February 3,2003 Special Valentine's Day broadcast, including verses from antique cards
February 10,2003 Love letters from Kahlil Gibran to May Ziadah
February 17,2003 The romantic life of Alexander Pushkin
February 24,2003 Mona is joined by special guest Denyce Graves
March 3,2003 Mona is joined by the musical director of Chanticleer, Joe Jennings
March 10,2003 The life of Irish poet William Butler Yeats
March 17,2003 A visit to Pere Lachaise
March 24,2003 April verse
March 31,2003 writings of mystic poet, Rene Daumal
April 7,2003 Mona is joined by actor Theodore Bikel who brings us some of his own translations
April 14,2003 Selections from the notebook of the young Johannes Brahms
April 21,2003 Selections of poetry by Pre-Raphaelite model Elizabeth Siddal
April 28,2003 A program of submissions from listeners
May 5,2003 A special program for Mothers' Day
May 12,2003 The Diaries of Adam and Eve, translated by Mark Twain, Part 2
May 19,2003 A program featuring violinist Mark O'Connor and poet John Lane
May 26,2003 The joys of dancing
June 2, 2003 Mona is joined by pianist Leif Ove Andsnes for a program of Scandinavian poetry
June 9, 2003 The life and thoughts of Isadora Duncan
June 16, 2003 Newsman and commentator Tavis Smiley joins Mona and brings us some of his favorite poetry
June 23, 2003 The poetry of Alter Esselin
June 30, 2003 Poetry of the American Indian
July 7, 2003 Love and Separation
July 14, 2003 Writings of Felicien Rops and Charles Baudelaire
July 21, 2003 The romance of the tango
July 28, 2003 Romance in the life of Felix Mendelssohn
August 4, 2003 The early romantic life of Frederic Chopin
August 11, 2003 Love as it is expressed in opera
August 18, 2003 Suggestions and contributions from our loyal listeners
August 25, 2003 Actor Michael York joins Mona and we feature selections from Enoch Arden by Tennyson
September 1, 2003 The magic and romance of French poetry from Rimbaud to Jean-Jacques Goldman
September 8, 2003 Mona will be joined by the distinguished conductor Rachel Worby, who will share with us some of her favorite poetry.
September 15, 2003 The Chicago show, featuring guest readers actress Bonnie Hunt and writer Studs Terkel
September 22, 2003 Selections from The 50 Greatest Love Letters of All Time
September 29, 2003 The romance of Food and Drink including comments from personalities ranging from Mark Twain to John Keats, Charles Lamb and Johannes Brahms
October 6, 2003 Reflections on the rose
October 13, 2003 Romantic quotations from literary figures and celebrities of the 19th and 20th centuries
October 20, 2003 Mona is joined by composer Patrick Doyle who shares with us some of his favorite poetry
October 27, 2003 Conclusion of The Adam and Eve Diaries "translated" by Mark Twain
November 3, 2003 Quotations from 20th century literature
November 10, 2003 Submissions and suggestions from our listeners around the country
November 17, 2003 A celebration of autumn including poetry of William Blake, Lord Byron, Longfellow and others
November 24, 2003 Expressions of love in the Bible. Mona will be joined by the author of the best-selling book, King David, Jonathan Kirsch
December 1, 2003 Love Letters of James Whitcomb Riley
December 8, 2003 Poetry that inspired the songs of Alma Mahler
December 15, 2003 Love letters of Emily Dickinson
December 22, 2003 Special program for the holidays
December 29, 2003 Poetry for the New Year