Andrew Parrella

Poetry In Life

Andrew Parrella — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0000

We'll tackle couplets, stanzas, limericks, sonnets, odes, dirges; free or rhyming verse of any meter. From the epic to the cursory, from the aggressive to the consolatory, we’re all about poetry today.

Can You See New Hampshire From Mount Washington? And Other Unusual Questions Asked At the Summit

Brady Carlson and Andrew Parrella — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:46:55 +0000

The summit of New Hampshire’s highest mountain is, of course, known for the “worst weather in the world.” But we learned late last week that the summit of Mount Washington is also home to some of the greatest questions in the world.

"This mountain is man made, isn't it?"
"Which of those mountains out there is Everest?"
"Is this named after the state of Washington?"
"What percentage of people who come up here die?"

Fitting and Proper

Brady Carlson and Andrew Parrella — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:50:37 +0000

It’s been said that poetry is all that is worth remembering in life. We asked folks to tell us about their memories of how a poem had affected their life. Rodger Martin from Harrisville, New Hampshire remembered hearing a poem that helped him return to civilian life after a tour of duty in Vietnam.

RODGER: The state of the country was in a far different place in 1970.

Love in a Conflict Zone, and Other Unusual Places

Brady Carlson and Andrew Parrella — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:23:37 +0000

For Valentine's Day, we listen in on a few love stories from New Hampshire, stories about the many unusual places love can take us.