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Mar 3, 2022
Imogen Arate with Danabelle Gutierrez
This week, Danabelle (https://danabellegutierrez.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Uwi" and "The Skeptical Merchant," and belonging.
You can read Danabelle's poem at: https://www.thecommononline.org/uwi/
And follow her at:
1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danabellegutierrez and
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danabellegutierrez/
Links to topics we discussed:
1. Third-culture kids: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/03/being-an-outsider-benefits-third-culture-kids/627011/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Photo of Danabelle Gutierrez by Venuselle Rigor
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #DanabelleGutierrez #Uwi #TheSkepticalMerchant #Belonging #BilingualPoem #GrewupinCairoViennaMuscat #LivesinDubai #Novelist #ShortStories #WriterofPoetryandProse #EpicPoetry #ModernDayHomer #ArtistsExposingObsessionsThroughTheirWork #UnitedArabEmirates #RespectandEnjoyPoetry #COVIDsilverLining #Diaspora #ThirdCultureKid #TheMeaningofHome #ExistentialCrises #Tagalog #Philippines #UnplannedMigration #ConstantUprooting #LearningtoLetGo #MicroAgressions #OurLivesMakeUs #RooftopRhythms
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Feb 25, 2022
Imogen Arate with Mosh
This week, Mosh (https://www.3plem.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Hoard" and "Facing the Sun," and Hidden Truths.
You can also follow Mosh at:
1. Twitter: https://twitter.com/moshiruuu
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moshiruu/
Photo of Mosh by by Aasiyah (https://www.instagram.com/simostick/).
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #Mosh #Hoard #FacingtheSun #HiddenTruths #UXUIdesigner #startedin2016 #WritetoFindOneself #AfraidofShowingFeelings #NotExpressive #SunkenTreasure #GameofChicken #WrestlingwithEmotions #GrowEmpathy #SeekingJustice #BeingHauntedbyInjustice #IndirectMessaging #Hangry #BlackPanther #InfinityWar #XMenFirstClass #MichaelBJordan #Killmonger #ChadwickBoseman #Marvel #DanielKaluuya #ShangChi #StarTrek #BreakingColorBarriers #GenderStereotypes #BringYourOwnBars #ATLWordontheStreet #Poetics #ThePoetryJam #MindoverMatter
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Feb 17, 2022
Imogen Arate with Anna Turner
This week, Anna (https://www.facebook.com/anna.turner.526) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Paperdolls" and "A Stroll down Memory Lane," and living up to others' standards.
You can also find Anna at: https://www.instagram.com/anact8/
Photo provided by Anna Turner.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #AnnaTurner #Paperdolls #AStrolldownMemoryLane #UKborn #LivesinBeirut #WorksinTheaterCharity #Playwright #StrongFaith #LearningArabic #PrimarySchool #TeachersSuggestion #ProcessEmotionsandThoughts #UniversityCourseonLyricandPoetryWriting #SenseofFailure #SelfCriticism #JournalingSession #FeelingofInadequacy #LearningthroughMimicry #SeektohaveWorth #JeanValjean #LesMisérables #RealIsBetterThanPretend #LivingUptoOthersStandards #AbusiveRelationships #MethodsofControl #HealingIsIterative #WALLE
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Feb 11, 2022
Imogen Arate with Ben Ellis
This week, Ben (http://hellopoetry.com/benkellis) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "There is no age" (with "Preamble") and "Relapses," and our desires to be seen as fully fledged human beings.
Read Ben's poems at:
1. "Preamble": https://hellopoetry.com/poem/4261991/preamble/
2. "There is no age": https://hellopoetry.com/poem/4155641/this-is-no-age/
Photo of Ben Ellis by LQW (https://www.instagram.com/londonqueerwriters/).
Links to topics we touched on:
1. England and Wales ethnicity facts and figures: https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/uk-population-by-ethnicity/national-and-regional-populations/population-of-england-and-wales/latest
2. Agitu Idea Gudeta, the successful Ethiopian goat farmer in Italy: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20210401-the-ethiopian-who-saved-an-italian-goat-cheese
3. Antonio Dikele Distefano's Netflix series: https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/antonio-dikele-distefano-zero-netflix-1234954493/
4. Asia Bryant-Wilkerson's "the question poem": https://youtu.be/GzKTQTO39rE
5. Fatimah Asghar's "Pluto Shits on the Universe": https://youtu.be/7E_WXGSHF7A
6. Porsha Olayiwola's "To Rekia Boyd": https://youtu.be/qR7p75HFSU4
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #BenEllis #Thisisnoage, w #Preamble #Relapses #DesireToBeSeenAsFullyFledgedHumanBeings #Black #Queer #Writer #Poet #Novelist #BrightonUK #BorninItaly #PoetryFocus #Blackness #Queerness #MentalHealth #Identity #CodeSwitching #Assimilation #BorninItaly #ThirdCultureKid #LivedinaDoomsdayCult #PoetryasTherapeuticTool #PoetryforSelfDiscovery #FittinginforSafety #MimickedBibleWriting #NoAccesstoInternet #NoExposuretoNonWhitePoets #DefJamPoetry #ErykahBadu #TheaMonyee #LaurynHill #Common #DanezSmith #Genesissy #FindOnselfThroughPoetry #AntonioDikeleDistefano #ExhaustedfromBlackDeath #AsiaBryantWilkerson #thequestionpoem #Afrofuturism #Survival #beingtriggered #religiousimagery #ReliefDontRelive #ReexamineDontRelive #FatimahAsghar #PlutoShitsontheUniverse #PorshaOlayiwola #ToRekiaBoyd
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Feb 4, 2022
Imogen Arate with Poulami Soni
This week, Poulami (https://www.instagram.com/poulamisoni/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Raag Darbari" and "Her Idol," and our grandfathers.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. 1947 Partition of India: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/1947-partition/about/1947-partition-of-india-pakistan and https://theconversation.com/how-the-partition-of-india-happened-and-why-its-effects-are-still-felt-today-81766
2. Adapting “Craking India” to “Earth”: https://browngirlmagazine.com/2018/06/cracking-india-earth-partition/
Photo of Poulami Soni by Kayla Armantrout (https://www.instagram.com/kaylaarmantrout/).
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #PoulamiSoni #RaagDarbari #HerIdol #OurGrandfathers #UofAZHonorsCollege #MajorinPublicHealthandEarthScience #MinorinCreativeWriting #9thGradeHighSchool #FinalistinPhoenixYouthPoetLaureateProgram #Crows #tabla #IndianClassicalMusic #HindustaniVocalForm #ImmigrantFamily #beforethePartition #colonization #PoemInspiredbyMusic #AssertingIndependence #MultigenerationalInfluence #absence #politicalexile
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Jan 30, 2022
Imogen Arate with Daren Kamali
This week, Daren (https://www.facebook.com/DK-Pacific-Poet-Daren-Kamali-1540869496238308/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "She is Nana" and "Advice from Peach Blossoms," and our grandmothers.
You can find Daren's books at: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ADaren+Kamali&s=relevancerank&text=Daren+Kamali&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1
You can also follow Daren at:
1. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarenKamali
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dkamalipoet/
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Bauan Fijian Dialect: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bauan-Fijian
Photo of Daren Kamali by Jeremiah Tauamiti (https://www.malosipictures.com/).
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #DarenKamali #VunimaqoandMeMangoBarCollections #SheisNana #AdvicefromPeachBlossoms #OurGrandmothers #Fijian #Aotearoan #NewZealand #BauanFijiandialect #Suva #raisedbygrandparents #momworkedinNewZealand #grandfatherwasasoldier #raisedCatholic #altarboy #musicalfamily #buskinginAuckland #artisticsocialworkcourse #spiritualperson #TheLordsPrayer #sorrowful #Suvarain #PTSD #AmericanEmbassy #MexicoofthePacific #LadiesofFatima #thirdworldstruggle #StVincentdePaul #sorrowfulmysteries #opendoorpolicy #replay
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Jan 23, 2022
Imogen Arate with Alana Hayes
This week, Alana (https://womanasriot.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The Book of Vashti" and "Women's Rage," and gender equality.
You can also follow Alana on:
1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womanasriot/
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womanasriot/
3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/womanasriot
Links to topics we touched on:
1. An explanation about the Talmud and Midrash: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Talmud
2. Book of Esther: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Book-of-Esther
3. How violence in media affects behavior: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/201801/violent-media-and-aggressive-behavior-in-children and https://www.apa.org/action/resources/research-in-action/protect
4. Michelle Wolf talking about being a woman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbJB1TDg8lo
5. John Oliver on the consequences of China’s One-Child policy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE_ccFHjL_w
6. Bride trafficking to China: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/world/asia/china-bride-trafficking.html
7. First Interracial Kiss on TV: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/fifty-years-ago-star-trek-aired-tvs-first-interracial-kiss-180970204/
Photo by Alana Hayes.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #AlanaHayes #TheBookofVashti #WomensRage #genderequality #UniversityofMaryland #EnglishLiterature #Womenandgenderstudies #Jewish #livedabroad #publishedpoetrybook #Eat #spokenword #Purim #Medievalliterature #Victorianliterature #romanticism #biblicaltale #Torah #TheBookofEsther #TheJewishMuseumofMaryland #tourguide #researcher #domesticviolence #rapeculture #ideaofconsent #enculturationofgirls #toxicportrayalofwomen #rationalizationforvilification #Persian #xenophobia #Midrash #AMC #Dietland #MeToo #genderbasedviolence #equalprotection #lackofjustice #forcedtobehypervigilant #EqualRightsAmendment #progressisnotlinear #regression #movinggoalsposts #MichelleWolf #beingalady #JohnOliver #LastWeekTonight #ChinaOneChildPolicy #BrideTrafficking #StarTrekDeepSpaceNine #TheSimpsons #SouthPark #FirstTVInterracialKiss #TheOrville #XMen #ComicBooks
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Jan 12, 2022
Imogen Arate with Carlos Colon
This week, Carlos (https://www.blurb.com/user/packers79) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/Imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Suffer Garden Bliss" and "Skipping the Path," and mass consumption.
You can also follow Carlos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009818411738
Find Carlos's books at:
1. Whimsical Nihilism www.blurb.com/b/8779148-whimsical-nihilism
2. Harshing the Mellow www.blurb.com/b/7642938-harshing…ow-by-carlos-colon
3. A Forceable Peace www.blurb.com/b/5198644-a-forceable-peace
Poets and other Artists who inspired Carlos:
#AllenGinsberg, #EECummings, #AnneSexton, #JuanFelipeHerrera, #JimMorrison, #PhilipLamantia, #SylviaPlath, #SaulWilliams, #BobKaufman, #EugeneBRedmond
Photo of Carlos Colon by Deborah Colon
Links to topics we discussed:
1. Reneging on citizenship promises for non-citizen military personnel
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019…-possibility/ and www.npr.org/2018/07/09/62677344…romised-citizenship
2. Water test for witches
www.history.com/news/7-bizarre-witch-trial-tests and blog.law.uconn.edu/blog/salem-witch-trials#
3. Allen Ginsberg’s Television Was a Baby Crawling Toward That Deathchamber
www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/364…hat-deathchamber
4. Teenager sleeping habits
mdpsychfoundation.org/article-explai…re-night-owls/
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #CarlosColon #SufferGardenBliss #SkippingthePath #MassConsumption #poet #musician #painter #addictiontosuffering #Soundgarden #TomPetty #AmericanGirl #dystopia #dictionarydotcom #CarlosSantana #NFL #ColinKaepernick #fatherisaVietnamveteran #spectrumofmisogyny #SalemWitchTrials #Witches #Warlocks #CharlesBukowski #Poltergeist #ChristineBlaseyFord #Kavanaughhearings #Scribd #TheAcademyofAmericanPoets #PoemaDay #District4Poetry #JarrodsCoffeeTeaandGallery #ChangingHandsBookstore #TempeCenterfortheArts #WaltRichardsonII #replay
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Jan 7, 2022
Imogen Arate with Khalisa Rae
This week, Khalisa (https://khalisarae.com)and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "WAP as Wishing Wells" and "Weathered Landmark," and sexual repression.
You can also find Khalisa at:
1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/khalisaandco
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/khalisaandco/
3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/khalisaandco
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Levator spasms: https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6899/levator-syndrome
Photo of Khalisa Rae by Tish Yvette.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #KhalisaRae #WAPasWishingWells #WeatheredLandmarks #Queer #Poet #Essayist #Educator #DurhamNC #transplant #outsideChicago #WriteaboutSexualRepression #SlamPoetry #MusicalUpbringing #GhostinaBlackGirlsThroat #UnlearningEden #BalancebetweenArtMakingandSurvival #GateKeeping #ProvidingPlatforms #LevelingthePlayingField #WomenofColorSpeakSeries #IntentionalCreationofEquitablePlatforms #GaiaRajan #Reclamation #Pussy #BrokenSestina #WAP #CardiB #MeganTheeStallion #liberating #GloriaSteinem #JazmineSullivan #HeauxTales #rachet #Lizzo #LilKim #watermovement #TheVaginaMonologues #ForColoredGirlsWhoHaveConsideredSuicide #WhentheRainbowIsEnuf #NtozakeShange #VictimBlaming #ToxicMasculinity #Misogyny #DeniseNicholeAndrews #AliceWalker #SundressPublications
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Dec 28, 2021
Imogen Arate with Keagan Wheat
This week, Keagan (https://www.instagram.com/kwheat09/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "For Being Lived With" and "Keep in Shape," and transitions.
You can read Keagan's poem at: https://houstonreviewofbooks.com/2020/12/26/four-poems/
and Imogen's poem at: https://www.nude-studio.co/post/keep-in-shape
You can also follow Keagan on
1. Twitter: https://twitter.com/kwheat09
2. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/felicia.wheat
Photo provided by Keagan Wheat
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #KeaganWheat #ForBeingLivedWith #KeepinShape #Transitions #LatinoScottishAmericanPoet #PoetryEditor #DefunktMagazine #UniversityofHouston #BACreativeWriting #TwoCareerPaths #GraduateShoolvsMortuarySchool #HelpingPeopleinGrievingProcess #TransIdentity #IntrotoCreativeWritingClass #EpistolaryPoem #transitions #ImportanceofNaming #HelpfromMom #SupportiveParents #SecondPersonSubject #OceanVuong #ObjectificationofWomen #CongenitalHeartCondition #CardiologyTerminology #NeedtoCommitThoughtsonPaper #safetyconcerns
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Dec 22, 2021
Imogen Arate with Karo Ska
This week, Karo (http://www.karoska.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "I want to belong" and "Always a Part of Me," and hybrid identities.
You can read Karo's poem at: https://www.dstlarts.org/product/gathering-grandmothers-bones/120
You can also follow Karo on
1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karoo_skaa/
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/karoo_skaa
Photo provided by Karo Ska
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #KaroSka #iwanttobelong #AlwaysaPartofMe #hybrididentities #acceptance #mixedrace #BangladeshiPolishAmericanPoet #grewupinLA #BeganWritingPoetryWhileLearningEnglish #ExpressOneself #PoetryTransgressesBorders #Storytelling #AntiCapitalist #AntiColonialist #BeingVulnerablewiththeReaders #BeingHonestwithOurselves #cathartic #visitBangladesh #ConnectiontoFamily #ConnectiontoLand #AmericanImperialism #ChosenFamily #WroteItforPoetryMonth #StressedaboutTraveling #Introvert #RejectedbyBloodFamily #White…
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Dec 16, 2021
Imogen Arate with Troy Wong
This week, Troy (https://www.instagram.com/troyghw/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The gardening instinct" and "Reaching a Low," and unearthing family history.
Photo of Troy Wong by Thom Davies (https://thomdavies.com.au/).
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #TroyWong #Thegardeninginstinct #ReachingaLow #UnearthingFamilyHistory #AsianAustralianWriter #Teacher #ChineseSingaporeandescent #WonPoetrySlaminCollege #exploringidentity #belonging #acceptance #aspirationalquality #passionforplants #greenthumb #familyoforigin #ethnicliterature #unearthing #idolizesBillMoran #livinginfear #becomingonesparents #forcedindependence #chosenindependence
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Dec 8, 2021
Imogen Arate with Anzhela Yausheva
For those early birds who've already listened to it, I hope you enjoyed the episode as much as Anzhela and I did recording it.
For those who haven't heard it, I'm sorry to say that it is no longer available. While you are here, please take a listen to our chats with the other 139 poets in and outside of the United States.
This week, Anzhela (https://www.instagram.com/speaking_that_word/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "i live in the north" and "Hell Hath No Fury," and misperceptions.
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Belarus protests: https://theconversation.com/belarus-protests-why-people-have-been-taking-to-the-streets-new-data-154494
2. Origin of “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” proverb: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/hell-has-no-fury-like-a-woman-scorned.html
Photo of Anzhela Yausheva by Daria Minina.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #AnzhelaYausheva #iliveinthenorth #HellHathNoF…
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Dec 3, 2021
Imogen Arate with James Coats
This week, James (https://www.facebook.com/BigGameJamesC) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "How to Survive" and "Buckling," and anti-Black violence.
You can also follow James on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/mrlovingwords/
Photo by James Coats.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #JamesCoats #HowtoSurvive #Buckling #Poet #Artist #SpokenWordArtist #SouthernCalifornia #CoachellaValley #BFAinDesign #CaliforniaStatePolytechnicUniversity #GraphicDesign #MarketingDegree #SelfPublished #CommunityLiteratureInitiative #middleschool #togettoughtsout #Satire #graphicnovel #basedonrealcases #PoliceBrutality #AntiBlackViolence #SpectrumPublishingWorkshop #GeorgeFloyd #AhmaudArbery #arbitraryrules #gaslighting #ColinKaepernick #colorism #Nepaliprayerflags #unansweredprayers #MichaelEricDyson #TaNehisiCoates #HumanizingEachOther #ImportanceofRepresentation #strangefruit #intersectionality #takingpartinbuildingjustwo…
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Nov 25, 2021
Imogen Arate with Kolton Nephew
This week, Kolton (https://paintedmesas.wordpress.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The (end) call" and "Departure," and endings.
You can also follow Kolton on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/kolton.nephew/
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. List of Diné/Navajo Clans: https://dictionary.nihizaad.com/list-of-navajo-clans/
2. Leslie Marmon Silko: https://www.learner.org/series/american-passages-a-literary-survey/native-voices-video/leslie-marmon-silko-b-1948/
3. Death from heartbreak: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/broken-heart-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20354617
Photo provided by Kolton Nephew.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #KoltonNephew #Theendcall #Departure #endings #DinéNavajoPoet #ManyGoatsClan #Tł’ízíŁání #HoneyCombedClan #TséŃjíkiní #RedRunningIntotheWaterClan #Táchii’nii #TobaccoClan #Nát’ohDine’é #UniversityofSouthernCalifornia #USC #Journ…
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Nov 18, 2021
Imogen Arate with Yehya Barakatalroudaini
This week, @YehyaReadsPoetry (https://twitter.com/YehyaBarakat4) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Cleaning the graves" and "Rubicon," and points of no return.
You can also follow Yehya on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/yehya_barakat12/
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Rubicon meaning and origins: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rubicon
2. Map of Turtle Island: https://native-land.ca/
3. Advancements in the field of gynecology from experimentation on female African-American slaves: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/19/fact-check-j-marion-sims-did-medical-experiments-black-female-slaves/3202541001/
4. Offshore drug testing and ethical concerns: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/most-experimental-drugs-are-tested-offshore-raising-concerns-about-data/
Photo by Yehya Barakatalroudaini.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #YehyaBarakatalroudaini #Cleaningthegrave…
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Nov 12, 2021
Imogen Arate with Nazelah Jamison
This week, Nazelah (https://nazelah.wixsite.com/nazelah) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "alchemy" and "Steps," and abuse.
You can also follow Nazelah at:
1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nazelah/
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supernaz_your_superfriend/
Picture by Nazelah Jamison.
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Diversification: https://www.investor.gov/additional-resources/general-resources/publications-research/info-sheets/beginners-guide-asset
2. Lucille Clifton: https://poets.org/poet/lucille-clifton
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #NazelahJamison #alchemy #Steps #abuse #poet #MC #performer #musician #actor #standupcomic #voiceacting #OklandPoetrySlam #EvolutionaryHeart #NomadicPress #firstpoemin4thgrade #wonpoetrycontest #LucilleClifton #Childrensbooks #SomeoftheDaysofEverettAnderson #ElizabethBarrettBrowning #RobertFrost #Shakespeare #EdgarAllenPoe #EECummings #slampoetry #perform…
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Nov 3, 2021
Imogen Arate with Piet Nieuwland
This week, Piet (https://pietnieuwland.simplesite.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "As light into water" and "How to Capture Steam," and nature.
You can read Piet's poem at: https://www.cyberwit.net/publications/1590
You can also follow Piet at:
1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pietnieuwland
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pietnieuwland/
3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/puwerapiet
4. Fast Fibres Poetry Anthology: https://fastfibres.wordpress.com/
Picture of Piet Nieuwland by Lisa Young.
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. tākapu/Australasian gannet: https://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/australasian-gannet
2. Tassili n’Ajjer: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/179/
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #PietNieuwland #Aslightintowater #HowtoCaptureSteam #Nature #borninAustralia #broughtupinHamiltonNZ #livedonayacht #DepartmentofConservation #firstpoemaboutarchitecture #readingisasimportantaswr…
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Oct 28, 2021
Imogen Arate with Taté Walker
This week, Taté (https://www.jtatewalker.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "I LIKE TACOS" and "Indulgence," and double entendres.
You can read Taté's poem at: https://anmly.org/ap30/queer-indigenous-30/tate-walker/
Other ways to follow Taté:
1. On Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissusTWalker
2. On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkerimagining/
Photo by Taté Walker.
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: https://www.cheyenneriversiouxtribe.org/
2. Sugar’s link to Alzheimer’s: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/01/the-startling-link-between-sugar-and-alzheimers/551528/ and https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alzheimers-disease/in-depth/diabetes-and-alzheimers/art-20046987
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #TatéWalker #ILIKETACOS #Indulgence #DoubleEntendres #CheyenneRiverSioux #TwoSpiritStoryteller #IndigenousRightsActivist #journalisme…
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Oct 21, 2021
Imogen Arate with Sogo Solaja
This week, Sogo (https://www.facebook.com/sogo.solaja) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Fantasy and ecstasy" and "A Blurring," and magical realism.
You can read Imogen's poem, "A Blurring," at https://issuu.com/theopiatemagazine/docs/the_opiate_vol._25
You can also follow Sogo on:
1. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCImyzBWrWKiv8GdIregsYkg
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishola_the_poet/
3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/shogzyhandsome
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of October 25th.
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Egyptian Gypsies: https://aucpress.com/product/gypsies-in-contemporary-egypt/ and https://www.ourmigrationstory.org.uk/oms/romani-gypsies-in-16th-century-britain
2. Oríkì: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Or%C3%ADkì
3. Pragmatic Linguistic Analysis of Isola: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137492708_9
4. The me…
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Oct 13, 2021
Imogen Arate and Lupe Castro
This week, Lupe Castro (https://www.instagram.com/the.lupe.castro/) and Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "#Neighborhood" and "#WhatWeFollow," #communitygovernmentinteractions, reform for a better future
You can also follow Lupe on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/thelupecastro
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of October 18th.
Picture of Lupe Castro by Creative Catalysts at the Mesa Arts Center (https://www.mesaartscenter.com/index.php/engagement/creativecatalysts)
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #LupeCastro #Neighborhood #WhatWeFollow #ReformingforaBetterFuture #Letthosewithoutsincastthefirststone #NiccoloMachiavelli #ThePrince #crownofthorns #Lucifer #saint #authenticpeople #practicewhatyoupreach #hypocrisy #religiousimageryinpoetry #scienceinpoetry #facistpropoganda #objectivenews #socialmedia #sportsmedicine #helpingpeople #azhumanities #TheWrittenBody #El…
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Oct 6, 2021
Imogen Arate with David Eggleton
This week, Davie (http://www.poetlaureate.org.nz/p/david-eggleton-new-zealand-poet.html) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Republic of Fiji" and "Topsy Turvy," and nations undergoing change.
You can read David's poem at: http://www.hawaii.edu/oceanic/rotuma/os/eggletonhome.htm
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of October 11th.
Photo of David Eggleton by Fieke Neuman.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #DavidEggleton #RepublicofFiji #TopsyTurvy #NationsUndergoingChange #AotearoaNewZealand #PoetLaureate #biracial #racism #classsnobbery #JacindaArdern #climatechange #Vanuatu #sealevelrise #ceremonialbasketofimages #colonialstruggle #geopoliticalmechination #corruption #momescapedpovertythroughmarriage #fatherwasaveteran #NewZealandArmedServices #AirForceagainstmarriage #judgedbyappearance #TerranceHayes #AmericanSonnetsforMyPastandFutureAssassin #injustice #racialprofil…
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Sep 30, 2021
Imogen Arate with Ritu Kurien
This week, Ritu (https://www.instagram.com/nosferitu/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "I am the Desi man’s Fetish" and "Same Shoes," and gender stereotypes.
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of October 4th.
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Anti-homosexual laws in United Arab Emirates and Kenya:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/15/singer-in-the-1975-defies-uaes-anti-gay-law-by-kissing-man-at-concert and https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN1SU1M7-OZATP
2. Menstruation and wild animals land and sea:
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/grizzlybear-menstrual-odor.htm and https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/reduce-risk/menstruation/
3. Cow kills in India: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-20/cow-vigilantes-in-india-killed-at-least-44-people-report-finds
4. Rape list on a US Navy submarine: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/…
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Sep 26, 2021
Imogen Arate with Eduardo Arce
This week, Eduardo (https://somedumbpunk.wordpress.com) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Awkward Like" and "Next!" and the ins and outs of sex.
See more of Eduardo's poetry at: https://rinkydinkpress.com/carmel-coated-grace-excerpt/
You can also connect with Eduardo at:
1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eddy_something/
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/eddy_something/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of September 27th.
Picture of Eduardo Arce by Eliseo Arce (https://www.facebook.com/eliseo.ar).
#poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #EduardoArce #AwkwardLike #Next #firsttimeexperience #IndianaJones #RaidersoftheLostArk #RaidersoftheLostClit #AlwunHouseFoundation #EroticPoetryandMusicFestivus #Shout #Hiku #consensualsex #sexpositive #listentoyourpartner #opencommunications #matching #oralsex #cunnilingus #clitoris #calligrapher #clitgrapher #fellatio #alotofteeth #Por…
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Sep 17, 2021
Imogen Arate with Andrea Carter Brown
This week, Andrea (https://www.andreacarterbrown.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The Old Neighborhood" and "Plus ça change....," and September 11th.
You can read Andrea's poem at: http://washingtonart.com/beltway/acbrown.html
You can also follow Andrea at:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.c.brown.731
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreabrownpoet/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndreaBrownPoet
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Henry Hudson and his crew’s interactions with the Lenni-Lenape: https://www.morningsidecenter.org/teachable-moment/lessons/henry-hudson-mannahatta and http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/hudson_03.htm
2. Costs of the Afghanistan war: https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-business-afghanistan-43d8f53b35e80ec18c130cd683e1a38f
3. The 1993 World Trade Center bombing: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/knew/etc/connecttext.html
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #Imo…
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Sep 8, 2021
Imogen Arate with Nematullah Ahangosh
This week, Nematullah (https://ahangosh.wordpress.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Davis with Vision" and "Stunning Vision," and spiritual connections.
You can read Nematullah's poem at: https://afghanvoices.medium.com/davis-with-visions-872d65ceaadf
You can also follow Nematullah at:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nematullah.Ahangosh/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nematullah-ahangosh-000748119/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ahangosh
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of September 13th.
Links to the topics we touched on:
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Rumi: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rumi
2. Obtaining prosthetic limbs in Afghanistan: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/23/magazine/27mag-afghanistan-prosthetics.html
3. Showdown or table tennis for the blind and visually impaired: https://handilifesport.com/en/portfolio-…
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Sep 3, 2021
Imogen Arate with Marcia Peschke
This week, Marcia (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClUaiPaYKtXxXnfxO9VaQ8g) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Multiple stories in Me" and "Goodbyes," and self narratives.
You can also follow Marcia at https://www.instagram.com/marciapeschke/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of September 6th.
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: https://www.justice.gov.za/trc/
2. The Rashomon effect: https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/the-rashomon-effect/
Photo of Marcia Peschke by Vasan Sitthiket, Visual artist, Rebel Art Space (https://www.facebook.com/rebelartspace/).
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #MarciaPeschke #MultiplestoriesinMe #Goodbyes #SelfNarratives #SouthAfrican #BackgroundinDramaandPerformanceStudies #WritesinSelfNarrativeandPoetry #movementascorporealhealing #livedinSouthKoreaandThailan…
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Aug 25, 2021
Imogen Arate with Aaron Caycedo-Kimura
This week, Aaron (https://aaroncaycedokimura.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Screaming Crows" and "Eliminating Temptations," and concern for our parents.
You can read our poems at:
1. "Screaming Crows" https://www.writerscenter.org/product/ubasute/
2. "Eliminating Temptations" https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2021/03/eliminating-temptations.html
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of August 30th.
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Historical and present practices of ubasute: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/japanese-tradition-of-abandoning-elderly-in-remote-spot-is-alive-and-well/CECBX7WZ62ZY27BI4X6725ZUHM/
2. Internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II: https://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/
3. Gish Jen’s article in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/opinion/atlanta-shootings-asian-american.html
Photo of Aaron Cayced…
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Aug 20, 2021
Imogen Arate with Carmina Khairallah
This week, Carmina (https://www.instagram.com/ealantair/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Dizzy" and "Erasure," and living abroad.
You can read Imogen's poem at: https://www.mmhpressgroup.com/product-page/globalisation-a-poetry-collection
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of August 23rd.
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Lebanon’s 2020 crisis: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53390108
2. The Himalayas mountain range: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/the-himalayas-himalayas-facts/6341/
Photo by Carmina Khairallah.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #CarminaKhairallah #Dizzy #Erasure #livingabroad #LebanesePoet #LivinginParis #LebaneseSpanish #poetrysceneinLebanon #HighSchoolEnglishTeacher #poetrycompetition #freeverse #poetryslams #theatercourse #theatersceneinParis #performanceart #standupcomedy #drag #ParisOpenMic #BeirutExplosions…
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Aug 13, 2021
Imogen Arate with Zach Semel
This week, Zach (https://zachsemel.wordpress.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Dreams I’ve Had About You" and "Babylon," and betrayal.
You can also follow Zach on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zach.semel
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of August 16th.
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Antisemitism on social-media platforms: https://www.npr.org/2021/08/02/1023819435/antisemitic-posts-are-rarely-removed-by-social-media-companies-a-study-finds
2. Dr. Seuss’s problematic writing and illustrations: https://apnews.com/article/dr-seuss-books-racist-images-d8ed18335c03319d72f443594c174513
3. Stanley Milgram’s obidience studies: https://nature.berkeley.edu/ucce50/ag-labor/7article/article35.htm
4. “the power of committed minorities to shift conventional thinking”: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-25-revolution-how-big-does-a-minorit…
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Aug 4, 2021
Imogen Arate with Sarah Liese
This week, Sarah (https://www.sarahliese.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Exhalations to my heavenly hounds" and "The Silent Activist," and erotic poems.
You can follow Sarah at:
1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smliese/
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/liese_sarah
3. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarah.liese.50/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of August 9th.
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa: https://tmchippewa.com/
Photo by Sarah Liese.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #SarahLiese #Exhalationstomyheavenlyhounds #TheSilentActivist #eroticpoems #MastersStudent #OhioUniversity #studyingjournalism #NativeAmerican #TurtleMountainBandChippewa #ChippewaCree #Navajo #Diné #TwoSpirit #seventhgradeteacher #EdgarAllenPoe #AnnabelLee #LewisCarroll #Jabberwocky #JuniorYearinHighSchool #UniversityofM…
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Jul 30, 2021
Imogen Arate with Malik Ameer Crumpler
This week, Malik (https://open.spotify.com/artist/0C7Bf2O6yYMvSiDnKRq2aB) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "THE REST IS NOW (take 22)" and "What If We Had," and restraint.
You can read Malik's poem at: https://www.isolationcollection.com/malik-ameer-crumpler.html
Other ways of gettin in touch with Malik:
1. Website: http://malikameer.com/
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/MalikAmeer0 and https://twitter.com/poetslive
Photo of Malik Ameer Crumpler by Scott Benedict (https://www.scottbenedict.com).
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #MalikAmeerCrumpler #THERESTISNOWtake22 #WhatIfWeHad #restraint #rapper #editor #writer #ParisLitUp #TheOpiate #PoetsLive #DefPressé #ThoseThatThis #StarTrek #obsessionwiththecosmos #TheTwilightZone #roadtoParis #BarnesandNoble #SpokenWordParis #beganwithraps #poemsaslullabies #emulatingchildrensbooks #disobedientchild #writingasatherapeutictool #communicationisatherapy #awardsasmark…
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Jul 23, 2021
Imogen Arate with Margaret Noodin
This week, Margaret (https://ojibwe.net/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Naabibii'aan Agoodeg / Tracing Balance" and "Balance," and finding equilibrium.
Read Margaret's poem at: https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/what-chickadee-knows
Other ways of following Margaret:
1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ojibwe_net/
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/OjibweNet
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of July 26th.
Photo of Margaret Noodin by Jens Zorn.
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. History of boarding schools in the U.S.: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/a-century-of-trauma-at-boarding-schools-for-native-american-children-in-the-united-states and https://apnews.com/article/canada-government-and-politics-education-e9440169fde104df6fad6e0ba7128b0e
2. Native American Languages Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senat…
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Jul 16, 2021
Imogen Arate with Héctor Castañeda
This week, Héctor (http://linktr.ee/dogdaysareover) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Internalized Homophobia as Five Stages of Grief (A Fractured Erasure)" and "Frenzy," and self-acceptance.
You can also follow Héctor at:
1. Artist Website: http://tinyurl.com/ddaomusic
2. Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dogdaysareoverhc/
3. Instagram: https://instagram.com/dogdaysareover_hectorc
4. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dogdaysareovermusic
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of July 19th.
Photo of Héctor Castañeda by MK V Isip (https://www.instagram.com/mkvisip/).
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. The Story of Stuff project: https://www.storyofstuff.org/
2. Death rate of Asian frontline healthcare providers: https://www.businessinsider.com/filipinos-make-up-disproportionate-covid-19-nurse-deaths-2020-9
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #HéctorCasta…
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Jul 8, 2021
Imogen Arate with Epiphaunye
This week, Epiphaunye (https://www.etsy.com/shop/EpiphaunyeCrystals) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Kundalini" and "Over the Bend," and snakes.
You can also follow Epiphaunye at https://www.instagram.com/epiphaunye/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of July 12th.
Photo of Epiphaunye by Macy Bryant (https://www.instagram.com/macyshotthis/).
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Early sexual development: https://www.rchsd.org/health-articles/understanding-early-sexual-development/
2. Connection between the Grand Canyon and ancient civilizations: https://traveltips.usatoday.com/ancient-pyramids-arizona-55016.html and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFk6P6FxsJY
3. Snake bites: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15647-snake-bites
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #Epiphaunye #Kundalini #OvertheBend #snakes #FromLosAngeles #CaribbeanandSouthernroots #WriteM…
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Jul 1, 2021
Imogen Arate with Aaron El Sabrout
This week, Aaron (https://aaronelsabrout.myportfolio.com) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems “Wildfire" and “Embers," and destruction as renewal.
You can read Aaron's poem at: https://ko-fi.com/post/Wildfire-N4N756XVY
You can also get in touch with Aaron at
1. Mastodon: https://mastodon.art/@toreachpoise
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toreachpoise/
3. https://twitter.com/toreachpoise
Picture of Aaron El Sabrout by Jay Havens (https://www.jayhavens.me).
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Link between fireworks and gunpowder: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fireworks/anat_nf.html
2. The Quraysh tribe: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100359630 and https://www.britannica.com/topic/Quraysh
3. When a Senator brought a snowball to “disprove” climate change: https://time.com/3725994/inhofe-snowball-climate/
4. Prisoners as firefighters: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/policing/2020/11/11/ca…
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Jun 24, 2021
Imogen Arate with Xaviera Ringeling
This week, Xaviera (https://www.instagram.com/xavieraringeling/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems “Back to the fiddle" and “Song One," and musical inspirations.
You can find her writings in:
1. Alba collection (Spanish)at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alba-Xaviera-Ringeling/dp/1692183699
2. Torremozas (Spanish): http://www.torremozas.com/Voces-nuevas-XXXII-Seleccion
3. Leyendo Poesía In London: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Leyendo-Poes%C3%ADa-London-2019-Todas/dp/1686732996
Picture of Xaviera Ringeling by Hector Fontaine (https://www.instagram.com/hectorfontaine/)
Links to the topics we touched on:
1. Brazil’s Bolsonaro’s stance on Indigenous land rights: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/bolsonaro-should-be-tried-crimes-against-humanity-indigenous-leaders-say-n1272193
2. Gold mining and mercury poisoning in Peru: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201127180821.htm
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #XavieraRing…
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Jun 20, 2021
Imogen Arate with Blues Black
This week, Blues Black and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems “The Promiseland" and “Self Destructive," and true equality.
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of June 21st.
Picture of Blues Black by Imogen Arate
Links to the topics we touch on:
1. Human Evolution: https://www.britannica.com/science/human-evolution
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #BluesBlack #ThePromiseland #SelfDestructive #trueequality #RutgersUniversity #Teachinghighschool #IndustrialWork #fourthgradeteacher #livingthroughMLKsAssassination #MalcolmX #economicsegregation #classstruggles #policebrutality #WEBDuBois #APhilipRandolph #MarchonWashington #EntertainmentIndustry #EducationalSystemIsaReflectionoftheCulture #AmericanCulture #Avengers #EPluribusUnum #Individualism #Conformity #AmericanMyth #AmericanExceptionalism #HumanEvolution #EmmettTill #theTalk #FearofAuthority #EconomicDisadvantage #BernieSan…
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Jun 9, 2021
Imogen Arate with Danae Barnes
This week, Danae (https://www.instagram.com/healingisradical/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Casting a SexyTimes Spell" and "Conjurings in the Night," and magic.
You can also follow Danae at https://www.instagram.com/downtempo_danae/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of June 14th.
Picture of Danae Barnes by Monica Day
#poetrypodcasts #ImogenArate #DanaeBarnes #CastingASexyTimesSpell #ConjuringsintheNight #poet #writer #activist #yogaguru #DCIntermedia #militarizationofthepolice #angeragainstanger #strategyvstactics #AlwunHouse #UniversalLoveEvent #TempeCenterfortheArts #ShannonLove #TheSonoranSmallPublishersSummit #UrbanYoga #mediacircus #blackpanther #radicalselfcontrol #radicalcommunitybuilding #communitybuilding #powerofourattention #poetry #visceral #specificityofwordchoice #poetryevents #FinishingSchool #SanFrancisco #BayArea #get100rejectionsayear #dragqueen #lingam #vu…
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May 31, 2021
Imogen Arate with Dennis Earnest Ssesanga
This week, Dennis (https://www.facebook.com/ssesangaDennis) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems "Beggar on the Street" and “Sightseeing," and homelessness.
You can read Dennis's poem in his book (Ivory Footprints) at: https://goo.gl/Gcstsw.
Its Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/ivoryfootprints/
Other ways to contact Dennis:
1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ssesangadennis/
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ssesangadennis
3. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssesanga-d-565b2430
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of June 7th.
Photo of Dennis Ssesanga from Open Mic Uganda, which Dennis co-founded:
Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at open mic Uganda: @openmicuganda
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #DennisErnestSsesanga #BeggarontheStreet #Sightseeing #homelessness #PublicHealthSpecialist #LaternMeetofPoets #OpenMicUganda #monthlyopenmic #theLazyPony #Poetry…
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May 27, 2021
Imogen Arate with Anna Flores
This week, Anna (https://www.instagram.com/pochaterca/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems "Mexicans Are Such Hard Workers" and “Erosion," and Migration.
Read Anna’s poem at: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2018/05/15/poetry-spot-mexicans-such-hard-workers-anna-flores/597324002/
You can get Anna’s book, Pocha Theory, at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pocha-theory-anna-flores/1128548521
You can also follow Anna on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/pochaterca
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of May 31st.
Photo of Anna Flores by Jairo Carreon (https://www.instagram.com/carreonjdo/)
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #AnnaFlores #MexicansAreSuchHardWorkers #Erosion #Migration #PublishedAuthor #SelfPublished #PochaTheory #CoFounder #NewCarpaCollective #MFACandidate #ASU #ASUMFA #MixedStatusFamilies #Pocha #Chicano #Identity #IdentityTheory #LUCHA #Ali…
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May 21, 2021
Imogen Arate with Younes Aômari
This week, Younes (https://twitter.com/otakuflow1) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "X Man" and "Running Low," and being taken advantage of.
You can also follow Younes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otakuflow/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of May 24th.
Photo of Younes Aômari by Sifeddine Bakoussi (https://www.instagram.com/sifeddinebak/).
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #YounesAômari #XMan #RunningLow #20yearsold #Moroccan #MechanicalEngineeringStudent #poet #publicspeaker #poetrybeganinprimaryschool #TrilingualPoet #ArabicPoetry #FrenchPoetry #EnglishPoetry #AmericanLanguageCenter #firstpoeminArabic #LearnFrenchandArabicConcurrently #lostFrenchpoems #FanofXMenFranchise #transformation #yesman #beingtakenadvantageof #protectingmentalhealth #selfrespect #owntime #developSelfEsteem #workoncommonpoints #TruArtSpeaks #CoogSlam
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May 16, 2021
Imogen Arate with Sam Hui
This week, Sam (poetryonrooseveltrow@gmail.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Allow yourself to smile" and "Odd Ball," and societal expectations.
Other ways of contacting Sam:
1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poetryonrooseveltrow
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poetryonrooseveltrow/
3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/RooseveltPoetry
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of May 17th.
Photo by Sam Hui.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #SamHui #Allowyourselftosmile #OddBall #NorthernArizonaUniversity #BAinEnglish #CertificateinCreativeWritingLiterature #minorsinChineseandPhilosophy #newmom #CoordinatorforPoetryonRooseveltRow #borninOhio #DadfromHongKong #MomfromChengduChina #Oldboy #GoodFellas #creativeemotionalexpression #givingautonomybacktowomen #weshouldmattertoourselvesfirst #roomforwomentobeindividuals #sloppinessasindulgence #establishin…
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May 7, 2021
Imogen Arate with Grae J Wall
This week, Grae (https://www.graejwall.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "A Man Sits on a Train" and "Godsend," and missing out on life.
You can read Grae's poem at: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/a_man_sits_on_a_train_1320471
Other ways to get in touch with Grae:
1. Bandcamp: https://graejwall.bandcamp.com/
2. Lomography website: https://www.lomography.com/homes/grae
3. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepoetryunderground
4. Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraeJ
5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/graewall/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of May 10th.
If you are dealing with depression or other mental illnesses and feeling like you might hurt yourself, please know that you're not alone.
I. If you're in the U.S., you can reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK [8255] or https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
II.…
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Apr 30, 2021
Imogen Arate with Clementine Ewokolo Burnley
This week, Clementine (https://clementineburnley.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Ask Mrs Manners about Rroma children" and "MMIWG2020," and allyship.
You can also connect with Clementine via
1. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decolonialheart
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewokila/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of May 3rd.
Links to the topics we touch on:
1. The drowning of two Romani children that inspired Clementine’s poem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Cristina_and_Violetta_Djeordsevic and https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jul/21/italy.race
2. The Roma in Europe: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2015/04/roma-in-europe-11-things-you-always-wanted-to-know-but-were-afraid-to-ask/
3. Italian citizenship requirements: https://www.esteri.it/mae/en/servizi/italiani-all-estero/cittadinanza.html
4. “Poets speak out for refuge…
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Apr 23, 2021
Imogen Arate with Unmesh Mohitkar
This week, Unmesh (https://www.facebook.com/LetsUnMESHlife) and I, Imogen Arate(https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Revolution" and "Trying to Figure Shit Out," and agency.
Read Unmesh's poem and book at: https://www.amazon.com/Light-Shadow-Life-Missing-Verse-ebook/dp/B08CRZBT5R/
Other ways you can follow Unmesh:
1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unmeshmohitkar/
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/MohitkarUnmesh
3. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6GgNfoaDB_VmXS2ntAcvQ
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of April 26th.
Links to the topics we touch on:
1. Shayari poetry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shayar_(poet)
2. The blind men and the elephant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant
Photo provided by Unmesh Mohitkar.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #UnmeshMohitkar #Revolution #TryingtoFigureShitOut #Agency #LifePhilosophies #trilingual #Eng…
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Apr 15, 2021
Imogen Arate with Michelle Whitstone
This week, Michelle (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-whitstone-306539) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Nihizaad Bihooghan" and "Janus," and finding comfort in tradition.
Other ways to connect with Michelle
1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roar.auction
2. YouTube: https://youtu.be/almXPI6lAnY
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of April 19th.
Links to the topics we touch on:
1. Rock Point Navajo Nation Chapter: https://rockpoint.navajochapters.org/
2. Onion Lake Cree Nation: https://onionlake.ca/about/ and http://www.anishinabe-history.com/first-nation/onion-lake.shtml
3. Roman god Janus: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Janus-Roman-god
4. The Native-American Prepatory School Program https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED403086
Photo by Michelle Whitstone.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #MichelleWhitstone #NihizaadBihooghan #Janus #Invocation #Diné #…
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Apr 8, 2021
Imogen Arate with Paul 'Pablo Rouge' Lepper
This week, Paul (https://www.facebook.com/PaulPabloRougeLepper) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Brother" and "My World," and sibling relationships.
Read Paul's poem at: https://allpoetry.com/Pablo_Rouge
You can also follow Paul on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC71_c0vps-Rd-83KD_DNfEg
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of April 12th.
Links to the topics we touch on:
1. Famous triplets deliberately separated at birth: https://www.wbur.org/artery/2018/07/17/three-identical-strangers-triplets-separation
2. The Skinner Box: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/one-man-and-a-baby-box/
Photo of Paul 'Pablo Rouge' Lepper by Gareth Dean Frewer.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #PaulPabloRougeLepper #PabloRouge #PaulLepper #Brother #MyWorld #siblingrelationships #teenpoet #politics #journalist #actor #theatrework #PattiSmith #startedfrommusicalenjoymen…
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Apr 1, 2021
Imogen Arate with Kelly Van Nelson
This week, Kelley (http://www.kellyvannelson.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Subjugate to Liberated" and "Balance Point," and equilibrium.
Read Kelly's poem in her second book: http://www.kellyvannelson.com/punch-and-judy.html
Other ways of gettin in connecting with Kelly:
1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kellyvannelsonauthor
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/kellyvannelson
3. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellyvannelson
4. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyvn
5. You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0YGhh6Kshoip_5r6I4EyxQ
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of April 5th.
For those in abusive partnerships in the U.S., you can find help at: https://www.thehotline.org/ or Call 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) (TTY: 1.800.787.3224)
Photo by Kelly Van Nelson
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #KellyVanNelson #SubjugatedtoLiberated #B…
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Mar 26, 2021
Imogen Arate with Tyrone Ross Thompson
This week, Tyrone (https://www.facebook.com/Wyam-Publishing-2251985795129051/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Celilo Falls Inundation" and "Words and Actions," and hypocrisy.
Purchase Tyrone's book at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PH3VN69
Other ways to connect with Tyrone:
1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyrone_wyam/
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/TyroneWyam
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of March 29th.
Links to the topics we touch on:
1. Celilo Fish Committee: https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/celilo_fish_committee_1935_1957_/#.YGDuUuZlBbU
2. Calls for dam removal: https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/oct/14/pacific-northwest-tribes-remove-columbia-river-dams/
3. The Nez Perce’s efforts at damn removal: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/salmon-people-a-tribes-decades-long-fight-to-take-down-the-lower-snake-river-dam…
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Mar 15, 2021
Imogen Arate with Meera Dasgupta
This week, Meera (https://www.facebook.com/meera.dasgupta.5076) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Blazing Cities and "When the Dead Returns to Say 'You Know Me,'" and transformation.
You can read Imogen's poem in: https://www.flowersongpress.com/books-1/p/cops
Other ways to follow Meera:
1. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meera-dasgupta-0b1489173
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meeradasguptaofficial/
3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/bornfromspices
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of March 22nd.
Links to the topics we touch on:
1. The news article Imogen Arate’s poem is based on: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2020/06/01/chris-beatys-death-man-scrubbing-blood-has-wrenching-realization/5312401002/ by #MaryClaireMolloy
Photo of Meera Dasgupta (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meera-dasgupta-0b1489173) by Navier Patterson (https://www.multipixelm…
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Mar 12, 2021
Imogen Arate with J.L. Moultrie
This week, J.L. (https://jlmoultrie.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Bestiary" and "Still Life," and navigating mental landscapes.
Read J.L.'s poetry:
1. https://neutralspaces.co/jlmoultrie/
2. https://deathrattlewritersfest.org/3-blog/atlas
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of March 15th.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Belle Isle: https://www.michigan.org/property/belle-isle-park
2. Thickness of redwood tree bark: https://ucanr.edu/sites/forestry/California_forests/http___ucanrorg_sites_forestry_California_forests_Tree_Identification_/Coast_Redwood_Sequoia_sempervirens_198/
Photo of J.L. Moultrie by Joanna Buchanan.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #JLMoultrie #Bestiary #StillLife #PoetryandFictionWriter #NativeDetroiter #poetryastherapeutictool #ExperiencialAbstractExpressionist #opentointerpretation #Hippop #LupeFiasco #freeassociation #…
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Mar 5, 2021
Imogen Arate with Lee M.S.
This week, Lee (https://www.facebook.com/MarsoAileen) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Don't waste my time" or "Me vales Verga" and "The Fishing Party," and unwanted dick pics.
Read their poems here:
1. English version: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFZ42d5heEj/
2. Spanish version: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkwdqDh5a_/
Other ways to connect with Lee:
1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cadaveres_literarios/
2. Tumblr: https://cadaveres-literarios.tumblr.com/
Get Lee's book at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0879D2FP6
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of March 8th.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Forced sterilization in Georgia’s ICE detention centers: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2020-10-04/recent-sterilizations-at-immigration-facility-in-georgia-repeat-a-violent-history
2. Men’s underestimation of sexual harassment faced by…
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Feb 24, 2021
Imogen Arate with Michael Buckius
This week, Michael (https://www.mikebuckius.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "BROTHERLY LOVE" and "Cheap Date," and addiction.
You can purchase Michael's chapbook at: https://tolsunbooks.com/shop/future-saracasm.
Other ways to connect with Michael:
1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikebuckius/
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikebuckius
Take a listen to also find out virtual poetry events taking place during the week of March 1st.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. The rise and fall of Detroit: https://theweek.com/articles/461968/rise-fall-detroit-timeline
2. Drugs in Philadelphia: https://www.inquirer.com/health/opioid-addiction/coronavirus-pandemic-drug-supply-opioid-crisis-kensington-20200817.html
3. Philadelphia Badlands: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2016/2/17/on-drug-infested-north-philly-corners-hope-and-good-luck-come-in-a-bag.html and https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/philadelphia-bad…
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Feb 18, 2021
Imogen Arate with Suchita
This week, Suchita (http://herbeautifulpandemonium.blogspot.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Our Origin Story" and "Reflections on a Recently Departed Past," and friendship dynamics.
Other ways to connect with Suchita:
1. Instagram main: https://www.instagram.com/__fireandice__/
2. Instagram poetry: https://www.instagram.com/notsocoherentthoughts/
Take a listen to also find out virtual poetry events taking place during the week of February 22nd.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. See Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye (Project Voice) perform their "An Origin Story"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esgfG3BoAPc
Picture of Suchita Vichare by Mayuri Kambli (https://www.instagram.com/mayurikambli/)
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #Rewind #ImogenArate #SuchitaVichare #OurOriginStory #ReflectionsonaRecentlyDepartedPast #Minion #SarahKay #PhilKaye #AnOriginStory #HarryPotter #Friends #friendshipdynamics #Dexter #Sherlock #ProjectVoice #…
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Feb 12, 2021
Imogen Arate with Oscar Mancinas
This week, #OscarMancinas (https://twitter.com/oscar_wildin), and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems "Every Father Says I Love You" and "Soft Lights," and facets of love.
Oscar's books and poetry collections:
1. Jaula, a debut chapbook of poems from GASHER Journal: https://www.gasherjournal.com/product-page/jaula
2. To Live and Die in el Valle, a debut collection of short stories: https://artepublicopress.com/product/to-live-and-die-in-el-valle/
3. “Roto, a Mex-Tape,” a poetry microzine: https://rinky-dink-press.square.site/product/seriesseven/5?cs=true
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of #February15th.
Photo of Oscar Mancinas from the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #Rewind #ImogenArate #OscarMancinas #EveryFatherSaysILoveYou #SoftLights #ValentinesDay #familiallove #romanticlove #crushes #heartbreak #SierraMadreOccidental #Tarahumara…
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Feb 1, 2021
Imogen Arate with Jay Tatum
This week, Jay (https://www.instagram.com/thejaytatum/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "I don't see color" and "No Connections," and racial profiling.
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of February 8th.
Photo provided by Jay Tatum (https://www.instagram.com/wordsandwinepodcast/)
Links to topics we touched on:
1. The killing of Black veterans in America: https://eji.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lynching-in-america-targeting-black-veterans-web.pdf
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #Rewind #ImogenArate #JayTatum #Idontseecolor #NoConnections #Veteran #PoliceExcessiveForce #RacialProfiling #prejudice #stereotypes #NaomiOsaka #ArianaMiyamoto #MsUniverse #Basketball #JeremyLin #Linsanity #NewYorkKnicks #TorontoRaptors #YaoMing #HoustonRockets #CrazyRichAsians #JoyLuckClub #BlackPanther #ChadwickBoseman #Avengers #Chinatown #ShunLi #NikkiMinaj #ChunLi #Macklemore #appropriation #RacialH…
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Jan 28, 2021
Imogen Arate with Atlas St. Cloud
This week, Atlas (https://www.instagram.com/descreidosanto) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "your heavy heavy heart" and "Snowflake: Phase Transition," and living with mental illness.
Poetry books by Atlas:
1. Chrysalis (https://gumroad.com/l/saintchrysalis)
2. enduring atlas: the weight of the world put into words (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F1ZR22V/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_yQZyCbTANYBXR)
3. here be dragons (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1731262477/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_yRZyCbC9Q3P7K)
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of February 1st.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. The prevalence of PTSD in the U.S. population:
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd.shtml
2. Homosexual behavior in other animal species:
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150206-are-there-any-homosexual-animals
Picture of Atlas St. Cloud (https://www.instagram.com/wasteland_crypt…
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Jan 19, 2021
Imogen Arate with K. Renae
This week, K. Renae (https://www.instagram.com/_krenaeflow/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "i'm afraid of arms" and "Essential," and the significance of arms.
Read @krenaeflow's poem at: https://tinyurl.com/y9o8wgep
Listen to Imogen's companion poem to "Essential" at: https://poetsandmuses.com/press-clippings/#Word2020
You can also follow K. Renae at https://twitter.com/_KRenaeFlow
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of January 25th.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Poets and Muses episode with Brandon Williamson: https://soundcloud.com/poetsandmuses/imogen-arate-with-brandon-williamson
2. Update on Breonna Taylor’s case: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/535464-breonna-taylor-grand-jurors-file-impeachment-petition-against-kentucky
3. Death of Vanessa Guillen: https://www.nytimes.com/article/vanessa-guillen-fort-hood.html and https://youtu.be/x9yn1p8TZ…
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Jan 14, 2021
Imogen Arate with Brandon Luu
This week, Brandon (https://twitter.com/bluupoet) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Passing Through" and "Scant" and absence.
Read Brandon's poem at
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8651&context=etd_theses
"Passing Through" is on page 32 (48 of the PDF)
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of January 18th.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Brandon Leake on America's Got Talent: https://youtu.be/H0WMtt5iL04
Photo by Brandon Luu.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #BrandonLuu #PassingThrough #Scant #MFA #SanJoseStateUniversity #middleschool #AmericasGotTalent #BrandonLeake #comeback #formofrelease #formofrelief #longing #passageoftime #writinghack #DavidPerez #SantaClaraPoetLaureate #tradingstresses #readingspeed #godsinthedetails #comparinglives #poetryasconnectiontosomeoneelse #MuhammadAli #lookslikeaparagraphreadslikeapoem #Rober…
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Jan 4, 2021
Imogen Arate with Julie Danho
This week, Julie (https://www.juliedanho.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Lounging on the Couch on My 39th Birthday in Pink Flannel Donut Pajamas" and "To the She I Don't Fully Know," and our grandmothers.
Read Julie's poem at: https://poems.com/poem/lounging-on-the-couch-on-my-39th-birthday-in-pink-flannel-donut-pajamas/
Read Imogen's poem at: https://robleswrites.com/theabuelastories/myabuela/index.html#Imogen-Arate
Other ways to connect with Julie:
1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julie.d.oconnell.3
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanhoJulie
3. Goodreads author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8242535.Julie_Danho
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of January 11th.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. A compilation of writings about grandmothers: http://abuelastories.com/myabuela/
Photo of Julie Danho by Tyler Rine.
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Dec 30, 2020
Imogen Arate with Carlos Campos Jr
This week, Carlos (https://twitter.com/CompaPoeta) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate), discuss our respective poems, "Maiz to our Lloronas" and "To My Sisters," and the adaptation of legends.
Read Carlos's poem at: https://houstonreviewofbooks.com/2020/08/10/maiz-to-our-lloronas/
You can also follow Carlos on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/compapoeta/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of January 4th.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. The legend of La Llorona: https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/wailing-woman
2. Medea in Greek mythology: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Medea-Greek-mythology
3. Melissa Lozada-Oliva: https://www.melissalozadaoliva.com/about
4. Sexual differentiation in human embryos: https://www.britannica.com/science/sexual-differentiation
5. Cain Killing Abel by Pietro Novelli: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/5236/cain-killing-abel
6. Judith Slaying…
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Dec 21, 2020
Imogen Arate with Aya Jamorabon Rafeh
This week, Aya (https://5f64592249e2b.site123.me) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate), discuss our respective poems, "Al Harb" ("War") and "To Drive out Darkness"," and the price of conflict.
Other ways to connect with Aya:
1. https://www.instagram.com/ayarafe3/
2. Poetry: https://www.instagram.com/wordsof_soul/
3. https://www.facebook.com/aya.jamorabonrafeh
You can see Youssef Tellayh's illustration that inspired Aya's poem "The War" at https://www.instagram.com/p/CFw3xTGl5tc/ and follow Youssef at: https://www.instagram.com/wyterex/ and https://www.facebook.com/yousef.tellayh
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of December 28th.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990): https://www.britannica.com/event/Lebanese-Civil-War
2. Religion in Lebanon: https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-report-on-international-religious-freedom/lebanon/
3. Beirut explosion: https://www.nytimes…
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Dec 14, 2020
Imogen Arate with Jeff Cottrill
This week Jeff (http://www.JeffCottrill.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Wilfred Owen's Off-Day" and "I Bought the 18"," and satire.
Other ways to connect with Jeff:
1. https://www.facebook.com/jeff.cottrill.96
2. https://twitter.com/jeff_cottrill
3. https://www.wattpad.com/user/JeffCottrill
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of December 21st.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. The Dead Puppies Song: https://youtu.be/N5sKpG6JIug
2. Wilfred Owen: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/wilfred-owen
3. Dulce et Decorum Est: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/dulce-et-decorum-est
4. In Flanders Fields by John McCrae: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47380/in-flanders-fields
5. Plants’ reaction to different sounds: https://www.sciencealert.com/plants-can-hear-themselves-being-eaten-researchers-have-discovered and https://www.nature.com/articles/sre…
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Dec 9, 2020
Imogen Arate with Patrizia Longhitano
This week, Patrizia (https://www.facebook.com/patrizia.longhitano.5) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Mating strategies in the animal world" and "An Assessment," and pornography as art.
1. Read Patrizia’s poem in English and Portuguese here: http://www.mallarmargens.com/2020/09/mallarseries-to-be-tupi-patrizia.html
2. Watch it read in both languages at: https://youtu.be/FpSCUF6RPiA
3. Videos of some of Patrizia’s other poems: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLINs5m7FAyqTJrrXhtuYMQC4vw-eftg0o
Other ways to connect with Patrizia:
1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goldwildpoppy/
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/GOLDWILDPOPPY
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of December 14th.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Bonobos sexual behavior: https://qz.com/africa/1625409/bonobo-ape-mothers-push-their-sons-to-find-sex-partners/ and http://www.bbc.com/earth/s…
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Nov 29, 2020
Imogen Arate with Daude Teel
This week, Daude (https://twitter.com/DaudeTeel) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Thy Kingdom Come" and "Looking up Polemic," and societal outlook.
You can read Daude's poem at: https://musicalprimate.com/thy-kingdom-come/
and also follow him at: https://medium.com/@teeldd
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of December 7th.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Abolut Mozambique: https://www.britannica.com/place/Mozambique
2. Religious views of human’s relationship to nature: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170206-religion-can-make-us-more-environmentally-friendly-or-not
Photo of Daude Teel by Jenny Perterson.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #DaudeTeel #ThyKingdomCome #LookingUpPolemic #SocietalOutlook #borninMozambique #grewupinVirginia #fatherenvionrmentalprofessor #motherdoctor #intensereligiousbackground #privateMennonitehighschool #MennoniteChu…
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Nov 25, 2020
Imogen Arate with Miriam Calleja
This week, Miriam (http://miriamcalleja.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Lake Michigan" and "Melting Time," and water as metaphor.
You can read the published version of Miriam's poem at: https://www.flyonthewallpoetry.co.uk/product-page/ebook-magazine-chaos
You can also follow Miriam at:
1. Twitter: https://twitter.com/miriam_calleja
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miriamcalleja/
3. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pomegranateheart
You can sign up for Miriam's writing workshops at: https://www.facebook.com/miriamcreativewriting
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of November 30th.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Elements going into risk assessment: http://apppm.man.dtu.dk/index.php/Impact_and_Probability_in_Risk_Assessment and http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=E975E0B3E72F2B7363A2E10B1CDC1E57?doi=10.1.1.655.9782&rep=rep1&type…
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Nov 14, 2020
Imogen Arate with Jay Mercado
This Week, Jay (https://www.instagram.com/queen_iiwaa/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Bridge Poem" and "At Least He Inspires Me to Write," and acknowledging an absence
Get Jay's poem at: http://www.aigrayson.com/buysoundest/soundest-zine-5
You can also follow Jay at https://twitter.com/queen_iiwaa
and read his work at: https://www.sorrowcircle.com/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of November 23rd.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. The amount of oxygen the Amazon supplies: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/08/amazon-fire-earth-has-plenty-oxygen/596923/
2. Hohokam: https://www.arizonamuseumofnaturalhistory.org/plan-a-visit/mesa-grande/the-hohokam and https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/free-resources/fact-sheets/who-or-what-is-the-hohokam/
3. Hummingbird facts: https://www.adirondackcouncil.org/page/blog-139/news/10-facts-about-hummingbirds--an…
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Nov 10, 2020
Imogen Arate with Maysan Nasser
This week, Maysan (https://www.facebook.com/warumnietzsche/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Syrian Love Poem" and "Reflections under the Lulling Rhythm of a Dickinson Reading," and secret loves.
Read Maysan's poem at: http://tozz3ahalayam.blogspot.com/2020/09/blog-post.html
Get Maysan's book, Don't Tell Them, at: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Tell-Them-Maysan-Nasser/dp/1730713475 and https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42428535-don-t-tell-them
Other ways follow Maysan via social media:
1. instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maysannasserr/
2. Blog: http://tozz3ahalayam.blogspot.fr/
3. Sidewalk Beirut: https://www.facebook.com/SidewalkBeirut/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of November 16th.
Photo of Maysan Nasser by Dana Seif.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #MaysanNasser #SyrianLovePoem #ReflectionsundertheLullingRhythmofaDickinsonReading #SyrianYemeni #Poetry…
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Nov 4, 2020
Imogen Arate with Jyotishka Misra
This week, Jyotishka and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The Last Shot of Vodka" and "Connected," and kindred spirits.
You can find Jyotishka's book, Wonderings of a Wanderer, at https://www.amazon.in/Wonderings-Wanderer-Jyotishka-Misra/dp/9386263505 (physical copy) & http://bookden.in/products/macmillan-book-wonderings-of-a-wanderer (e-book version)
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of November 9th.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Suicide Prevention:
In the US: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255 / 1-800-273-TALK or https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Globally: https://suicidestop.com/call_a_hotline.html and https://www.befrienders.org/directory
2. Episode- (and book-)cover illustration by Sukanya Misra (http://craftcravesandwanderlust.blogspot.com/)
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #replay #ImogenArate #JyotishkaMisra #TheLa…
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Oct 28, 2020
Imogen Arate with Ms Jay
This week, Ms. Jay (https://www.instagram.com/breannajay_/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss her poem, "Alternative," three of my holiday poems and our poetic inspirations.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #firstepisode #replay #ImogenArate #MsJay #Alternative #HolidayPoems #LightingtheWay #Solstice #SevenDaysfortheFuture #PoeticInspirations #BobDylan #AHardRainsGonnaFall #teacher #educator #CharterSchool #poet #writer #photographer #Hanukkah #FestivalofLights #Menorah #Shamash #SecondTempleOfJerusalem #Solstice #Pagan #Christmas #Swahili #Kwanzaa #Education
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Oct 21, 2020
Imogen Arate with Dr Tamika Sanders
This week, Tamika (https://www.facebook.com/SavvyPen/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "I Am Not My Hair" and "Equal Footing," and inclusion.
You can also find Tamika and her work at:
1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savvypen/
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/SavvyPen
3. Website: https://savvypen.com/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of October 26th.
Photo provided by Dr. Tamika Sanders.
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Oct 10, 2020
Imogen Arate with Isarae Koval
This week, Isarae (Isarae.Koval@gmail.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Voices through the Walls" and "This Is Not an Ode," and abusive relationships.
You can read more of Isarae’s poems here: https://www.skyislandjournal.com/issue-3-winter-2018
A bit more about Isarae: http://voyagephoenix.com/interview/meet-isarae-koval-isarae-koval-mesa/
Photo of Isarae from Voyage Phoenix Magazine.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #IsaraeKoval #VoicesthroughtheWalls #BullFight #Mohawk #BlackIndigenous #abusiverelationships #domesticviolence #bullying #animalcruelty #societysrole #moralambiguity #SuzanneVega #Luka
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Oct 5, 2020
Imogen Arate with Isabel Del Rio
This week, Isabel (https://www.isabeldelrio.co.uk) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "mi ciudad" ("my city") and "This Is Not an Ode," and our perspectives on New York.
You can also follow Isabel on:
1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isabeldrs/
2. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isabel.del.rio.salvador
3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/isabeldelrio
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of October 12th.
Photo by Isabel del Rio.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #IsabeldelRio #miciudad/#mycity #ThisIsNotanOde #borninMadrid #liveinLondon #unamadrileñaenLondres #aMadrilenianinLondon #bilingualwriterandpoet #fantasyscifinoirdystopia #linguist #publishedauthor #publisher #FriendsofAlicePublishing #Puntodefuga #VanishingPoint #apersonwhodidherownthing #teens #poemaboutmombeingsick #foundedpoetrygroupinuniversity #poetryhasbeenafriend #writingasvocation #total…
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Sep 29, 2020
Imogen Arate with Zoë Johnson
This week, Zoë (https://twitter.com/xiexiecaptain) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "genderf*ck" (https://plenitudemagazine.ca/genderfck/) and "The Slow Ascent" and finding our place in the world.
Read additional poems from Zoë's in the up-coming issue of the Polyglot Magazine: http://www.thepolyglotmagazine.com/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of October 5th.
Photo by Zoë Johnson.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. The official website for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians: https://www.saulttribe.com/
2. COVID impact on Indigenous communities in the U.S.: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6934e1.htm
3. COVID impact on Indigenous communities globally: https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/covid-19.html
4. Information about the Three Fires Confederacy: https://libguides.gvsu.edu/natamericans/michigan
5. The meaning and origins…
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Sep 22, 2020
Imogen Arate with June Powers
This week, June (https://www.instagram.com/mamatried609/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Coworkers" and "Narcissus's Delight" and office dynamics.
You can also follow June at https://www.instagram.com/mamatried609/
You can find June's author page at: https://www.amazon.com/June-Powers/e/B089CNKWFC
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of September 28th.
Photo by June Powers.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. French ranking in foreign-language learning in U.S.A: https://www.americancouncils.org/sites/default/files/FLE-report.pdf and https://www.mla.org/content/download/83540/2197676/2016-Enrollments-Short-Report.pdf
2. Child marriage in the U.S.: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/child-marriage-in-us-cbsn-originals/ and https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/child-marriage/united-states/
3. Brain maturity: https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/aging/2018/when-…
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Sep 13, 2020
Imogen Arate with Kedar Hardikar
This week, Kedar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kedar-hardikar-84b1617/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Renunciation Of Powers" and "Boundless" and balancing powers.
Read "Renunciation Of Powers" at https://www.instagram.com/p/CIlNDe9FcLp/
Link to Kedar’s books:
1. Abstract Intersections: A poetic journey through mathematics: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578785390
2. Book in Marathi: https://www.bookganga.com/eBooks/Books/details/5306307829465804115?BookName=%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%a8
You can also follow Kedar on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kyhardik2020/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of September 21st.
Photo of Dr. Kedar Hardikar by Tushar Kulkarni.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Some information about the Marathi language:https://salc.uchicago.edu/language-study/marathi, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Marathi-language, https://www.st…
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Sep 9, 2020
Imogen Arate with Karlina Veras
This week, Karlina (http://karlinaveras.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "I live living on the edge" and "Random like Life" and weaving between worlds.
Other ways to follow Karlina:
1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karlinaveras/
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/karlinaveras
Read Karlina's works:
1. Spanish short story collection “YUN YUN Pa’ la Calor”
https://www.amazon.com/Yun-pa-calor-Spanish/dp/1527225682/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=karlina+veras&qid=1593596066&sr=8-1 2. Short nonfiction piece about Corona Dreams:
https://www.mookychick.co.uk/lit-community/personal-essays/quarantine-dream-mouse-midwife.php
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of September 14th.
Photo of Karlina Veras by Issac Gallego (https://www.instagram.com/isaacgperez/).
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Dietary rules for British royals: https://www.businessinsider.com/f…
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Sep 2, 2020
Imogen Arate with El David
This week, El Davíd (https://www.eldavidwrites.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Borikén" and "The Corner Victorian" and historical homes.
Other ways to follow El Davíd:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/el.MM.david
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eldavidek/
YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLmRe827tiFUvgLbPPEwS4g#menu
Urban Beat Poet Society: https://www.facebook.com/groups/796236530863088/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of September 7th.
Photo of El Davíd by Albert Areizaga.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Nyuorican Poetry: https://poets.org/text/brief-guide-nuyorican-poetry
2. Taíno culture and people: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Taino & https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/what-became-of-the-taino-73824867/
3. Puerto Rico independence movement: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/latamcaribbean/2020/05/21/the-history-of-puerto-rico-shows…
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Aug 27, 2020
Imogen Arate with Nicole Tracii
This week, Nicole (https://www.instagram.com/nicoletraciiwrites/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Three Part Erasure of Cat Calls" and "Hemmed in" and street harassment.
Nicole's recommended workshops and open mics:
https://www.youtube.com/baypoetsunite
https://www.facebook.com/berkeleyslam
https://www.instagram.com/richoakalchemy/
https://www.instagram.com/oaklandslam/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of August 31st.
Photo by NF Imaging (https://www.instagram.com/nf_imaging/).
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Chanel Miller’s decision to make her name known: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/25/stanford-sexual-assault-victim-chanel-miller-interview
2. Bird as a British slang for girls/young women: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/30/bird-infantilising-hold-women-back and https://www.bustle.com/p/8-sexist-british-phrases-that-need-…
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Aug 19, 2020
Imogen Arate with Leo Boix
This week, Leo (https://twitter.com/leoboix) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Unholy Family" and "That Single Memory" and familial expectations.
Leo's Poems:
1. "Unholy Family": https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/c/epic-journey-through-life-and-language
2. "Table Variations": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/149578/table-variations
3. Magma Poetry Resistencia issue edited by Leo: https://magmapoetry.com/archive/magma-76/
4. Un Nuevo Sol: British LatinX Writers Anthology https://www.amazon.com/Nuevo-Sol-British-LatinX-Writers/dp/1905233566
Other ways to follow Leo:
1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012089438306
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boixleo/
3. Website: https://www.leonardoboix.co.uk/
See Leo Read:
1. In Person: 22 August – 16 October 2020 (London, UK)
https://www.kew.org/press-media/travel-the-world-at-kew
2. Virtually: October 12th at 3pm (ET) at the 23rd…
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Aug 9, 2020
Imoge Arate with Nadiia Telenchuk
This week, Nadiia (https://www.facebook.com/nadiiia.art) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The War" and "If Not Now, When?" and coping with feeling helpless in the face of overwhelming odds.
Donate to support Ukraine: https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi
You can read Nadiia's poem at: https://www.facebook.com/nadiiia.art/posts/523551418340658
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of August 17th.
Photo provided by Nadiia Telenchuk.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Heart of Ukraine, the nonprofit organization Nadiia is involved with: http://heartforukraine.com/
2. Information about Crimea and the Ukrainian separatist movement: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18287223
3. Ukraine’s Internally Displaced Persons: https://www.unhcr.org/ua/en/internally-displaced-persons
4. Latest attempt at cease…
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Aug 3, 2020
Imogen Arate with Service
This week, Service (https://www.servicenoservice.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Poor People Teeth" and "The Best," and overcoming our socialization.
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of August 10th.
Photo of Service by Service (https://www.instagram.com/servicenoservice/).
You can buy Service's poetry book (And Still I Rise to Fantasize) at: https://www.timothymays.net.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Alliance between the Black Panthers and the United Farm Workers: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/20/historical-alliance-behind-todays-strike-black-lives/
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #Service #PoorPeopleTeeth #TheBest #PittsburgCA #Chicago #highereducation #diversityequityandinclusion #taughtEnglishkto12 #spokenword #poetry #startedinhighschool #firstbook #AndStillIRisetoFantasize #havingthespacetobeheard #WillieMays #importanc…
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Jul 28, 2020
Imogen Arate with KL Krystal Lyons
This week, KL Krystal Lyons (https://twitter.com/dystopialloon) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The land and I are calling you home and I don't care whose voice is louder" and "To the Missing but not Forgotten," and the missing presence in our lives.
Read KL Krystal Lyon's poem in Wards Lit Mag (page 11):
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/598cb679db29d6413909bc23/t/5eaa9ce6e8f13b7deaf7f2ef/1588239591744/Iss05-Native.pdf
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of August 3rd.
Photo provided by KL Krystal Lyons.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Information about the Muscogee (Creek) Nation: https://www.mcn-nsn.gov/
2. 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: https://greenwoodculturalcenter.com/1921-tulsa-race-massacre
3. Mapping out original locations of Native nations: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/06/24/323665644/the-map-of-native-american-tribes-youve-never-seen-…
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Jul 19, 2020
Imogen Arate and With Love
This week, With love (https://www.instagram.com/planetmarco1/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "People like us" and "A New Odyssey," and feeling excluded.
Read With love's poem here: https://www.wattpad.com/895806681-people-like-us
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of July 27th.
Photo provided by With love (https://twitter.com/PlanetMarco1).
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Crimes against transgender people: https://www.hrc.org/resources/violence-against-the-trans-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2020
2. LGBT rights in Latin America: https://apnews.com/31de1cb8536a4aea9cc0b09b64f5dc5e
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #Withlove #Peoplelikeus #ANewOdyssey #collegestudent #creativewriting #elementaryschool #borninItaly #familyfromElSalvador #LatinoImmigrantGay #ventilateanxietyonpaper #COVID19 #charadeofanormallife #Costco #TheCheetahGirls #Cindere…
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Jul 16, 2020
Imogen Arate with AC Gerhard
This week, AC (https://acxg.poetry.blog) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Daily Rituals" and "New Habits," and how we conduct self care.
I. Links to the disability journals AC mentioned during our chat:
1. Breath and Shadow: https://www.abilitymaine.org/breath
2. Wordgathering: https://wordgathering.com/
3. Kaleidoscope: https://www.udsakron.org/kaleidoscope.aspx
4. Monstering: http://www.monsteringmag.com/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of July 20th.
Photo of AC Gerhard (https://twitter.com/acxg_poetry) by Imogen Arate.
II. Links to topics we touched on:
1. Sign language for Black Americans: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/02/21/how-america-developed-two-sign-languages-one-white-one-black/
2. Different sign languages: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/american-sign-language
3. Notes from AC:
"First, the activist was #EdRoberts, who successfully sued…
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Jul 6, 2020
Imogen Arate with John Chance Acevedo
This week, John (https://www.facebook.com/john.c.acevedo) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "A letter to Amada (because Juana's my sister's name and that would just be weird)" and "My Apologies," and breakup.
Other ways of contacting John:
1. https://www.instagram.com/evajayssweets/
2. https://www.youtube.com/user/elgritodepoetas
https://www.instagram.com/evajayssweets/
3. Chance_10025@yahoo.com
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of July 13th.
Photo provided by John "Chance" Acevedo.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Grito de Lares: https://www.loc.gov/collections/puerto-rico-books-and-pamphlets/articles-and-essays/nineteenth-century-puerto-rico/rebellion-of-1868/
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #JohnChanceAcevedo #AlettertoAmada #MyApologies #MedellínColombia #writer #spokenwordartist #performanceartist #foundingmember #allLatinopoetrycollective #elgri…
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Jul 1, 2020
Imogen Arate with MysticBlu
This week, MysticBlu (https://www.instagram.com/mysticblu223/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Door" and "This Too Is Love," and coping with unhealthy primary relationships.
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of July 6th.
Photo by MysticBlu.
Other ways to follow MysticBlue:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mysticblu223
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Blu223/
If you are dealing with depression or other mental illnesses and feeling like you might hurt yourself, please know that you're not alone.
I. If you're in the U.S., you can reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK [8255] or https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
II. If you're located elsewhere, here are some options:
1) https://suicidestop.com/call_a_hotline.html
2) https://www.befrienders.org/directory
3) https://www.who.int/health-topics/suicide#tab=tab_1
4) https://www.who.int/n…
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Jun 22, 2020
Imogen Arate with Daren Kamali
This week, Daren (https://www.facebook.com/DK-Pacific-Poet-Daren-Kamali-1540869496238308/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "She is Nana" and "Advice from Peach Blossoms," and our grandmothers.
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of June 29th.
Photo of Daren Kamali by Vela Manusaute (https://www.thearts.co.nz/artists/vela-manusaute).
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Bauan Fijian Dialect: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bauan-Fijian
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #DarenKamali #VunimaqoandMeMangoBarCollections #SheisNana #AdvicefromPeachBlossoms #OurGrandmothers #Fijian #Aotearoan #NewZealand #BauanFijiandialect #Suva #raisedbygrandparents #momworkedinNewZealand #grandfatherwasasoldier #raisedCatholic #altarboy #musicalfamily #buskinginAuckland #artisticsocialworkcourse #spiritualperson #TheLordsPrayer #sorrowful #Suvarain #PTSD #AmericanEmbassy #Mexicoo…
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Jun 14, 2020
Imogen Arate with Jennifer Conlon
This week, Jennifer (https://www.instagram.com/jenbconlon/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Say Blue is a Language" and "Hopeless Romantic," and synesthesia.
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of June 22nd.
Photo by Jennifer Conlon.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Animal vision: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-do-other-animals-see-the-world.html
2. Prince’s religiosity: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/04/21/raunchy-prince-was-actually-a-conservative-christian-who-reportedly-opposed-gay-marriage/
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #JenniferConlon #SayBlueisaLanguage #HopelessRomantic #synesthesia #NorthCarolina #ASUMFA #teachesfreshmencomposition #EdgarAllanPoe #SylviaPlath #criminalnewspoems #asawayofprocessing
#poetrybook #comingoutinsmalltownNC #headspacemeditationapp #sleepstories #IndigoGallery #thewordstogrieve #BlueI…
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Jun 9, 2020
Imogen Arate with Brandon Williamson
This week, Brandon (http://www.Brandonwilliamson.us) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Battleship" and "Mental Block," and displaying emotions.
You can check out Brandon's work and follow him at:
1. http://www.Brandonwilliamson.us
2. http://www.bwcreativity.com
3. https://pureinkpoetry.com/
4. https://www.facebook.com/pureinkpoetry/
5. https://www.instagram.com/rdfox21/
6. https://www.instagram.com/pureinkpoetry/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of June 15th.
Photo of Bandon Williamson by JW Design + Photo (https://www.instagram.com/jwdesignphoto/).
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Synetics: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/synectics and https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/synectics
2. Age when children understand mortality: https://theconversation.com/how-young-children-understand-death-and-how-to-talk-to-them-about-it-96134
3.…
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Jun 2, 2020
Imogen Arate with Isabel A Hermosillo
This week, Isabel (https://medium.com/@isabel.ahermosillo) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "En el otro lado del espejo no hay nada" ("Nothing on the other side of the looking glass") and "Determined," and examining our heritage.
You can read Isabel's poem at: http://www.himenmag.com/textos/en-el-otro-lado-del-espejo-no-hay-nada
Here are other ways to follow Isabel:
https://twitter.com/Isabelucci_
https://www.instagram.com/issabelucci_/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of June 8th.
Photo by Isabel A. Hermosillo.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Amelio Robles Ávila: https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/amelio-robles-avila
2. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sor-Juana-Ines-de-la-Cruz
3. Tezcatlipoca: https://www.ancient.eu/Tezcatlipoca/ and https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tezcatlipoca
4. Women’s Day March in Guadalajara: https…
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May 27, 2020
Imogen Arate with Hunter Hazelton
This week, Hunter (https://www.instagram.com/hunterlhazelton/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Hotel Elysé" and "Safe Space," and offering oneself to another.
You can read Hunter's "Hotel Elysé" at https://scribendi.unm.edu/project/2019/
You can follow Poetry on Roosevelt Row at:
1. https://www.instagram.com/poetryonrooseveltrow/
2. https://twitter.com/RooseveltPoetry
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of June 1st.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Native-American history: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Native-American
Photo Hunter Hazelton by Rylan Shannon.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #HunterHazelton #HotelElysé #SafeSpace #FirstGrade #Haiku #Toucan #funnystories #chapbook #comparisontofaith #SylviaPlath #depressingpoetry #studyingabroad #homophobiainEurope #innatedesire #UniversityofEastAnglia #feltsafeinEngland #bisexual #grewupinPhoenix #…
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May 20, 2020
Imogen Arate with Elizabeth Belt
This week, Elizabeth (https://twitter.com/elibisme) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The Bird Whisperer" and "Surviving without Her," and saying goodbye to a loved one.
Read our poems at: https://twitter.com/elibisme/status/1210026075402756096?s=20
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of May 25th.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. The Hummingbird Festival: https://traveltips.usatoday.com/hummingbird-festival-cadiz-kentucky-107983.html
Photo by Elizabeth Belt.
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May 13, 2020
Imogen Arate with Lindsey Saya
This week, Lindsey (https://www.instagram.com/lins_1283/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Late Night Carousal" and "Squished," and finding dignity under inhumane circumstances.
You can read Lindsey's poem at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56857ed54bf118b4ed47d958/t/5e2fa13187c8e752f5db8057/1580179791251/Issue+4+Iron+City+2+fixed+redux.pdf
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of May 18th.
Photo provided by Lindsey Saya (https://www.instagram.com/lins_1283/).
Links to topics we touched on:
1. The effects of the coronavirus on the prison population: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/05/01/a-state-by-state-look-at-coronavirus-in-prisons
2. The Three-Fifth Compromise: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=163
3. Effect of education on recidivism: https://sites.northwestern.edu/npep/benefits-of-prison-education/
#Poetrypodcasts #P…
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May 5, 2020
Imogen Arate with Lagnajita
This week, Lagnajita (https://www.facebook.com/lagnajitam/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "the skin you asked for" and "Our Vision," and being fetishized.
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of May 11th.
Photo of Lagnajita provided by Lagnajita.
You can also find out more about Lagnajita in the following ways:
1. https://lagnajita.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont-know-anyone-here
2. Twitter & Instagram: @lagnajita14
3. https://lagnajitam.com/
Her first book is “this is our war” through Penmanship Press in Brooklyn and my second is “everything is always leaving” from M.C. Sarkar & Sons in Kolkata.
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #LagnajitaMukhopadhyay #theskinyouaskedfor #InOurVision #LarryLevis #ThePoemYouAskedFor #RecentCollegeGrad #BelmontUniversity #EnglishandArtHistory #crosscountrypoetryalbumbooktour #firstNashvilleYouthPoetLaureate #NationalY…
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Apr 30, 2020
Imogen Arate with Jedidiah Mayrant
This week, I chat with Jedidiah (https://www.instagram.com/jeddtoolight/), who still has to work outside, about our respective poems, "Unknown" and "Rest," and coping with internal struggles.
Listen also to hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of May 4th.
Photo of Jedidiah Mayrant (https://www.facebook.com/jedidiah.mayrant) by She-nice Hicks.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. South Caroline’s reopening May 4th: https://www.abccolumbia.com/2020/05/03/ready-to-reopen-sc-governors-stay-home-order-to-be-lifted-monday/
2. Haiku traditional and modern form: https://poets.org/glossary/haiku
3. The pronunciation of dogged: https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/pronunciation/american/dogged
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #GetMorePlays #ImogenArate #JedidiahMayrant #Unknown #Rest #student #UniversityofSouthCarolina #criminology #AssociatesDegreeinCriminalJustice #fulltimesecurityguard #startedinhighschool #firstpoemaboutrelationshipwithdad #encouragingfriend #Robe…
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Apr 21, 2020
Imoge Arate with Lydia Martinez
This week, Lydia (https://www.instagram.com/luneslola7s/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "El Sacrificio de las Papas" and "Sanctuary," and access to resources.
Listen also to hear announcements of new virtual poetry events during the week of April 27th.
Photo of Lydia Martinez by LZMV.
You can purchase Lydia's books, "Haciendo Trenzitas con el Hilo de la Luna” and "Cosiendo la Luna con un Hilo Rojo,” by contacting her directly at https://www.instagram.com/luneslola7s/
Links to topics we touched on:
1. The Acteal Massacre: https://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/mexico-ghosts-acteal and https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/03/the-woman-who-wont-let-mexico-forget-a-massacre.html
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #LydiaMartinez #ElSacrificiodelasPapas #Sanctuary #caretakersofanestuary #SinaloaMexico #daughteroffarmworkers #centralvalleyCalifornia #UCRiverside #CaliforniaInstituteofIntegralStudies #naturealwa…
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Apr 16, 2020
Imogen Arate with David Eggleton
This week I chat with David Eggleton, New Zealand's Poet Laureate, about our respective poems, "The Republic of Fiji" and "Topsy Turvy," and the state of our cultures.
You can read David's poem at http://www.hawaii.edu/oceanic/rotuma/os/eggletonhome.htm and find out about the latest updates for David at http://www.poetlaureate.org.nz/p/david-eggleton-new-zealand-poet.html.
Listen also to hear announcements of new virtual poetry events during the week of April 20th.
Photo of David Eggleton by Fieke Neuman
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #DavidEggleton #RepublicofFiji #TopsyTurvy #AotearoaNewZealand #PoetLaureate #biracial #racism #classsnobbery #JacindaArdern #climatechange #Vanuatu #sealevelrise #ceremonialbasketofimages #colonialstruggle #geopoliticalmechination #corruption #momescapedpovertythroughmarriage #fatherwasaveteran #NewZealandArmedServices #AirForceagainstmarriage #judgedbyappearance #TerranceHayes #AmericanSonnetsforMyPastandFutureAssassin #injustice #racia…
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Apr 8, 2020
Imogen Arate with Unique Ware
This week, Unique (https://instagram.com/unique.where) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "I've Heard Love is Blind..." (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg5W43NBUBG/) and "Curves," and exploration of the body.
Listen also to hear announcements of new virtual poetry events during the week of April 13th.
Photo of Unique Ware (https://instagram.com/unique.poe.try) by Gee Lamoi (https://instagram.com/geelamoi).
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #UniqueWare #IveHeardLoveisBlind #Curves #GrandCanyonUniversity #EnglishMajor #BarnesandNoble #singer #District4Poetry #exposingyourself #displayingintimacythroughpoetry #firstseriousrelationship #communicationsstyles #umbrellapoem #Rihanna #extractingthegoodoutofbadsituations #curatinggoodtimes #magnifyingpositiveelements #breakstereotypes #AMP #RicCastillo #JulianDelacruz #intragroupstereotypes #intergroupstereotypes #Prince #gendermanifestations #explorationofthebody #GetMorePlays
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Apr 1, 2020
Imogen Arate with Austin Davis
This week, Austin (https://austindavispoetry.weebly.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Words from a Student" and "Same Old, Same Old," and uncertainty, as well as hope.
Listen also to hear announcements of new virtual poetry events during the week of April 6th.
Photo of Austin Davis (https://twitter.com/austin_davis17) by Imogen Arate (https://www.instagram.com/imogenarate/).
You can also follow Austin on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/austinwdavis1
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Parkland shooting: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/parkland-marjory-stoneman-douglas-school-shooting
2. Tracking mass shootings & gun violence in general in the U.S.: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/
3. Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: https://www.britannica.com/event/Newtown-shootings-of-2012
4. The Dayton, Ohio, shooting where shooter’s sister was among the victims: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati…
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Mar 26, 2020
Imogen Arate with Vida De Jesus Lopez
This week, Vida De Jesus (https://www.instagram.com/novenavida/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Animal Brain" and "Wanton," and desire.
Since last week, a couple of regular poetry events have moved online, so please check those out in our announcements.
Photo of Vida De Jesus Lopez provided by Vida De Jesus Lopez.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. The left brain vs. right brain myth: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1683121621701037
2. How music affect consumer behavior: https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/24/business/holiday-music-walmart-target/index.html
3. Formulas to popular songs: https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/articles/projects/what-makes-a-hit/ and https://qz.com/923149/the-alchemy-of-the-perfect-pop-song-according-to-max-martin-the-genius-songwriter-behind-hits-for-britney-spears-taylor-swift-and-the-weeknd/
4. “Lizard brain:” https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/brain-the-inside-story/your-emotional-brain/beyond-our-li…
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Mar 19, 2020
Imogen Arate with Jabari Jawan Allen
This week, Jabari (https://jabari-allen.com/)and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The Soul Wishes It Could Blow on the Wound" (https://www.vqronline.org/poetry/2018/06/soul-wishes-it-could-blow-wound) and "Dying in the Dark," and desire that causes wounding.
Take a listen also for online poetry events during the week of March 23rd.
Photo of Jabari Jawan Allen by Jia Oak Baker (https://www.instagram.com/violetsky29/).
Other ways of following Jabari:
Instagram/Twitter: tenorandvehicle
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jabari.jawan
Bandcamp: https://tenorandvehicle.bandcamp.com
Some of Jabari’s poetic inspirations:
#Tupac
#RitaDove
#LangstonHughes
#EduardoCCorrall
#GabrieleDAnnunzio
#NatalieDiaz
#MMcDonough
#ISJones
#ClaudiaRankine
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Definition of sonnet and #sonnetredoublé (aka, a crown of sonnets): https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/glossary-terms/sonnet
2. Background info on Notturno…
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Mar 12, 2020
Imogen Arate with Raji Ganesan
This week, Raji (https://www.instagram.com/mostlyraji/)and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "What colonization feels like some of the time" and "The Feast," and being consumed.
In an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus, I have stopped announcing poetry events and encourage everyone to practice social distancing and self quarantine (for those who are unwell). We will get through this. Keep Calm and wash your hands.
Photo of Raji Ganesan (https://twitter.com/mostlyraji) by Nina Paz (https://www.instagram.com/ninapaz/).
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Forever Chemicals: https://www.ewg.org/pfaschemicals/what-are-forever-chemicals.html
2. Quantum mechanics observer effect: https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-proved-energy-can-flow-against-the-current-on-the-quantum-scale
3. Timeline of the existence of modern humans: http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-timeline-interactive
4. Consciousness in non-hu…
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Mar 5, 2020
Imogen Arate with Al Fournier
This week, Al (algahman@gmail.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Reaped" and "Not Yet," and unwanted births.
You can read Al's poems here:
1. "Reaped" (https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2019/05/reaped.html)
2. "Shadow Dance" (https://www.cathexisnorthwestpress.com/shadowdance)
3. "The Man Who Died Twice" (https://www.delugejournal.com/uploads/3/4/8/8/34888906/deluge_5.1_final.pdf (page 90))
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of March 9th.
Photo of Al Fournier provided by Al Fournier
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Alabama anti-abortion law: https://www.vox.com/2019/10/2/20895034/alabama-abortion-ban-blocked-georgia-law
2. Amount of sperm in each ejaculation: https://www.livescience.com/32437-why-are-250-million-sperm-cells-released-during-sex.html
3. Prison labor in the US: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/prison-labor-in-america/406177/…
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Feb 27, 2020
Imogen Arate with Alana Hayes
This week, Alana (https://www.facebook.com/womanasriot/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The Book of Vashti" and "Women's Rage," and gender-based violence.
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of March 2nd.
Photo of Alana Hayes (https://www.instagram.com/womanasriot/) by Alexis Harris (https://www.instagram.com/crayolasmarts/)
You can also follow Alana on Twitter: https://twitter.com/womanasriot and get her book, Eat, at https://smile.amazon.com/Eat-Alana-Hayes-ebook/dp/B082NM17PX/
Links to topics we touched on:
1. An explanation about the Talmud and Midrash: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Talmud
2. Book of Esther: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Book-of-Esther
3. How violence in media affects behavior: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/201801/violent-media-and-aggressive-behavior-in-children and https://www.apa.org/action/resources/rese…
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Feb 19, 2020
Imogen Arate with FlipSide
This week, FlipSide (https://www.facebook.com/robert.f.daniels) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Cherry Blow Pops" and "The Disappearing Act," and poetic head fakes.
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of February 24th.
Photo of FlipSide (https://www.instagram.com/flipside_poet/) by past Poets and Muses poet guest, Leah Marché (https://soundcloud.com/poetsandmuses/imogen-arate-with-leah-marche)
Other ways to follow FlipSide:
https://twitter.com/flipsidepoetry/
https://www.instagram.com/confessionsatconcierge/
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Statistics about child sexual violence: https://www.rainn.org/statistics/children-and-teens
2. Statistics about sexual violence: https://www.rainn.org/statistics
3. The Daily Beast article on Kobe Bryant’s rape case: https://www.thedailybeast.com/kobe-bryants-disturbing-rape-case-the-dna-evidence-the-accusers-story-and-the-…
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Feb 12, 2020
Imogen Arate with Megan Condeno Atencia
This week, Megan (https://mayagainpoetry.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "To the first girl I kissed" and "Ode to Heartache," and first love.
Take a listen to also find out about #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of February 17th.
Photo of Megan Condeno Atencia (https://www.instagram.com/mayagain_/) by Andrew Atencia (https://andrewatenciaphoto.com/)
Link to the different ways people reactive to loss as opposed to gain:
https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2015/01/gains-losses
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #MeganCondenoAtencia #TothefirstgirlIkissed #OdetoHeartache #globalhealth #Englishliterature #mentalhealthfacility #poetryworkshops #poetryastherapy #bibliotherapy #teaching #alternativehighschool #Uganda #daughterofFilipinoimmigrants #coconuts #firstpoem #confessionalpoetry #poetryastheartofobservation #Emorydormroom #leadershipacademy #anime #AdultSwim #HermioneandLuna #Harr…
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Feb 6, 2020
Imogen Arate with Dave Ayala
This week, Dave (https://www.instagram.com/poesia.absque.arte/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Que the Hell Pasa" (https://www.instagram.com/p/B4EiX8mjNZP) and "Isolation," and coping with life's challenging episodes.
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of February 10th.
Photo of Dave Ayala (https://www.instagram.com/dave.ayala.writes/) by Dave Ayala
Links to topics we covered during our chat:
1. "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe: https://poets.org/poem/bellsUganda episodes link
2. Poets and Muses Uganda episodes: https://soundcloud.com/poetsandmuses/sets/ugandan-episodes
3. Supreme Court decision on homelessness: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-homelessness/u-s-supreme-court-leaves-in-place-ruling-barring-prosecution-of-homeless-idUSKBN1YK1EA
4. Poets and Muses non-English episodes: https://soundcloud.com/poetsandmuses/sets/non-english-poems
5. Poets an…
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Jan 29, 2020
Imogen Arate with Beate Sigriddaughter
This week, Beate (https://sigriddaughter.net/), the former Poet Laureate of Silver City, New Mexico, and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Dancing in Santa Fe" and "I Couldn't Visit Dachau," and living with guilt.
You can read "Dancing in Santa Fe" in its entirety at https://www.culturalweekly.com/beate-sigriddaughter-dancing-santa-fe/
and "I Couldn't Visit Dachau" at https://writinginawomansvoice.blogspot.com/2020/02/i-couldnt-visit-dachau-by-imogen-arate.html
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of February 3rd.
Photo of Beate Sigriddaughter by Michael Schulte
You can also follow Beate on:
1. https://www.facebook.com/beate.sigriddaughter
2. Writing In A Woman's Voice blog, where she posts other women's voices: http://writinginawomansvoice.blogspot.com/
All of Beate's books are available on Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Beate-Sigriddaughter/e/B00ISFFRQ6?ref=sr_n…
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Jan 23, 2020
Imogen Arate with Julian Delacruz
This week, Julian (https://twitter.com/julianisapoet) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Gravedigger" and "Third Party" and confessional poetry about disparaged pleasures.
Take a listen to also find out about #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of January 27th.
Photo of Julian Delacruz (https://twitter.com/julianisapoet) by Felicia Zamora (https://soundcloud.com/poetsandmuses/imogen-arate-with-felicia-zamora)
Check out Julian's up-coming reading:
https://piper.asu.edu/conference/fair/2019/volta-mentoring-program-reading
Links to subjects we touched on:
1. Sylvia Plath’s “Mushrooms": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKoOoCD17fo and https://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/poetryperformance/plath/poem1/plath1.html
2. Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class: http://moglen.law.columbia.edu/LCS/theoryleisureclass.pdf
3. Dan Mallory: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/a-suspense-novelists…
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Jan 15, 2020
Imogen Arate with AMP
This week, AMP (https://www.instagram.com/adriana.mure/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "To the Republic" and "Faded Glory" (https://www.mmhpressgroup.com/product-page/globalisation-a-poetry-collection) and the disconnect between words and actions.
Take a listen to also find out about #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of January 20th.
Photo by AMP (https://www.snapchat.com/add/amplify12)
Links to subjects we touched on:
1. Resurgence of anti-Semitism: https://www.adl.org/adl-tracker-of-anti-semitic-incidents
2. Tom Petty’s death: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tom-pettys-cause-of-death-accidental-overdose-202789/
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #AMP #TotheRepublic #FadedGlory #MesaArizona #highschoolstudent #activist #feminist #bisexualfemalejewish #pledgeofallegiance #ImanitheLyricist #ColinKaepernick #MeganRapinoe #polyamory #feminism #racialequality #environmentalism…
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Jan 9, 2020
Imogen Arate with Clinton Vance
This week, Clinton Vance (https://www.instagram.com/binge_thinker/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Salamat po" or "Thank You" and "Lineage" and showing appreciation.
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of January 13th.
Photo of Clinton by Clinton Vance (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1462295438)
Links to subjects we touched on:
1. Difference between Tagalog & Pilipino: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tagalog-language
2. The Bikol dialect: http://www.csun.edu/~lan56728/majorlanguages.htm
3. T. S. Eliot’s ten famous poems: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/66423-the-10-best-t-s-eliot-poems.html
4. T. S. Eliot’s poem “Gerontion”: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47254/gerontion
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #ClintonVance #Salamatpo #Thankyou #Lineage #Tagalog #Pilipino #Bikol #DadwasArm…
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Jan 1, 2020
Imogen Arate with Lisa Shah-Patel
This week, Lisa (shahl01@hotmail.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "NUMBERS...How do they define us?" and "Oh the Effortless Glam!" and the ways in which we are affected by numbers. Lisa also reveals how poetry played a part in creating special family memories.
Take a listen to also find out about #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of January 6th.
Photo of Lisa Shah-Patel by University of Arizona College of Medicine media productions (https://phoenixmed.arizona.edu/)
Links to subjects we touched on:
1. Steve Job’s pancreatic cancer: https://money.cnn.com/2008/03/02/news/companies/elkind_jobs.fortune/index.htm
2. Designs that does not take women into account: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/feb/23/truth-world-built-for-men-car-crashes
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #LisaShahPatel #NUMBERSHowdotheydefineus #OhtheEffortlessGlam #California #UCLAMedicalSchool #radiology #…
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Dec 26, 2019
Imogen Arate with Vaughan Rapatahana
This week Vaughan (http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/Writers/Profiles/Rapatahana%2c%20Vaughan) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "tahi kupu anake / only one word" and "Significance," and the value of language.
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of December 30th.
Photo of Vaughan Rapatahana (https://jacket2.org/commentary/vaughan-rapatahana) by Leticia Canlas
Confirmed 2020 reading and presentation dates:
1 March in Carterton, NZ at Wairarapa Word
19 March at Meteor Theatre, Hamilton, NZ
25 March MCing at the University of Auckland Lounge readings of leading poets
3 to 5 July at the Third Colin Wilson conference in Nottingham, England (Not poetry)
15-21 July at the International Poetry Nights festival in Curtea de Arges, Romania
Links for topics we discussed:
1. Maori culture: https://www.newzealandnow.govt.nz/living-in-nz/settling-in/maori-culture
2. Southbank Centre Endangered Poetry…
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Dec 19, 2019
Imogen Arate with Laura Tohe
This week, Laura (https://www.lauratohe.com) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Moth Madness" and "Wish Fulfillment," and self-destructive behavior.
Take a listen to also find out about #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of December 23rd.
Photo of Laura Tohe by Charlie Leight (https://charlieleight.smugmug.com) for ASU News (https://www.daily-times.com/story/entertainment/books/2015/10/28/county-native-navajo-nation-poet-laureate/74562304/)
Links to topics we discussed
1. Information about the Navajo Nation: https://www.navajo-nsn.gov/
2. Information about the Albuquerque Indian School: https://www.historicabq.org/albuquerque-indian-school.html
3. Carlisle Indian Industrial School: http://www.carlisleindianschoolproject.com/ and http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/
4. WWII Code Talking: https://americanindian.si.edu/education/codetalkers/html/chapter4.html
5. Pueblo People: https://www.indianpueblo.org/19-pueblos/
6.…
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Dec 12, 2019
Imogen Arate with Kenneth McNeil II
This week, Kenneth (https://www.instagram.com/earth_2_kenneth/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "in my home" and "Crayons," and the silencing of children.
Take a listen to also find out about #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of December 16th.
Photo of Kenneth McNeil II by Kenneth McNeil II
Bible verse of parents not prompting their children to anger:
https://www.openbible.info/topics/children_obeying_their_parents and https://biblehub.com/ephesians/6-4.htm
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #KennethMcNeilII #inmyhome #Crayons #mindgoblins #PhoenixLibrary #GiantCoffee #PenName #Prince #selfdestructivebehavior #improvisational #poetryisjazz #ArizonaMastersofPoetry #parentsarepeople #spanking #cuttingwords #ordainedpreacher #denial #silenced #Sunday #Lordsday #holiness #churchasperformance #officerincampusChristianclub #rationalization #selectivequoting #damaging #comingintoonesown #speakingupforoneself #em…
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Dec 5, 2019
Imogen Arate with Ravenhair
This week, Ravenhair (@lunaravenhair) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Social Justice Song" and "Diamond Core," and the gender continuum.
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of December 8th.
Photo of Ravenhair (https://www.instagram.com/ravenhairmusic/) by Ravenhair (https://www.facebook.com/ravenhairmusic/)
You can also follow Ravenhair on Bandcamp: https://ravenhair.bandcamp.com/
Additional links:
1. Women at Nasa: https://www.womenshistory.org/exhibits/women-nasa and https://history.nasa.gov/women_at_nasa.html
2. All women spacewalk: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/science/space/nasa-female-spacewalk.html and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Daelqxwph08
3. Spacesuit design: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/03/nasa-spacesuit-women-spacewalk/585805/
4. First men on the moon: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/first-person-on-moon.html
5. The…
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Nov 28, 2019
Imogen Arate with Carlos Colon
This week, Carlos (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009818411738) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Suffer Garden Bliss" and "Skipping the Path," and mass consumption.
Where to find Carlos's books:
1. Whimsical Nihilism https://www.blurb.com/b/8779148-whimsical-nihilism
2. Harshing the Mellow https://www.blurb.com/b/7642938-harshing-the-mellow-by-carlos-colon
3. A Forceable Peace https://www.blurb.com/b/5198644-a-forceable-peace
Poets that inspired Carlos:
#AllenGinsberg, #EECummings, #AnneSexton, #JuanFelipeHerrera, #JimMorrison, #PhilipLamantia, #SylviaPlath, #SaulWilliams, #BobKaufman, #EugeneBRedmond
Take a listen to also find out about #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of December 2nd.
Photo of Carlos Colon (https://www.blurb.com/user/packers79) by Deborah Colon
Links to topics we discussed:
1. Reneging on citizenship promises for non-citizen military personnel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politic…
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Nov 21, 2019
Imogen Arate with Leah Marché
This week, Leah (http://leahmarche.com/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "blues people" and "Maturation," and the role of pain in the artistic process.
Other ways to contact Leah:
https://twitter.com/leahmarche
https://www.instagram.com/msleahmarche/
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of November 25th.
Photo of Leah Marché (https://www.facebook.com) by Jenny Gerena (https://www.jennygerena.com/)
Additional links to topics we touched on in our discussion:
1. Poetry book by Ed Pavlić inspired by Donny Hathaway’s Life:
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2291758.Winners_Have_Yet_to_Be_Announced
2. The death of Donny Hathaway:
https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/15/archives/donny-hathaway-33-pop-and-blues-singer-dead-in-hotel-plunge-hit.html
3. Blues People by LeRoi Jones:
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780688184742/blues-people/
4. About Robert Leroy Johnson:
https://www.robertj…
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Nov 14, 2019
Imogen Arate with tanner menard
This week, tanner (https://www.instagram.com/invoidnoyou/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "the sunrise of jaqueline" and "Afraid," and the fear of rejection.
You can also follow tanner at:
https://twitter.com/tanner_menard
https://www.facebook.com/tannermenardla
and find tanner’s album: wanna live in the world w/a whole face at
http://fullspectrumrecords.com/catalog/wanna-live-in-the-world-w-a-whole-face
As to the inspiration for their poem, "the sunrise of jaqueline," tanner wrote:
"I work from the extreme present & utilize a variety of techniques for taking myself into the moment. In that way my poems are spontaneous eruptions. Whereas they may gravitate around certain thematic masses my poems erupt in the moment. My poetic process is becoming a volcano."
Here are some of tanner's favorite poets:
#ChingInChin
#AliceNotley
#TommyPico
#JulianTalamantezBrolaski
#ArianaReines
#JackSpicer
#CAConrad
#ClaudiaRankine
#RaquelSalasRivera
Tak…
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Nov 7, 2019
Imogen Arate with Felicia Zamora
This week, Felicia (https://www.instagram.com/feliciazamorapoet/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Love bold" and "Still," and the body as a metaphor.
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of November 11th.
Photo of Felicia Zamora (http://www.feliciazamora.com) by Joe Zamora
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #FeliciaZamora #Lovebold #Still #TheVirginiaGPiperCenterforCreativeWriting #poet #educator #creativewriting #womanofcolor #anactivistforsocialchange #programmanager #dogmom #rescueGermanshepherdmuts #transplant #Colorado #borninIowa #highereducation #multiculturalrecruitment #academicadvising #BeverageBusinessInstitute #RosemarieDombrowski #PoetLaureateFortCollinsColorado #WolverineFarmLetterpressandPublickHouse #LowSocialEconomicClass #momworkedinfactory #childrensbookauthorandillustrator #GlassesforTommyTiger #BettyButterflysStrangeMirror #PerkythePopisicle #rolemode…
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Nov 7, 2019
One-Minute Intro
Here's a shorthand on what we do at Poets and Muses (https://poetsandmuses.com)
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Oct 31, 2019
Imogen Arate with Rap Poet
This week, Rap Poet (https://www.facebook.com/RapPoet43/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "I am not that Condom, are you?" and "Lowering Tides Sink All Boats," and taking risks as an artist.
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of November 4th.
Photo of Rap Poet (https://www.instagram.com/raptontoma/) by Lubega Photography (https://www.facebook.com/lubegaphotography/)
Additional ways to follow Rap Poet and Tontoma:
1. https://twitter.com/JazzTontoma
2. https://www.facebook.com/ancestraltontoma
3. https://www.facebook.com/tontoma.tontoma
4. https://ancestraltontoma.blogspot.com
5. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC67qUrfU9nw1ZMutWeOwtTg
Links to some of the topics we covered in this episode:
1. Tribes in Uganda: http://www.uganda-consulate.sk/index.php?tribes
2. Stella Nyanzi, who was jailed for criticizing Uganda's 30-year-president: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/ugandan-…
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Oct 24, 2019
Imogen Arate with Lavina Singh
This week, Lavina (https://www.lavinasingh.com/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Love is humble witness..." and "Gifted," and different kinds of love.
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of October 28th.
Photo of Lavina Singh (https://www.instagram.com/1lavinasingh/) provided by Lavina Singh (https://www.facebook.com/1lavinasingh/)
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #LavinaSingh #Loveishumblewitness #Gifted #mindfulness #meditation #dementia #Alzheimers #sundowners #revertingbacktochildhood #vortexoflove #lifechanging #poetryastherapy #bibliotheraphy #loveofmusic #Sikhism #GuruGranthSahib #hymns #FrankSinatra #MissyElliot #linkbetweenmusicandconcognitivesystem #limbicsystem #musicasmedicine #BoyslastnameSingh #GirlslastnameKaur #Singhislion #Kaurisprincess #nature #ecstaticlove #pentopaper #socialmedia #detachment #MaryOliver #WildGeese #benefitthroughdeath #transformati…
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Oct 17, 2019
Imogen Arate with the Black Poet
This week, the Black Poet (https://www.facebook.com/SHIRAZ.EAIK) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Suicide Unintended" and "A Siren Called," and and the mutual impact with those we meet.
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of October 21st.
Photo of the Black Poet (https://www.facebook.com/RawNegus) by John Musinguzi (https://www.instagram.com/JohnMusinguzi/)
Other ways of contacting the Black Poet:
1. OpenMicUganda - https://www.facebook.com/openmicuganda
2. Teen Poetry Slam Uganda - https://www.facebook.com/teenslamchallenge/
3. Teen Poetry Slam Uganda Account - https://www.facebook.com/TeenPoetrySlamUg
Suicide research and prevention:
In the US:
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255 / 1-800-273-TALK or https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
In Uganda:
1) Hotline: 0800 200 600 (Mon. - Fri, 8am to 7pm)
2) 2011 study on suicide in Kampala: htt…
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Oct 10, 2019
Imogen Arate with Allis Brown
This week, Allis (https://www.facebook.com/allis.brown.7) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Friends of Youth" and "Gifts," and nostalgia for innocence.
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of October 14th (and get your discount code for one of the events).
Photo of Allis Brown by Allis Brown
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #AllisBrown #FriendsofYouth #Gifts #Closetedwriter #legalsecretary #elevenyearsold #CommunityCollegeProseandPoetryClass #lighthouse #horse #innerduality #freedomandsecurity #AmberMcCrary #TristanMarshell #MistyofChincoteague #BrightyoftheGrandCanyon
#AuthorMargueriteHenry #IllustratorWesleyDennis #PublisherRandMcNally #SaltRiverwildhorses #childhood #adolescence #youngadulthood #westernsuburbsofChicago #hundredpercenthumidity #mosquitoes #lushgreenery #cactusandrocks #allbeachnoocean #coldclimes #openlandscape #spacealiens #findingyourpassionsagain #re…
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Oct 3, 2019
Imogen Arate with Dennis Ssesanga
This week, Dennis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssesanga-d-565b2430) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Beggar on the Street" and "Sightseeing," and homelessness in Uganda and the US.
Other contact links for Dennis:
1. https://www.instagram.com/ssesangadennis/
2. https://twitter.com/ssesangadennis
3. https://www.facebook.com/ssesangaDennis
To purchase Dennis's “Ivory Footprints:Poem Collection”:
1. https://goo.gl/Gcstsw
2. https://ttpafrica.com/ (from Uganda)
3. Facebook review page: https://www.facebook.com/ivoryfootprints/
Open Mic Uganda:
Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at open mic Uganda: @openmicuganda
Take a listen to also find out about #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of October 7th.
Photo of Dennis Ssesanga by Hannes Schurig (https://www.facebook.com/hschurig)
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #DennisErnestSsesanga #BeggarontheStreet #Sightseeing #PublicHealthSpecialist #LaternMeetof…
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Sep 24, 2019
Imogen Arate with Chela Chelinski
This week, Chela (https://www.instagram.com/chelalala.art/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Pulso/Pulse" and "Escape," and finding hope after tragedy.
Take a listen to also find out about #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of #September30th.
Photo of #ChelaChelinski by #ShaunteGlover (https://www.instagram.com/shaunte/)
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #PulsoPulse #Escape #Palabronas #PalabrasBilingualBookstore #Writer #Photographer #Blackandwhitephotography #Illustrator #watercolorandink #Artist #sharedstudio #JeffSlim #GrandAvenue #Chawa #RosauraMagana #intunewithherfeelings #romanticperson #vehicleforselfexpression #vehicleforhealing #writinginSpanish #Spanishpoetry #translatingpoetry #massshootings #appreciatingthepresent #PulseNightClubShooting #ChristchurchMosqueShootings #minoritytargetedshootings #CathyPacheco #MariposasSinFronteras #ButterflieswithoutBorders #incarceratedundocumentedimmigrants #…
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Sep 19, 2019
Imogen Arate with Gideon Mugay
This week, Gideon (https://www.facebook.com/bengehya.gedeon) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Just because i am a refugee" and "Call Me Cassandra," and poetry as a means to cope with trauma.
Take a listen to also find out about #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of #September23rd.
Photo of Gideon Mugay provided by Gideon Mugay
Open Mics in Kampala:
1. http://ancestraltontoma.blogspot.com
2. https://ugandanartstrust.org
3. http://www.openmicuganda.org/
4. https://www.instagram.com/kwivuga/
Information about refugees:
1. http://reporting.unhcr.org/node/5129?y=2019#year
2. http://reporting.unhcr.org/population
3. https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/december-2018-march-2019/uganda-stands-out-refugees-hospitality
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVNjbyLOOj4
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #MugayGideon #GideonMugay #Justbecauseiamarefugee #CallMeCassandra #Congolese #acrosticpoem #lovepoem #SouthKivu…
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Sep 12, 2019
Imogen Arate with Erin Kong
This week, Erin (http://www.erinkong.com) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective #poems, "#deconstructionoftheABG" and "#DeepDive," and navigating our #AmericanIdentities.
Find out more about Erin's organization #DesertDiwata at:
1. http://www.desertdiwata.com
2. https://www.instagram.com/desertdiwata/
Take a listen to also find out about #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of #September16th.
Photo of #ErinKong (https://www.instagram.com/erin.kong/) by #RegMadison (https://www.instagram.com/regmadison/).
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #ErinKong #deconstructionoftheABG #DeepDive #AsianBabyGirl #KoreanAmerican #ASU #MusicalTheraterPerformance #AsianPacificAmericanStudies #collectiveAsianAmericanidentity #generationaltrauma #Koreandiaspora #memoryofwar #sociallyconscious #DesertDiwata #RadicalAsianAmericanandPacificIslanderCreationinAZ #TagalogPhilippine #SpanishColonialism #USImperialism #Mostpowerfulfemininebeings #Da…
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Sep 5, 2019
Imogen Arate with Naughty A Mouse
This week, Naughty A. Mouse (http://naughtyamouse.com/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "never forget" and "Red, White and Blue," and September 11th.
You can also find Naughty A. Mouse here:
1. https://www.instagram.com/naughtya.mouse/
2. https://twitter.com/naughtyamouse
3. https://www.facebook.com/pulpandvinegar/
4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgWklHIRCpA1D8zugCOGgMQ
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of September 9th.
Naughty A. Mouse shield by Graham Sisk (https://www.behance.net/grahamjamessisk)
Here are links to some of the topics we covered in this episode:
1. The Flight 93 Memorial: https://www.nps.gov/flni/learn/historyculture/sources-and-detailed-information.htm
2. https://www.thenation.com/article/osama-bin-ladens-plan-worked/
3. Trump's pardons of war criminals: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/us/trump-pardons-war-crimes.html and https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new…
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Aug 29, 2019
Imogen Arate with Ritu Kurien
This week, Ritu (https://www.instagram.com/nosferitu/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "I am the Desi man’s Fetish" and "Same Shoes," and gender stereotypes.
Take a listen to also find out #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of September 2nd.
Picture of Ritu Kurien (https://www.instagram.com/nosferitu/) by #MatthewPascucci
Here are some articles on the topics Ritu and I covered in this week's episode:
1. Anti-homosexual laws in United Arab Emirates and Kenya:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/15/singer-in-the-1975-defies-uaes-anti-gay-law-by-kissing-man-at-concert
https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN1SU1M7-OZATP
2. Menstruation and wild animals land and sea:
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/grizzlybear-menstrual-odor.htm
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/reduce-risk/menstruation/
3. Cow kills in India: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-20/cow-vigilantes-in-india-k…
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Aug 21, 2019
Imogen Arate with Bob Longoni
This week, Bob (http://www.theblueguitarmagazine.org/resources/Blue+Guitar+Fall+2014_FINAL.pdf) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Dining at Sunset in Pisa" and "This Picture in My Mind," and family.
1. Check out the Lifelong-Learning Courses on Beatitudes Campus: https://beatitudescampus.org/lifestyle/lifelong-learning/
2. Get Bob's books here: https://www.amazon.com/Balancing-Act-Poems-Robert-Longoni/dp/193163808X & https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0934910049/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
3. Urban farming in South Phoenix: http://www.orchardlearningcenter.org/ & https://www.dbg.org/community/space-of-opportunity
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of August 26th.
Picture of Bob Longoni (boblongoni@gmail.com) by Angela Longoni (https://web.facebook.com/acloserlookphotographyaz)
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #BobLongoni #DiningatSunsetinPisa #ThisPictureinMyMind #Universi…
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Aug 15, 2019
Imogen Arate with Pamela Rodriguez Diaz
This week, Pamela (https://www.instagram.com/pamela.r.d/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Black Enough" and "Together" and colorism.
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of August 19th.
Picture of Pamela Rodriguez Diaz (https://www.facebook.com/pamela.rodriguezdiaz.1) by Pamela
Additional Links:
1. Julia de Burgos, poet from Puerto Rico https://youtu.be/g1xHVkMOINk
2. Gil Scott Heron's "Whitey on the Moon" https://youtu.be/goh2x_G0ct4
3. Fundraiser for historic Louisiana Black Churches: https://www.gofundme.com/f/church-fires-st-landry-parishmacedonia-ministry
4. Article about the Gofundme effort and fundraising for Notre Dame: https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/4/17/18412465/louisiana-black-churches-fire-donations-notre-dame
5. Survey question about Arabic Numerals: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/teaching-arabic-numerals/
6. A CDC article about the demographic breakdown of Americ…
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Aug 7, 2019
Imogen Arate with Wyld Tha Bard
This week, Wyld Tha Bard (@phillip-scruggs) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Country Boi" and "A Quiet Night in Wawashang" and rural life.
You can also get in touch with Wyld Tha Bard at
1) https://www.instagram.com/wyldthabard
2) https://vocal.media/profile
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of August 12th.
Picture of Wyld Tha Bard by Javani Roper (https://www.instagram.com/_pgks)
Here's an article about black farmers in America: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/this-land-was-our-land/594742/
#poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #WyldtheBard #CountryBoi #AQuietNightinWawashang #ASU #Richmond #Virginia #Farmville #countryliving #livinginatent #crystalmine #kyanite #disabledveterans #JusticeStudiesmajor #MarvinGaye #fromtheheart #potenthistoricalmoment #escapism #thetimeswelivein #poetsarethewarriors #thepenismightierthanthesword #wordwitch #wordsmith #thesp…
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Jul 28, 2019
Imogen Arate with Malia Smith
This week, Malia (https://www.instagram.com/mmmkaysmith13/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Fair Weather Friend" and "Need to Seem Happy" and avoidance behavior.
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of August 5th.
Picture of Malia Smith provided by Malia Smith
#poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #MaliaSmith #FairWeatherFriend #NeedtoSeemHappy #NorthernArizonaUniversity #Flagstaff #MaliaObama #JapaneseHawaiian #Scottsdale #HighSchool #AthleticDirector #Biologyteacher #TJ #Dodgeball #InfuseOpenMic #PhoenixCenterfortheArts #NewYork #Conflictavoidant #Californiagirl #LiloandStitch #Moana #AuliiCravalho #DwayneJohnson #paradise #differentstagesinlife #zen #philosophical #Millennials #GenZ #insecurities #militarypolice #depression #bi-polar #militaryfamily #conflictavoidance #personalboundaries #compassion #forgiveness #impostersyndrome #SarettaMorgan #BuiltEnvironments #TheCraftofFor…
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Jul 23, 2019
Imogen Arate with Ric Castillo
This week, Ric (https://www.instagram.com/castilloporlasolas/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Rest In Space" and "Wanna Come with Me?" and losing a parental figure.
Take a listen to also find out #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of #July29th.
Picture of Ric Castillo (https://web.facebook.com/elcastellano) by Christina Russell (https://www.instagram.com/hairbychrisrussell/)
Links about the "Toto Forever" art installation and Namibia:
1. https://medium.com/@zosamudzi/the-story-about-artist-max-siedentopfs-sound-installation-piece-toto-forever-broke-a-few-days-94a893606799
2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/loisaltermark/2019/01/17/you-can-now-officially-listen-to-africa-on-repeat-forever-down-in-africa/
3. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45342586
#poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #RicCastillo #RestInSpace #WannaComewitMe #HealthcareBenefitManagement #artadvocate #socialiststipend #publicart #universa…
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Jul 21, 2019
Imogen Arate with Imani the Lyricist
This week, Imani (@coco-k-ll) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Curiosity" and "What Is This?" and finding a kindred spirit and the love of music.
Here are all the ways you can follow Imani:
1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imanithelyricist23/
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imanithelyricist/
3. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV5nll-fDQbsqRXwAE9m-Gw
4. My Lyrical Soul Website: https://powellimani2015.wixsite.com/website
5. Audiomack: https://audiomack.com/artist/coco-killa
6. SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/coco-k-ll
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of July 22nd.
Picture of Imani the Lyricist (https://www.instagram.com/imanithelyricist/) by Patrice Zollicofer (https://instagram.com/livinginsideofcolors_)
Check out Imani's musical Inspirations: https://soundcloud.com/coco-k-ll/sets/honest-vibes
#poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #I…
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Jul 10, 2019
Imogen Arate with German Piedrahita
This week, German (http://www.theamericanjournalofpoetry.com/v6-dario.html) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "my clone" and "Ode to My Heater" and human interactions with science and technology.
You can also follow German and read more of his poetry here:
1. Twitter: https://twitter.com/German_Colores
2. http://www.acentosreview.com/February2019/german-dario.html
3. https://newversenews.blogspot.com/search?q=german+dario
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of July 15th.
Picture of German by Jeff Habgood
Links to topics we covered:
1. Human babies gene modification by Chinese scientist: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/22/18192961/crispr-genetic-engineering-baby-ethics-scientist-china-investigation-he-jiankui
2. Chemical sunblock: https://www.livescience.com/65416-sunscreen-chemicals-blood.html
3. What fruits used to look like: https://www.sciencealert.com/fruits-vegetables-before-domesti…
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Jul 1, 2019
Imogen Arate with Lola
This week, Lola (https://www.instagram.com/shut.up.lola_/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, the lost of a family member, parenting and relationships.
You can also follow her here:
1. Twitter: https://twitter.com/shut_up_lola
2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channe/UCZSH8d_AyXpnGU4DwWkkBGQ
3. Blog: https://shutuplola.blogspot.com/?m=1
Take a listen to also find out #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of #July8th.
Picture of Lola by Lola
For those interested, here's the Pyrex article:
https://gizmodo.com/the-pyrex-glass-controversy-that-just-wont-die-1833040962
Here's the link to W.S. Merwin's #poem, "For the Anniversary of My Death":
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvDSeflFcYn/
#poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #Lola #EightYearsAgo #StateEmployee #Painter #ASMR #ShutUpLola #WhisperingRapSongs #preschooltoprisonpipeline #Blog #Lolasdailychaos #FirstChurch #DesertPalmsUnitedChurchofChrist #kindergartentrauma #…
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Jun 20, 2019
Imogen Arate with Eduardo Arce
This week, Eduardo (https://www.instagram.com/eddy_something/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Awkward Like" and "Next!" and the ins and outs of sex.
See more of Eduardo's poetry at: https://rinkydinkpress.com/carmel-coated-grace-excerpt/
Take a listen to also find out #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of #July1st.
Picture of Eduardo Arce (https://twitter.com/eddy_something/) by Eliseo Arce (https://www.facebook.com/eliseo.ar).
#poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #EduardoArce #AwkwardLike #firsttimeexperience #IndianaJones #RaidersoftheLostArk #RaidersoftheLostClit #AlwunHouseFoundation #EroticPoetryandMusicFestivus #Shout #Next #Hiku #consensualsex #sexpositive #listentoyourpartner #opencommunications #matching #oralsex #cunnilingus #clitoris #calligrapher #clitgrapher #fellatio #alotofteeth #PornHub #pornography #fluffers #femalecenteredporn #mysticism #Judaism #Kabbalah #kinks #SandM #DungeonsandDragon…
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Jun 17, 2019
Imogen Arate with Nicole Nicholson
This week, Nicole (email: n.nicholson2005@gmail.com) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "The Gift of the Magi" and "A New Lease," family and transitions through life.
Take a listen to also find out #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of #June24th.
Picture of Nicole Nicholson (email: n.nicholson2005@gmail.com) by Imogen Arate (https://www.instagram.com/poetsandmuses/).
#poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #NicoleNicholson #Nurse #Jamaica #Canada #NorthCarolina #TheGiftoftheMagi #OHenry #birthmother #adoption #immigrantlife #timecapsules #siblings #onlychild #latchkeykids #puberty #transitions #giftsthatkeepongiving #forgiveness #understanding #acceptance #gettingwhatyouneed #ANewLease #primaryrolemodels #repetitiousrelationshippatterns #Jesus #selfsacrifice #makingexcuses #tobeawoman #cruelandunusualpunishment #TheUSConstitution #TupacShakur #MayaAngelou #MonicaLewinsky #BillClinton #SexualAssaults #difficultchoic…
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Jun 10, 2019
Imogen Arate with Aaron Finglass
This week, Aaron (https://medium.com/@aaronfinglass/attempts-at-autumn-d78dd20ebd0a) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Attempts at Autumn" and "The Springing Winter," nature and its metaphor for our interior well being.
Take a listen to also find out #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of #June17th.
Picture of Aaron Finglass (https://medium.com/@aaronfinglass) by Imogen Arate (https://www.instagram.com/poetsandmuses/).
#poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #AaronFinglass #AttempsatAutumn #EastCoast #NewHampshire #TheSpringingWinter #Baltimore #Maryland #ImprovComedy #birder #ornithology #Hummingbird #Eagle #Bluejay #Nuthatch #BlueBird #BrownCounty #Martinsville #Indiana #thecrossroadsofAmerica #SmallTownAmerica #backpacking #youthhostel #Autism #depression #anxiety #ZachGalifianakis #Scottsdale #SaguaroLake #SouthMountain #CesarChavezPark #belay #Conservatism #Christian #Stereotypes #SarahSilverman #ILoveYouAmer…
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May 30, 2019
Imogen Arate with Sarah Rachel
This week, Sarah (https://www.instagram.com/sarahrachelpoetry/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Magic Words" and "Another Kind of Love Poem," and developing healthy self love.
Take a listen to also find out #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of #June10th.
Picture of Sarah Rachel (https://www.sarahevinsviola.com/) provided by Alex Marcano (https://www.instagram.com/capturebyalex/).
You can also follow Sarah at https://www.instagram.com/tinypinkcatnose/
An article about Charles Manson and his almost marriage to a 26-year-old fan:
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article185726648.html
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #SarahRachel #MagicWords #AnotherKindofLovePoem #ASU #Classicalmusician #ClassicalViolist #Viola #GothPhase #EdgarAllenPoe #TSElliot #JoyYoung #WordplayCafe #WastedInkZineDistro #OffthePage #District4Poetry #CaffeineCorridor #POCIt2Me #PalabrasBookstore #ArtOrganizer #artists #chronicilln…
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May 23, 2019
Imogen Arate with Dallas Summers
This week, Dallas (https://www.instagram.com/iami_ponder/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Mother" and "Betting Against the House." He'll also reveal his family's link to early-American history--history buffs beware!
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of #June3rd.
Picture of Dallas Summers (https://www.instagram.com/dallas_del/) provided by Dallas Summers
#poetrypodcast #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #DallasSummers #DanielBoone #Chicago #military #PrivateInvestigator #SonsoftheAmericanLegion #Common #Hippopartist #Rapper #Mother #GrandCanyon #HorseshoeBend #environmentalprotection #butterflies #monarchbutterflies #plasticstraws #cigarettebutts #BettingAgainsttheHouse #popularTVshow #GameofThrones #GeorgeRRMartin #RachelCarson #SilentSprings #firewater #Ojibwe #Chippewa #ishkodewaaboo #Algonquian #Siouanlanguages #flamablechemicals #writingtoprompt #writingworkshops #ConnectandHeal #Chan…
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May 18, 2019
Imogen Arate with Catherine Lockmiller
This week, Catherine (https://twitter.com/this_cat_hisses) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "To the dude who called me a long-haired faggot" and "I Alone," and the travails of being a woman.
You can read more of Catherine's poetry at the arts and humanities journal of the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Program for Narrative Medicine & Health Humanities:
https://issuu.com/jhartmarkhill/docs/2019_chart_draft_issuu.pptx
Take a listen to also find out #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of #May27th.
Picture of #CatherineLockmiller provided by Catherine Lockmiller
Here's an article about chromosomal sex determination from the World Health Organization:
https://www.who.int/genomics/gender/en/index1.html
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #CatherineLockmiller #Transgender #LGBTQIACommunity #Transition #PhoenixChildrensHospital #MayoClinic #Tothedudewhocalledmealonghairedfaggot #Frys #MurderKroge…
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May 15, 2019
Imogen Arate with Francisco Torres
This week, Francisco (https://www.facebook.com/francisco.torres.182) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Pain Don't Have an Age" and "The State of Being," and living with chronic illness.
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of #May20th.
Picture of Francisco Torres provided by Francisco Torres
Resources for poets and epilepsy sufferers:
1) Poets & Writers
https://www.pw.org/
https://www.facebook.com/poetsandwriters/
Insta: @poetswritersinc T: @poetswritersinc
2) Epilepsy Foundation of America
https://www.facebook.com/EpilepsyFoundationofAmerica/
www.epilepsy.com
Insta: @epilepsyfdn T: @EpilepsyFdn
3)Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona
https://www.facebook.com/epilepsyaz/
www.epilepsyaz.org
Insta: @endepilepsyaz T: @EpilepsyAZ
#Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #FranciscoTorres #PainDontHaveanAge #epilepsy #seizure #TupacShakur #2PAC #EpilepsyFoundationofArizona #EpilepsyFoundationofA…
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May 5, 2019
Imogen Arate with Suchita Vichare
This week, Suchita (http://herbeautifulpandemonium.blogspot.com/)and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) Imogen Arate, your intrepid poetry-podcast host) discuss our respective poems, "Our Origin Story" and "Reflections on a Recently Departed Past," and the ins and outs of close friendship.
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of #May13th.
Picture of Suchita Vichare (https://www.instagram.com/notsocoherentthoughts/) by Mayuri Kambli (https://www.instagram.com/mayurikambli/)
See Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye (Project Voice) perform their "An Origin Story"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esgfG3BoAPc
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Apr 30, 2019
Imogen Arate with Sean Avery
This week, Sean (https://www.instagram.com/skinnyblksean/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Boys Are Meant To Be Touched" and "Indelible in the Hippocampus," boundaries and the politics of attraction.
You can read "Indelible in the Hippocampus" at http://writinginawomansvoice.blogspot.com/2020/02/indelible-in-hippocampus-by-imogen.html
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of #May6th.
Picture of Sean Avery (https://superseanavery.com/) by Marjani Hawkins (https://www.instagram.com/ageoftheaquarius/)
RAINN Information:
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network: https://www.rainn.org/about-rainn) National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
Link to the NPR article:
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/02/26/695966537/classic-books-are-full-of-problems-why-cant-we-put-them-down
#poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #SeanAvery #BoysAreMeanttoBeTouched #SexualAssault #pe…
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Apr 21, 2019
Imogen Arate with Rosaura Magana
This week, Rosaura (https://www.instagram.com/palabras_bookstore/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Rosaura Magaña" and "Confinement," the significance of a name and our American identities.
If #RosauraMagaña rings a bell, that's because she and #PalabrasBookstore (https://www.facebook.com/Palabrasbookstore/) were recently featured in KJZZ's "Phoenix's Palabras Bilingual Bookstore Celebrates People Of Color"(http://kjzz.org/content/895476/phoenixs-palabras-bilingual-bookstore-celebrates-people-color).
Come see us at the Heard Museum's Books | Beats | Bites event on May 11th (10a-4p): https://heard.org/event/second-saturdays-books-beats-bites/!
Take a listen to also find out #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of April 29th.
Picture of Rosaura Magaña (https://twitter.com/palabras_books) by Charissa Lucille (https://www.instagram.com/wastedinkzinedistro/)
Aside from Palabras's Instagram, Facebook and Twitter (see…
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Apr 13, 2019
Imogen Arate with Ben McCutcheon
This week, Ben (https://www.instagram.com/bendoespoetry/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Number 18" and "A Toast to the Functionality of Truthiness," deriving pleasure from others' pain, complicity and who can afford to be nice.
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of April 22nd.
Episode cover provided by Ben McCutcheon
Here are two articles on the origins of Yiddish:
1. https://forward.com/articles/201243/origins-of-yiddish-are-anything-but-understood/
2. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/29/science/scholars-debate-roots-of-yiddish-migration-of-jews.html
#poetrypodcasts #poetsandmuses #ImogenArate #BenMcCutcheon #Nunber18 #Thailand #sextrafficking #sexslavery #Bangkok #SoiCowboy #GoGoBars #Amsterdam #RedLightDistrict #complicity #AToasttotheFunctionalityofTruthiness #Truthiness #StephenColbert #Zaftig #Yiddish #JakeTapper #MonicaLewinsky #Moonlight #GetMorePlays
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Apr 6, 2019
Imogen Arate with Jay Tatum
This week, Jay (https://www.instagram.com/thejaytatum/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "I don't see color" and "No Connections," a veteran's experience with police excessive force and the hierarchy in media representation.
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of April 15th.
Episode cover provided by Jay Tatum (https://www.facebook.com/unflawedsoul)
#poetrypodcasts #ImogenArate #JayTatum #Idontseecolor #NoConnections #Veteran #PoliceExcessiveForce #RacialProfiling #prejudice #stereotypes #NaomiOsaka #ArianaMiyamoto #MsUniverse #Basketball #JeremyLin #Linsanity #NewYorkKnicks #TorontoRaptors #YaoMing #HoustonRockets #CrazyRichAsians #JoyLuckClub #BlackPanther #ChadwickBoseman #Avengers #Chinatown #ShunLi #NikkiMinaj #ChunLi #Macklemore #appropriation #RacialHierarchy #Aryans #Eugenics #California #PTSD #VA
#Poetryevents #poetryopenmics #poetryreadings #PoetryWorkshops #poetrycontests #Ari…
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Mar 31, 2019
Imogen Arate with Freddy Lopez
This week, Freddy (https://www.facebook.com/fede.maldonado.1276)and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) traverse three languages with our respective poems, "Cordura" ("Sanity") and "Les amis morts/The Thing about Dead Friends."
Copies of the anthology, Letras de arena, featuring Freddy, can be purchased by contacting Freddy via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/fede.maldonado.1276)
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of #April8th.
Episode Cover provided by Freddy Lopez
#poetrypodcasts #ImogenArate #FreddyLopez #Cordura #Sanity #Letrasdearena #LettersofSdand #Mexicanpoet #Spanishpoetry #mentaldisability #morphine #LaMusa #muse #Lesamismorts #TheThingaboutDeadFriends #absentfriends #poetryastherapy #bibliotherapy #Frenchpoetry #Englishpoetry #Poesiaenvozalta #JorgeLuisBorges #Ellibrodearena #TheBookofSand #ArgentineAuthor #mentalpain #physicalpain #WritingIsaCourageousAct #FedericoGarcíaLorca #ArtistGroup #Lamaldición #Th…
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Mar 24, 2019
Imogen Arate with Danae Barnes
This week, Danae (that's DAN-EYE, https://www.instagram.com/healingisradical/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) invoke some magic with our respective poems, "Casting a SexyTimes Spell" and "Conjurings in the Night," and chat about ways to get from the digital to the physical.
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of April 1st. (No joke!)
Check out what Danae is up to:
1. April 12th (5:30-9p): Universal Love Event at Tempe Center for the Arts (https://www.facebook.com/events/374070083357444/)
2. The Sonoran Small Publishers Summit (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2182221448761815/)
3. Thursday nights (7:30p): Danae leads a weekly yoga class at Urban Yoga (https://urbanyogaphx.com/)
Picture of Danae Barnes (https://www.instagram.com/downtempo_danae/) below provided by Tonissa Saul (https://www.instagram.com/tonissamonster/)
#poetrypodcasts #ImogenArate #DanaeBarnes #CastingASexyTimesSpell #ConjuringsintheNight #poet #wr…
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Mar 19, 2019
Imogen Arate with Dyrti Redd
This week, Dyrti Redd (https://soundcloud.com/dyrtiredd) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Insight of Me" and "To My Chosen Family," celebrating uniqueness without denigration, being a main character, as well as a supporting character, in life and taking the time to communicate and be considerate with one another.
See Dyrti Redd read at:
1. March 26th (or last Tuesday of every month, 6:30-9:30p) at the Art of Justice Open Mic and Art Show (First Church: 1407 N. 2nd St, Phoenix)
2. April 14th (or 2nd Sunday of every month, 6-9p) at Infuse Open Mic (Phoenix Center for the Arts: 1202 N. 3rd Street)
Follow Dyrti Redd on:
1. SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dyrtiredd
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dyrti_redd777/
3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FilthyHumanMe
4. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cmdc.me
Picture of episode cover provided by Dyrti Redd
#poetrypodcasts #ImogenArate #DyrtiRedd #ChristianRapper #socialworker #personwitha…
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Mar 7, 2019
Imogen Arate with Amber McCrary
This week, Amber (https://theasdzaabeat.com/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "TC coincidence? I think not!" and "Do You Recall?" indigenous love, the colonized diet and resilience in the face of trauma and hardship.
You can support Amber's work by donating to @Amber-McCrary-2 on Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=2324865830879232383
If you're in the Bay Area at the end of March, go see Amber at the Femmes of Color Open Mic (Saturday March 30th, 6pm-9:30pm) at Amor Eterno Arte (1227 18th Ave., Oakland, CA, https://amoreternoarte.com).
Here's the link to the Michael Chiago painting (https://www.facebook.com/Michael-Chiago-Sr-Art-300127846779513/) with "purple mountains" and "mango horizon": https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/maven-user-photos/indiancountrytoday/news/8zojDmYqjkuA5Qj5-QAQPw/nXZZjNP8d0Ca365CZoCaiA
Here are indigenous poets and writers who inspired Amber:
Ofelia Zepeda : https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ofelia-zeped…
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Mar 5, 2019
Imogen Arate with Atlas St. Cloud
This week, Atlas (https://www.amazon.com/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3Aatlas+st.+cloud&s=relevancerank&text=atlas+st.+cloud&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "your heavy heavy heart" and "Snowflake: Phase Transition," living with mental illness and being transgender in today's political climate. What would you do if a new law allowed your doctor to stop treating you because of who you are?
Poetry books by Atlas:
1. Chrysalis (https://gumroad.com/l/saintchrysalis)
2. enduring atlas: the weight of the world put into words (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F1ZR22V/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_yQZyCbTANYBXR)
3. here be dragons (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1731262477/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_yRZyCbC9Q3P7K)
Take a listen to also find out #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of #March11th.
Picture of Atlas St. Cloud (https://www.instagram.com/wasteland_cryptid/) below by Salem St. Cloud (https://www.instagram.com/headles…
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Feb 26, 2019
Imogen Arate with Edauri Navarro-Pérez
This week, Edauri (https://www.instagram.com/edauri4/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "#Entropía" (#Entropy) and "#VisionQuest," types of #privilege, #linguistichegemony, #humanpotential and the decision to develop or forego it.
Guess which one of us is a #romantic who writes her poetry out by hand?
Take a listen to also find out poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of March 4th.
From Edauri: "Poets that inspired me: #LuisRamiro (instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luisramiro/), #Marwan (https://www.instagram.com/marwanoficial/) and #RupiKaur (https://www.instagram.com/rupikaur_/).
"I talked about #JorgeDrexler (https://www.instagram.com/drexlerjorge/) too, a poetic #singer"
Picture of Edauri Navarro Pérez (https://www.instagram.com/edauri4/) below by Melanie Quiñones (https://www.instagram.com/melanieqs/)
Special March #Spanishliteraryevent (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157075322014188&set=a.14792…
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Feb 20, 2019
Imogen Arate with Tristan Marshell
Tristan (https://www.facebook.com/mctristan.marshell) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "#Horses" and "#ThePursuit," #BuffaloSoldiers in his family history, #equinewarfare, #slavery, #PTSD, #cosmology, #popculture, #scifi and #teachingkidspoetry. This will all make sense as you listen to the episode.
At the top of the show, I also announce #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of #February18th.
Picture of Tristan Marshell (https://www.facebook.com/mctristan.marshell) below by Pamela Gideon-Marshell
Khalifah (cafetoubacoffee at gmail.com), who runs Monday evening's "Speak Easy - Cafe Touba Open Mic," (https://www.facebook.com/events/565164970564029/) unfortunately lost his car to theft recently, which contained his supplies for running his #CafeToubaAfricanCoffeeShoppe. Please lend him a hand getting the shop up and running again.
#BlazingSaddles #CleavonLittle #ConnectandHeal #PoetryWritingWorkshop #ChandlerCommunityCe…
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Feb 13, 2019
Imogen Arate with Lupe Castro
This week, Lupe Castro (https://www.instagram.com/the.lupe.castro/) and Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "#Neighborhood" and "#WhatWeFollow," #communitygovernmentinteractions, reform for a better future and becoming a more informed decision maker. Listening to this articulate, thoughtful 17-year-old will give you hope for the future.
Take a listen to also find out about all the poetry-related events taking place in and around Phoenix during the week of February 18th.
Picture of Lupe Castro (https://www.instagram.com/the.lupe.castro/) by Creative Catalysts (https://www.instagram.com/creativecatalystsaz/)
#poetrypocasts #LupeCastro #ImogenArate #Letthosewithoutsincastthefirststone #NiccoloMachiavelli #ThePrince #crownofthorns #Lucifer #saint #authenticpeople #practicewhatyoupreach #hypocrisy #religiousimageryinpoetry #scienceinpoetry #facistpropoganda #objectivenews #socialmedia #sportsmedicine #helpingpeople
#azhumanities #TheWritte…
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Feb 5, 2019
Imogen Arate with Oscar Mancinas
In anticipation for Valentine's Day, our guest this week, #OscarMancinas (https://twitter.com/oscar_wildin), and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems "Every Father Says I Love You" and "Soft Lights," familial and romantic love, crushes and heartbreak. (If you don't end up in tears at some point during this episode, then listen to it on repeat until you do ;)
Take a listen to also find out about all the poetry-related events taking place in and around Phoenix during the week of #February11th.
Order Oscar's debut chapbook of poems, Jaula, from GASHER Journal, at: https://www.gasherjournal.com/product-page/jaula
Check out Oscar's debut collection of short stories at: https://artepublicopress.com/product/to-live-and-die-in-el-valle/
Picture of Oscar by #DulceArambula
#EveryFatherSaysILoveYou #SoftLights #ValentinesDay #familiallove #romanticlove #crushes #heartbreak #SierraMadreOccidental #Tarahumara #Raramuri #IndigenousNation #ThoseWhoRun #TheRunne…
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Jan 30, 2019
Imogen Arate with Lao Shi Clover
Update (Feb 4th), Connect & Heal's monthly poetry writing workshop and open-mid will take place on Feb 17th, NOT Feb 10th.
#LaoShiClover (baile.reina at yahoo.com) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our poems "#TheIronyoftheNewBlackMillionaire" & "#OdetoanAmicableStranger (On the Death of Mary Oliver)," what it means to "gain" from death & the trauma of losing one's child to #policebrutality.
On February 9th & 10th, our poet guest will be starring in the Vagina Monologues at the #ThirdStreetTheater. Get your tickets at: https://phoenixcenterforthearts.yapsody.com/event/index/355161/the-vagina-monologues.
Take a listen to also find out all the poetry events taking place in and around Phoenix during the week of #February4th.
Episode cover provided by Lao Shi Clover
Here are some background articles related to our discussion:
1. How Many People Are Killed By Police Each Year? - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/559835/
2. How Lawsuits Involving Po…
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Jan 26, 2019
Imogen Arate with Anna Flores_Extra_Definitions
Anna and I discuss definitions of Pocha, Chicano and identities
Cover art from the book cover of Anna Flores' book Pocha Theory by Pierston Doctor
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Jan 22, 2019
Imogen Arate with Blues Black
This week, #BluesBlack and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems "#ThePromiseland" and "#SelfDestructive," the experience of living through the aftermath of MLK's assassination, the impediments to true equality, #classstruggles & #policebrutality.
Take a listen to also find out about all the poetry-related events taking place in and around #Phoenix during the week of #January28th.
See Blues read on Mondays (6-9pm) at Speak Easy - Cafe Touba Open Mic (https://www.facebook.com/events/565164970564029/), on January 29th (6:30-9pm) at The Art of Justice Open Mic (https://www.facebook.com/296200377839574/photos/a.363143597811918/363143544478590/?type=3&theater) and on the second Friday of each month (6-9:30pm) at the Caffeine Corridor Open Mic & Poetry Series, at {9} the Gallery (https://9thegallery.com/)
Read the #EncyclopaediaBritannica's article on #HumanEvolution: https://www.britannica.com/science/human-evolution
Picture of Blues Black below by Imoge…
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Jan 15, 2019
Imogen Arate with Anna Flores
Anna Flores (https://www.instagram.com/pochaterca/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems "Mexicans Are Such Hard Workers" and "Erosion," the trials and tribulations faced by #mixedstatusfamilies, #immigrantidentity, climate refugees and #liberalism.
Take a listen to also find out about all the poetry-related events taking place in and around Phoenix during the week of #January21st. (You'll be able to access the extra clip between Anna and myself when you subscribe to the Poets and Muses weekly newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/17795d5229aa/poetsandmuses_weekly_newsletter
Anna will be reading at the #ArizonaLatinoArtsandCulturalCenter on February 1st to introduce a year-long project about criminalization and incarceration. This will start at 7PM and run until about 10 PM.
You can find her book Pocha Theory at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pocha-theory-anna-flores/1128548521
Cover art from the book cover of Anna Flores' book Pocha Theory by Pierst…
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Jan 8, 2019
Imogen Arate with Jyotishka Misra
Our guest this week, Jyotishka Misra, and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) talk about our poems "The Last Shot of Vodka" and "Connected," the #tundra during the unforgiving #AlaskanWinter, his friend at the #UniversityofAlaskaFairbanks, who taught him about #NativeAlaskanCulture (#Iñupiat), and connecting with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
You can find Jyotishka's book, Wonderings of a Wanderer, at https://www.amazon.in/Wonderings-Wanderer-Jyotishka-Misra/dp/9386263505 (physical copy) & http://bookden.in/products/macmillan-book-wonderings-of-a-wanderer (e-book version)
Tune in to also find out about #poetryevents in Phoenix and surrounding valley during the week of #January14th
Episode- (and book-)cover illustration by Sukanya Misra (http://craftcravesandwanderlust.blogspot.com/)
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255 / 1-800-273-TALK or https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
#ArtsandCulture #poetryevents #Arizonapo…
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Jan 1, 2019
Imogen Arate with Isarae Koval
#IsaraeKoval & I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our poems: "#VoicesthroughtheWalls" & "#BullFight" & get into the heavies of #domesticviolence, #bullying, #animalcruelty, society's role in perpetuating these problems & #moralambiguity.
While we wait for Isarae's book (#TheValleysoftheDead) to launch, u can find her at the #November11th #MyBeautyWIthinMovement event (http://ilovethisjourney.com/) & the grand opening of #MesaArtspaceLofts (https://www.artspace.org/mesa-artspace-lofts-grand-opening-celebration) on #January23rd.
I, your host, #ImogenArate, will be appearing at the @garageartgallery on #November12th (https://m.facebook.com/events/1177880089028429).
Take a listen & also find out all the poetry open mics, shows & workshops taking place #inthevalley (#Arizona) during the week of #January7th.
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#connectandheal #ChandlerCommunityCenter #Poetryworkshops #chandlerlibrary #improvmaniacomedy #ImprovisedPoetryOrchestra #ohmyearsmusic #thefilmbarphx #iamken…
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Dec 26, 2018
Imogen Arate with Tamika of Savvy Pen
Tamika (that's Dr. T. to you) & I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) get into the importance of not excluding people by their appearance, the blind spots that lead to prejudice, the A in STEAM education & Savvy Pen's MLK Creative Writing Contest (Arizonan 3-12 graders: apply before Feb 3rd! https://www.facebook.com/MlkCreativeWritingContest/) in Poets and Muses' latest episode.
Take a listen to also find out about all the poetry events happening in Phoenix during the week of Dec 31st.
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Dec 19, 2018
Imogen Arate with Ms. Jay
In the very first episode of Poets and Muses, I, your host Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), chat with Ms. Jay (https://www.instagram.com/ms.jay_musingsandart/) about our respective poems on education and the holidays.
Cover Art by Ms. Jay
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