Howard Berkes reads comments from listeners.
HOWARD BERKES, host: And now your comments. Last week we aired a story about students at the University of New Hampshire who were writing a grammar book for Kisii, a language spoken in Kenya. A reporter said Kisii is not a written language, but listener Earl Bowen(ph) of Wilmore, Pennsylvania, wrote in to say that parts of the Bible were translated into Kisii in 1929.</s>HOWARD BERKES, host: Listener Farley Katts(ph) of San Antonio, Texas, told us the same thing. He also took issue with our story's assertion that the University of New Hampshire students are developing the first-ever rulebook for the Kisii language. Mr. Farley notes that a linguist named Wilfred Howell(ph) Whiteley published a practical introduction to the language in 1956.</s>HOWARD BERKES, host: Now we contacted Prof. Naomi Nagy, whose course was profiled in our report. She said she became aware of the existing grammar books only in the last few days. She told us she was aware of the Kisii translation of the Bible, but, she said, there's a big difference between one written text that is possibly more memorized than read and a written language that people use on a daily basis.</s>HOWARD BERKES, host: We got praise for Debbie Elliott's interview with poet Jack Gilbert. Listener Mike Dragen(ph) of Spokane, Washington, told us, Gilbert's reading of his poem Refusing Heaven is my new favorite public radio moment. That one left a mark.</s>HOWARD BERKES, host: We'd like to hear if our stories leave a mark with you. To send us your comments, go to our website npr.org, click on Contact Us, and select WEEKEND ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. Please include a phone number, tell us where you live, and how to pronounce your name.