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BOOKLOVER'S CAFE INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTINE HEMP KPTZ PUBLIC RADIO
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THE HEMPSONIAN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER YEARNING
KPTZ Public Radio
Christine Hemp creates, produces, and hosts a weekly program devoted to the delights of the senses. The Hempsonian Institute investigates the mystery of the world around us--both seen and unseen--through music, literature, art, humor, philosophy, and the occasional surprise guest. Listeners are offered an unusual alchemy: A synaesthetic hour packed with sensory pleasure.
Remembering Mt. St. Helens |
Mt. St. Helens explodes again
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As many spectators worldwide waited for Mount. St. Helens to blow, poet and commentator Christine Hemp recalls her father's fascination with the volcano's earlier catastrophic eruption in the '80s.
Read Hemp's poem to her father.
Listen to Christine on NPR's Morning Edition
Read Hemp's poem to her father.
Listen to Christine on NPR's Morning Edition
Rocket Poem In Space NPR's Living on Earth
Christine Hemp and the NASA Pegasus rocket
"Connecting Cord"
In December of 1998 Christine Hemp’s poem "Connecting Cord" was transferred to foil and loaded into the satellite observatory, SWAS (Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite)sent to record the birth of stars. Infrared astronomer at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Gary Melnick, was the lead investigator of the NASA project.The launch took place at Vandenburg Air force Base on December 5th and now SWAS is sending back data that sheds light on the pre-natal activity of stars. Since that day over ten years ago, the poem has traveled over 1.7 billion miles -- about 19 times the distance between Earth and the Sun.
Read Hemp's poem called "Connecting Cord"
Listen to Christine on NPR's Living on Earth
In December of 1998 Christine Hemp’s poem "Connecting Cord" was transferred to foil and loaded into the satellite observatory, SWAS (Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite)sent to record the birth of stars. Infrared astronomer at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Gary Melnick, was the lead investigator of the NASA project.The launch took place at Vandenburg Air force Base on December 5th and now SWAS is sending back data that sheds light on the pre-natal activity of stars. Since that day over ten years ago, the poem has traveled over 1.7 billion miles -- about 19 times the distance between Earth and the Sun.
Read Hemp's poem called "Connecting Cord"
Listen to Christine on NPR's Living on Earth
Police Officers and Youth Offenders Unite NPR's Morning Edition
Youth offenders and Police unite
Connecting Chord is a week-long program that bridges gaps between cops and teens through the writing of (yes!) poetry. In five days of talking and writing, officers and young people find voice in their community and in their lives. Read more about Hemp's program.
Listen to Christine on NPR's Morning Edition
Listen to Christine on NPR's Morning Edition
Loaf of Bread NPR's Morning Edition
Moving to a new place is not always easy. Christine Hemp receives a gift that makes it home.
Listen to Christine on NPR's Morning Edition
Listen to Christine on NPR's Morning Edition