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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR #366 03/16/2000 10:42 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 4 me2 stranger me2 stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 4 Many years ago there was a program on NPR (national public radio) called "A Word in Your Ear". in one "episode" John Ciardi coined a word he called "klmnop" he pronounced it kelaminopee. He had a long story about what it was to mean etc... It made a deep impression on me! Does anyone have any additional information on this word? Since Ciardi died in 1986 i doubt the folks at NPR have posted real audio files of his programs on the web yet... but i really enjoyed that NPR program ( "A Word in Your Ear")!! Anyone else recall this radio program? Comments?! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR me2 03/16/2000 10:42 PM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR mf2hd 03/17/2000 8:03 PM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR me2 04/09/2000 4:08 PM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR Jackie 03/23/2000 2:35 AM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR me2 04/09/2000 4:17 PM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR Philip Davis 04/12/2000 2:36 AM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR lusy 04/12/2000 8:08 AM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR Philip Davis 04/12/2000 9:29 AM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR Jackie 04/12/2000 8:02 PM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR lusy 04/12/2000 9:34 PM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR jmh 04/13/2000 6:54 AM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR Jackie 04/17/2000 3:37 PM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR paulb 04/22/2000 12:46 PM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR Jackie 04/22/2000 10:03 PM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR paulb 04/25/2000 12:00 PM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR tsuwm 04/25/2000 1:12 PM Re: the Christmas alphabet AnnaStrophic 04/25/2000 5:09 PM Re: the Christmas alphabet AnnaStrophic 04/25/2000 5:18 PM Re: the Christmas alphabet jmh 04/25/2000 9:25 PM Re: the Christmas alphabet AnnaStrophic 04/25/2000 11:28 PM Re: the Christmas alphabet Jackie 04/26/2000 3:25 PM Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR Bear 04/29/2000 5:58 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 7 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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