
John Wright Dr.
UAH Campus
Huntsville, AL 35899
If your work is accepted for The Sundial Writers Corner, you will be invited to come to the WLRH studios to record your submission.