Poetry Cartoon: The Love of a Pet

April was National Poetry Month, but we’re still not done celebrating around here. We had a blast recording the poetry of Kealing Middle School’s Blank Page program, and just airing them on the radio didn’t seem like quite enough. So here’s an animated version of “The Love of a Pet,” written by Sierra and read by Zell Miller III. KUT’s Michael Lee handled the cartooning, and the music or this piece is Benny Goodman’s “Airmail Special,” recorded by Ben Saffer, Erik Hokkanen, Red Young, Roscoe Beck, and Brannen Temple live at the Cactus Café during a recent Views and Brews show.For exclusive Studio 1A performances, visit us at the KUTX youtube channel.