<p>In this episode, Amy Dickinson reads “Say It” by Roland Flint. Dickinson wrote the beloved daily advice column &#8220;Ask Amy,&#8221; which appeared in newspapers across the country from 2003 until her retirement in June of 2024. She is also the author of <a href="https://amydickinson.com/books" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">two memoirs</a> and a new <a href="https://amydickinson.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Substack newsletter</a>. </p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Biu5xhk2gBgrbInN0mccP </div> </figure> <p>Roland Flint was born in Park River, North Dakota in 1934. “Say It” was first published in <em>Say It</em> (Dryad Press, 1979). It appears in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Poems-Roland-Flint/dp/B09WZ3KXHQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Complete Poems of Roland Flint</a>, published by Elizabeth Flint in 2022. </p> <p>We feature one short listener poem at the end of every episode. To submit, call the Haiku Hotline at 612-440-0643 and read your poem after the beep. For the occasional prompt, follow us on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/haikuhotline/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a>.</p> <p>Subscribe on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interesting-people-reading-poetry/id1265729382" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple Podcasts</a> or&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5QaSeDE4sAmOxZdWu5yN1M" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spotify</a>.</p>