38 min
Season #3, Episode #54: Here Lies Mary Swander Mary Swander's Buggy Land
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- Gastronomía
Mary Swander tells the story of buying her own tombstone. She reads from Plain Interests and The Budget about the proper conduct at funerals and wakes, and a deer hunting incident. Then she recites "May I Sleep in your Barn, Mister?" In the second half of the show, she tells about the Amish custom of singing hymns to ill and dying people. Ashokan Farewell by Annie Chapman Brewer (French horn) and her grandfather Keith (dobro). Gott ist die Liebe.
Connect with us on our new Substack pages where you will see photos and extras from the podcast:
Mary Swander's Buggy Land
maryswander.substack.com
And Mary Swander's Emerging Voices, showcasing young, diverse writers on current topics:
swander.substack.com
Become a premium member of our podcast Mary Swander's Buggy Land and gain access to bonus interviews, books, postcards, and poetry critiques. Have Mary join you and a small group for a reading. Visit: https://agarts.supercast.com/
Your donation to Buggy Land helps make this podcast a sustainable business and allows us to do this work. We could not do it without you. Thank you for your support. Make your donation: https://www.agarts.org/donate/
AgArts is a non-profit organization based in Kalona, Iowa, whose mission is to imagine and promote healthy food systems through the arts. The Executive Director and host of Buggy Land is award-winning author Mary Swander. https://maryswander.com/. Learn more about AgArts: https://www.agarts.org/
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Mary Swander tells the story of buying her own tombstone. She reads from Plain Interests and The Budget about the proper conduct at funerals and wakes, and a deer hunting incident. Then she recites "May I Sleep in your Barn, Mister?" In the second half of the show, she tells about the Amish custom of singing hymns to ill and dying people. Ashokan Farewell by Annie Chapman Brewer (French horn) and her grandfather Keith (dobro). Gott ist die Liebe.
Connect with us on our new Substack pages where you will see photos and extras from the podcast:
Mary Swander's Buggy Land
maryswander.substack.com
And Mary Swander's Emerging Voices, showcasing young, diverse writers on current topics:
swander.substack.com
Become a premium member of our podcast Mary Swander's Buggy Land and gain access to bonus interviews, books, postcards, and poetry critiques. Have Mary join you and a small group for a reading. Visit: https://agarts.supercast.com/
Your donation to Buggy Land helps make this podcast a sustainable business and allows us to do this work. We could not do it without you. Thank you for your support. Make your donation: https://www.agarts.org/donate/
AgArts is a non-profit organization based in Kalona, Iowa, whose mission is to imagine and promote healthy food systems through the arts. The Executive Director and host of Buggy Land is award-winning author Mary Swander. https://maryswander.com/. Learn more about AgArts: https://www.agarts.org/
Say hello on Facebook and Instagram
38 min