PLAY has teamed up with Michigan Radio to launch Sonic Haiku - a series of mini-audio shorts to enchant the ears and awaken the radiophonic landscape. Sonic Haiku are audio vignettes that feature the sounds of Michigan - places, memories and experiences from all over the state. We think of them as delicious miniature soundscapes.

You can hear Sonic Haiku sprinkled throughout the regular NPR programming on Michigan Radio. Take a listen below or better yet, keep your FM dial tuned to Michigan Radio.

Interested in creating your own Sonic Haiku? We want to hear from you!
Click here for more information.

Curators: Stephanie Rowden
                Katherine Weider
Audio Intern: Andrew Wollner
Music: Mike Gould

Currently in rotation on Michigan Radio:

Freighters Melanie Manos
From the shores of Lake St. Clair.

Early Autumn PLAY Team
A fall walk by the Huron River.

West to East J. Amadaeus Scott
Sense memories from Lake Michigan.

Listen to the full version of West to East

Coach Pitch Stephanie Rowden
A postcard from the bleachers.

Farm Talk Stephanie Rowden
Overheard at Sasha Farm in Manchester, MI.

Early Bird PLAY Team
Leonard Donahoo shares his favorite sound.

Whitefish Bay Stephanie Rowden
A quiet moment from the Upper Peninsula.

Train Voices PLAY Team
Cindy Overmyer’s love of trains goes back to her childhood.