Poets and Muses: We chat with poets about their inspirations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/ 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

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 #WhiteSupremacy #PolishGrandmother #ConnectingwithOtherInterracialFolks #MixedHeritage #StartedMixedClubinHighSchool #BengaliGrandmother #BravePerson #SavedPeople #StudiedFeminism #ContactedFather #KeepingDistance #BIPOCWritingWorkshop #MeaningofHomeland #Reclamation #Nativism #PrideandPossession #PoliticalDisagreements #Thesaurus

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

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 #HellHathNoFury #misperceptions #RussianPoet #BorninKazan #LivesinStPetersberg #SpokenWordArtist #wrotesongs #BilingualPoet #RussianEnglish #writetoprocess #CopingwithFeelings #PassingofGrandfather #teenager #channeledfeelings #WritinginEnglishasaShield #emotionaldistance #StreetProtestsofBelarus #stereotypesaboutRussia #ACountrysReputation #TaylorSwift #BlankSpace #InterpretationofArt

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 #takingpartinbuildingjustworld #SpokenLiteratureArtsMovement #SundayApocalypseNow

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 #JournalismStudent #MinorinEnglish #DogLover #writer #DidntFeelaPlaceinPoetry #ActivePerson #runner #fromNewMexico #SouthWestSunsets #TranslateCulturalBeliefsintoWriting #LeslieMarmonSilko #LagunaPuebloWriter #JoyHarjo #LauraTohe #JakeSkeets #SherwinBitsui #SareyaTaylor #heartbreak #Superman #CaptainAmerica #reblanceoneself #RandBMusic #JhenéAiko #SummerWalker #deathoflovedone #FourChamberPress #JakeFriedman #Thesaurus

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 #Cleaningthegraves #Rubicon #PointsofNoReturn #NonbinaryGayPoet #Slampoet #writingpoetrysinceten #PhDstudent #BostonPoetrySlam #Iraqi #neurogenetics #TheJacksonLaboratory #writesaboutnonbinaryandgayidentity #theartdefinestheartist #GeorgeAbraham #Pokémon #FirstPoemaboutPikachu #children #Duolingo #eatingdisorder #torrinagreathouse #GlassPoetry #grandfatherasfriend #lightofAllah #physicalpunishment #climatechange #genocide #landexpropriation #IndigenousNations #Babylon #Mesopotamia #DoctorWho #humantestinginmedicalpractice #PortVeritasopenmic

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 #performancepoetry #LeavingasaSkill #emotionallyabusive #verballyabusive #slopingramp #primaryrelationshipmodels #learningtotakecompliments #honestcommunications

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 #readingisasimportantaswriting #interestinpoetryinotherlanguages #astronomy #Takapu #Australasiangannet #TassilinAjjer #LoveofSatelliteImagery #ClimateChange #NationalPoetryDay #FringeFestival #freedomandresponsibility #COVID #InfrastructureCollapse

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 #journalismexperience #newspaperreporter #podcaster #photographer #magazinepublisher #EverydayFeminism #NativePeoplesMagazine #CommunicationsDirector #TribalCommunityEducationSystem #TohonoOodham #Piipaash #Shakespeare #poetryismedicine #TenilleCampbell #KéInfoshop #JeffSlim #FryBread #survivalfood #PhoenixIndianSchool #reclamation #performancepoetry #Catholic #fooddeserts #soilcontamination #nuclearwaste #forcedchildlabor

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 meaning of Isola: https://www.names.org/n/ishola/about# Photo by Sogo Solaja. #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #SogoSolaja #Fantasyandecstasy #ABlurring #MagicalRealism #Nigerian #cinematographer #graphicdesigner #poet #college #partofapublicspeakinggroup #CompulsoryGovernmentService #spokenwordevent #depression #SuicidePrevention #helpingpeople #writetoprovidesolution #alcoholconsumption #drinkingtoexcess #EgyptianGypsies #becomingimmortal #GeorgeFloyd #demonstrations #fantasyandreality #CoronaVirus #letcreativityroamfree #Oríkì #Yoruba #praisepoetry

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 #EloisaAmezcua #AndreaAvery #KirstinChen #NewCityPhoenixStudentAuditorium #JuniorStateofAmerica #TheCronkiteSchoolofJournalism #fourteenthamendment #14thamendment #replay

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 #racialprofiling #AtticaLocke #BernieSanders #ChuckD #FlavorFlav #PublicEnemy #2008crisis #Reaganism #therapeuticelementofpoetry #poetrydoesservicetothecommunity #PenguinBooks #Americasculturalhegemony #Neflix #spokenword #coronavirus #WhiteHousePressSecretary #socialduty #JoyHarjo #USPoetLaureate #RobertHass #BenBrown #Christchurchpoet #TusiataAvia #WildDogsUnderMySkirt #KarloMila #ApiranaTaylor #replay

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/2019/05/17/sailors-created-rape-list-aboard-navys-2nd-sub-integrate-women.html 5. Historic all-female space foiled by wrong-size spacesuit: https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/news/nasa-scraps-all-female-spacewalk-because-space-suit-wrong-size-ncna987296 Picture of Ritu Kurien by Matthew Pascucci #poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #RituKurien #IamtheDesimansFetish #SameShoes #genderstereotypes #Dubai #UnitedArabEmirates #ASU #InternationalStudent #MastersinEnglishLiterature #nonbinary #bisexual #LGBTQIA #MichelFoucault #disciplineandpunishment #philosophers #AlbertCamus #GloriaAnzaldua #theoryinnarrative #America #freedom #bisexual #threesome #Westernwomenstereotypes #gender #sexuality #Kenya #VictorianLaws #Colonization #NarendraModi #PrimeMinisterofIndia #Hindu #Cowkillings #Kerala #BeefEatingConstest #Womensrights #Madonna #OpenYourHeart #scifi #BlackMirror #vendingmachinegirl #GameofThrones #TheDothraki #TheUnsullied #AgeofEmpire #racialhierarchy #plotarmor #PhoenixArtMuseum #JapaneseFriendshipGarden #astronautsuit #womensmonth #RupiKaur #inspirationwriter #PalabrasBookstore #videogame #replay

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 #PornHub #pornography #fluffers #femalecenteredporn #mysticism #Judaism #Kabbalah #kinks #SandM #DungeonsandDragons #anal #practicemakesperfect #prostate #intercourse #rejectionperiod #femaleblueballs #sexforpleasure #sexforsocialbonding #Bonobos #MontyPython #TheMeaningofLife #roboticdolls #equalpay #tailgating #Gatorade #CarmelCoatedGrace #EALara #EliseoArce #RinkyDinkPress #RosemarieDombrowski #FirstFridayPoetryonRooseveltRow #Replay

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 #ImogenArate #AndreaCarterBrown #TheOldNeighborhood #Plusçachange #September11th #livingnearWorldTradeCenter #escapeonStatenIslandFerry #iconicimages #buildingclapse #TrinityChurch #couplets #streetlife #streetvendors #enjambments #writersblock #lostfaithinlanguage #lovepoem #exNewYorker #historyofNewYork #WaltWhitman #RobertFulton #WinterGarden #LenniLenape #HenryHudson #survivedonlytobemarginalized #manipulationoffearsforwar #pluralisticsociety #immigration #firstresponderandresidentsfund #continuinghealthissues #sitecontamination

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-item/showdown/ 4. Victims of terrorism: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/muslims-absolutely-group-victimized-global-terrorism-researchers/story?id=48131273 5. Costs of the Afghanistan war: https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-business-afghanistan-43d8f53b35e80ec18c130cd683e1a38f Photo of Nematullah Ahangosh by P. Kronenberg (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-kronenberg/). #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #NematullahAhangosh #DaviswithVision #StunningVision #SpiritualConnections #AfghanPoet #Afghanistan #BachelorsofSocialWork #SocialEntrepreneurshipProgram #KeralaIndia #ArabianSea #IndianOcean #WritesinPersianandEnglish #studyingEnglish #WorkedinKabulRefugeeCamp #WrotePoemtoComfortStudent #WritingPoetryasPersonalInterest #freeverse #whitepoetry #VijaySeshadri #Rumi #friendships #meditations #exchangeofknowledge #FaithandRitualConversations #NGOforPeoplewithDisabilities #EntrepreneurshipCoursesandActivitiesforOtherlyAbled #awakeningthepoetinus #victimsofterrorism #stereotypeslinkedtoterrorism #armconflict #priceofwar #droneattacks #FosterPeacethroughConversationandPoetry

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 #livedinSouthKoreaandThailand #ProjectC #ConnectionbetweenBodyandMind #DanceMovementPsychoTherapy #wantedtobeaFilmScriptWriter #HighSchoolEnglishTeacher #SeamusHeaney #WilfredOwen #SylviaPlath #Expressingfeelingsaluxury #PoetryasSafeSpace #LovedGreekPlays #Apartheid #TheaterPlayWorkshops #WomensWriting #LayeringofOppressions #RainbowNation #genderbasedviolence #intimatepartnerviolence #ConflictsandClashesbetweenTraditionalandContemporaryValues #LackofTogetherness #ReponsibleResearcher #UnderstandingSourceofMotivation #racialpolitics #ColoredmeansMixedRace #colorism #writehealingthroughpoetry #marginalizedmajority #TruthandReconciliationCommittee #traumawithoutaccountability #healingisongoing #talkshops #daydreamingassurvivalmechanism #womenarepackagedintosomethingedible

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 Caycedo-Kimura by Luisa Caycedo-Kimura. #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #AaronCaycedoKimura #ScreamingCrows #EliminatingTemptations #ConcernsforOurParents #BorninSantaRosaCA #BAinMusic #SanFranciscoConservatoryofMusic #StudiedSymphonicPercussion #MastersinNewYork #LiveinConnecticut #MoreVisuallyOriented #ComputerGraphics #Painter #WifeWasaLawyer #StudiedPoetrytoGiveWifeFeedback #MFAatBostonUniversity #primaryeducationpoetryseemedinaccessible #emotionalseparationfrompoem #fatherwassmoker #strongman #introvert #Chapbook #Ubasute #aboutparents #JapaneseAmerican #Writingtokeepparentsalive #JapaneseAmericanInternment #FatherWasaPhysicalTherapist #FarmingFamily #JapaneseGarden #ResurgenceofAntiAsianViolence #musicaltraining #musicalityofpoetry #JoyLuckClub #AmyTan #experiencedshunning #IndigenousCommunities #colorism #intersectionality

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 #startedstuttering #Survivor'sGuilt #FrenchColonialHistory #governmentalcorruption #FrenchBureaucracy #Uganda #ChineseColonialism #IdiAmin #AntiAsianOthering #AntiAsianPrejudice #ExploringOtherCultures #BroadeningPerspectives #livingwithinabubble

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-minority-have-to-be-to-reshape-society/ Photo of Zach Semel by Olivia Bradley. #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #ZachSemel #DreamsIveHadAboutYou #Babylon #betrayal #DreamsandReveries #BostonMA #IndianaUniversityUndergrad #MFA #NorthernArizonaUniversity #lyricalessays #EmiliaPhillips #linebreaks #queerpoet #repression #friendship #unhealthyrelationship #livingwithparents #selfdestructivetendencies #experiencesofhomophobia #physicalandpsychologicalpain #crush #womenassaferchoice #PTSD #extremesafety #boundary #antisemitism #intersectionalidentities #TheHolocaust #MarcMaron #JasonAlexander #collectivetrauma #baselineforsafety #unrequitedlove #nonconsentualcrossingofboundaries #freezing #Speculativepoetry #warningsigns #selfrespect #lifeisbalance #DrSeuss #ProblematicArtists #CelebrityStatusofPoliticians

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 #UniversityofMississippi #KieseLaymon #comingouttoparents #grapplingwithCatholicschooleducation #NatalieDiaz #PostcolonialLovePoem #TommyPico #IndigenousErasure #sexualbeings #SaintLouisMO #sexed #mediainfluence

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 #awardsasmarketingvehicle #SigridNunez #thoughtcollage #JeffreyBigHomeyBanks #PTSD #toxicmen #investigateandhealingwounds #AmericanDenial #changeinbodylanguage #cultureofviolence #TrevonMartin #sayinghitothepolice #survivorsguilt #speakingincode #fearlessnessassurvivalmechanism #MattJones #JessicaHagedorn #needtoedit #emotionalvomit #RodneyApplewhite #ecology #policebrutality #intersectionalityofracism #lynchingpostcards #compartmentalization #identitypolitics #thoughtexperiment #ShakespeareandCompany #TheRedWheelbarrowBookstore

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/senate-bill/2167 3. Anishinaabemowin-English language dictionary: https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/about 4. Influence of Indigenous governance on American democracy: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Iroquois-Confederacy #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #MargaretNoodin #NaabibiiAanAgoodeg #TracingBalance #Balance #equilibrium #UniversityofWisconsinMilwaukee #AnishinaabemowinLanguageTeacher #MFA #LanguageoftheGreatLakesArea #FromMinnesota #wrotpoetrysincechildhood #parentswereteachers #workedinmarketingandfinance #MichaelWilson #KimberlyBlazer #LearnedAnishinaabemowininCollege #BoardingSchools #missionaries #assimilation #NativeLanguagesActof1990 #PhysicalGenocide #CulturalGenocide #nongenderedthirdpersonpronoun #omnigender #Writingpoetrytorecenter #spurredbytheexhaustionofbeinginhighered #exhaustionfrombeingasolerepresentativeofavastculture #injustice #worldisoffkilter #timeandpatience #WayneStateUniversityPress

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 #HéctorCastañeda #InternalizedHomophobiaasFiveStagesofGriefAFracturedErasure #Frenzy #SelfAcceptance #BorninSanJoseCA #musicproduction #graphicdesign #artlover #UniversityofCaliforniaSantaCruz #UCSantaCruz #TheSantaCruzWordChurch #AKeemjamalRollins #LissenPoetrySlam #ZachGoldberg #Blackout #ProcessEmotions #ProcessSubconscious #SeventhGrade #VoraciousYoungReader #influencedbyotherpoets #experimentwithstyles #MACLA #IntensityofSlamPoetry #FirstPoem #Consumerism #capitalism #radicalteacher #MrMaluzo #gotstudentsintoEnvironmentalism #TheStoryofStuff #AnnieLeonard #UnclesHomophobicComment #RoomforGrowth #conversationswithfamily #ReikiSessionwithAunt #toxicmasculinity #cameouttwice #moredifficulttoadmittooneself #grewupcatholic #experimentwithreligion #authenticself #tryingtofigurethingsout #GeorgeFloydfootage #disassociation #AntiAsianPrejudice #AsianStereotypes #BayPoetsUnite

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 #WriteMusic #QueerPoet #hiddenpoems #Mothersinfluence #WireWrappedCrystalJewelry #CrystalConsultations #spiritualwork #ancestrywork #thoughtpoetrysucked #BobDylan #ExpressAngst #SacralChakra #curiousaboutsex #poemaboutsexuality #romancepoems #freshnessofcuriosity #ChurchAppropriatePoems #CollegeThesisPoemSeries #MythicBiographicalAnthology #becoming #naturalcuriosity #fearofsnakes #ophidiophobia #explorationoftheself #bibilicalconnection #ReligiousRestriction #projection #intuition #carnal #taboo #cagedmind #CrownChakra #SubversiveNature #hiddensexuality #expressingthehidden #poetryintransition #writingasreleasing #EvieShockley #TarotPoetry #grandmothersinfluence #relationshipwithchurch #ArtasAccessPointtoTranscendance #HorseshoeBend #recallpoem #AnthropomorphisingLandscape #takingartisticlicense #humansintergrationwithnature #humanperceptionofotherspecies #dualityofbeauty

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/california-wildfires-raged-incarcerated-exploited-labor-column/6249201002/ and https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-04/why-is-it-hard-former-prisoners-become-firefighters-california #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #AaronElSabrout #Wildfire #Embers #DestructionbeforeRenewal #EgyptianAmerican #TransgenderMan #SomenosTerritory #VancouverIsland #poet #ComicArtist #LegalPolicyResearchAdvocateforLGBTQPrisoners #COVIDoutbreakinprisons #NecessityforPrisonReform #writingpoetryascopingmechanism #writingasaprocessofdiscovery #writingasaprocessofselfexamination #highschool #WallaceStevens #ThirteenWaysofLookingataBlackbird #InfluencedbySlamPoetry #NorthAfrican #ArabicPoetryTradition #Poetryrecitation #SpokenWordvsOnthePage #rapbattles #culturalcontext #RosewaterIsCleansing #herbalism #naturalprocesses #composting #recycling #Dinétah #controlburns #NewMexicoPublicRegulationCommissionHearing #StateofNewMexicoWildFirePolicy #ecologicalbigotry #forestmanagement #TheMushroomattheEndoftheWorld #AnnaLowenhauptTsing #Matsutakemushroom #TheSatanicVerses #SalmanRushdie #MuslimMythology #SaudiArabia #Mecca #QurayshTribe #KavanaughHearing #Cleansing #revolution #CapitolRiot #BlackLivesMatterProtests #SchooltoPrisonPipeline #PrisonLabor #disposablelabor #MutualAid

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 touch 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 #XavieraRingeling #Backtothefiddle #SongOne #MusicalInspirations #EkphrasticPoems #ChileanWriterinLondon #borninParaguay #Bolivia #Ecuador #worksintheEnvironmentalSector #SpanishandLiteratureTeacher #husbandsmusicmanager #obsessionwithCelticmusic #ExposuretoPoetrythroughSister #childhooddyslexia #FirstPoemFlyinginImaginationsEye #WritingIslikeaTrance #WritingasChanneling #poetichealing #exorcism #TranscendPain #SharingEmotions #SharingPersonalExperiences #mirroringfeelings #ConnectionswithOtherArtists #HannekeCassel #violinist #fiddler #DotTheDragonsEyes #Enya #BraveHeart #LoreenaMcKennitt #sparksofenergy #aweofnature #fragilityofhumanexistence #humanrelationshipwiththerestofnature #Pachamama #humanaspartofnature #heterogeneityinIndigenouscultures #Indigenouslandrights #JohnHarbison #FourSongsofSolitude #Musicals #ThePhantomoftheOpera #conversationasexchangeofideas #PoesíaPandémica #GreenwichWorkshop

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 #BernieSanders #AmiriBaraka #RasJBaraka #NewarkNJ #BlackLivesMatter #TrayvonMartin #RodneyKing #AmadouDiallo #AnimalFarm #GeorgeOrwell #conservatism #replay

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 #vulva #mouth #anus #fancyunderwear #gettingphysical #earthmamamagic #personalpleasures #noinstagramfilterneeded #DatingApps #Tinder #Match #Grindr #badactors #asexual #anxiety #extendthecircleofourconcern #desiretobeconnected #minoritize #democratizationofaccess #marginalization #colorism #queercommunity #GonewiththeWind #Lincoln #StevenSpielberg #AntiWarMovies #OscarsSoWhite #SocialMediaStarts #BeingHeard #Replay

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 #Poetryinrefugeecamps #fundedbytheEuropeanUnion #NakivaleRefugeeCamp #MurrayShiraz #GideonMugay #teachingsecondaryschoolchildren #poetryworkshops #publishingworkshops #4thannualteenpoetryslam #ArizonaMastersofPoetry #societyofpoets #MakerereUniversity #poetryrecitals #BrokenVoicesoftheRevolution #StreetLightsatNoon #diversebackgrounds #powerwithinpoetry #loveofpoetry #IvoryFootprints #Kampalahomelessness #fertileland #mildclimate #reducededucationalscholarships #politicalwill #homelessencampmentsinLosAngeles #herdimmunity #TurnthePageAfrica #Replay

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 #Aliento #Selena #Lowrider #WorkingtoDeath #Uninsured #BrokenBodies #Replay

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

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 #establishingrealfriendshipscamefromestablishingsenseofself #reevaluatelife #Booksmart #OliviaWilde #motherhood #adulthood #notmuchhaschanged #normalcy #normallife #routineastoolforcommodifyingpeople #AthleteA #abuse #societalpressures #societalexpectations #societyisanorganicpuzzle #ArizonaMastersofPoetry #PoetryonRooseveltRow #TransQueerPueblo #NavajoReliefFund #ArizonaSustainabilityAlliance

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. 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/news-room/events/detail/2019/10/10/default-calendar/world-mental-health-day-2019-focus-on-suicide-prevention 5) https://www.who.int/health-topics/suicide/campaign-materials-handouts Photo of Grae J. Wall by Dez Paradise. #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #GraeJWall #AManSitsonaTrain #Godsend #MissingOutonLife #poet #musician #lomographer #creatingartwithuncostlymaterials #touralot #WorkintheArts #releasemusicandpoetryalbum #MouseclubVirusBlues #MumWasFirstInfluence #MumWasPublishedPoet #humourouspoemsaboutcurrentevents #carriedaroundanotebook #greatEnglishteachers #Shakespeare #GeoffreyChaucer #JosephRudyardKipling #primaryschoolshow #animals #misundersoodperson #allpoemsareautobiographical #anAmalgamationofCharacters #theroleoftechnologyindistractingfromlife #multitasking #lesseningattentionspan #socialanxiety #theIsolationArtsCafe #dadwasasolicitor #visionforretirement #tookhisownlife #tragedyseepingintopoetry #liveinthepresent #findingbalance #loveoftrains #appreciationforthejourneyaswellasthedestination #takingtimetosavorlife #TalkingHeads #RoadtoNowhere #SocialMediaasTherapeuticTool #SocialMediaastheShrink #cancelculture #gaugeforthehealthofthejuidicialsystem #PoetryUnderground #FestivalofIdeas

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 refugees”: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/sep/16/poets-speak-out-for-refugees- 5. 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 6. How red dresses became the symbol for MMIWG: https://www.jaimeblackartist.com/exhibitions/ and https://www.vogue.com/article/jaime-black-red-dress-project-missing-murdered-indigenous-women 7. WWII Indigenous Code Talkers: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/american-indian-code-talkers 8. Lebanese legal loophole on rape: https://www.globalcitizen.org/fr/content/lebanon-rape-law-abolish-522/ 9. Fulani people: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fulani Photo provided by Clementine Ewokolo Burnley. #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #ClementineEwokoloBurnley #AskMrsMannersaboutRromachildren #MMIWG2020 #allyship #Artivism #ActiveinLast8Years #ProsePoetry #FlashFiction #experimentalworks #feminist #politicallyactive #movementbuilding #ExaminingHumanRelationships #Firstpoemage8 #PanAfricanPoem #MotherWasEnglishLitTeacher #ActivePolitician #easternNigeria #FulaniCulture #EmergenceofStatehood #AfricanIndependenceMovement #discriminationagainstRomanipeople #Roma #Romani #SilvioBerlusconi #ItalianRightWingGovernment #Populism #stateless #DemonizingMarginalizedGroups #theinnocenceofchildren #MassDeathintheMediterranean #FrontexDenyingRescue #thenamingofpeoples #Yoruba #minoritiesbeingracialized #ethnonationalism #naturalrights #WarsanShire #AgituIdeaGudeta #MMIWG #MMIWG2ST #JaimeBlack #TheREDressProject

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 #English #Hindi #Marathi #publishedpoet #LightShadowLifetheMissingVerseoftheSoul #exploringfeelings #dailywritingpractice #beganwritingpoetryat7 #PerilsofModernization #helpingfriendswriteloveletters #MotherTongueIsMarathi #parentswereteachers #addictedtoreading #impressparents #journalingaboutcricket #ShayariPoetry #creatingbookmarkinhistory #poemsastimecapsules #killingtalents #havingcontroloverourreactiontotheworld #negativethinking #positiveending

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 #Navajo #RockPointAZ #OnionLakeSaskatchewan #PlainsCreeFirstNations #elementaryschool #expressinnersincerity #correlatedwithvisualart #SalvadorDali #languageprovidingsenseofsecurity #calmdown #earthprovidesthemedicines #LanguageIsanOntologicalTool #EpistemologicalAspects #thesecurityoflanguage #LighthouseAttic #theDineEmergentWritersInstitute #PhDstudent #writingdissertation #hardtofindmotivation #writingashealing #writepoetrytogetunstuck #takingstock #regainingcontrol #senseofplace #senseofpurpose #culturalassociationwithtools #ThomasHübl #CollectiveTrauma ##CollectiveHealing #traditions #dumplingmaking #stuffeddough #PoetryEmancipatestheSoul #FindingComfortinTradition #ZoeyPricelysRoy #CollegeofSantaFe #IAIA #NativeAmericanPrepatorySchoolProgram #RichardEttinger #RobWaters

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 #startedfrommusicalenjoyment #BobDylan #NeilYoung #DavidBowie #LouReed #FirstPoemILikeMyself #DanielJohnston #mentalhealthissues #SaulWilliams #atonewithhisbreath #hospitalstay #mentalbreakdown #orphanlines #takingresponsibility #BrettKavanaugh #KavanaughHearings #transgressive

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 #BalancePoint #AbusiveRelationships #UKborn #NewcastleuponTyne #SingleParentHousehold #bulliedinschool #ManagingDirectorAddecoAustralia #advocatessocialissues #momoftwoteenagers #youthmentor #booksasanescape #usewritingtodealwithlifescomplexities #navigatingaroundobstacles #MinersoftheNorth #coalmines #strikes #unions #MargaretThatcher #poverty #unemployment #workingclassenvironment #GrafittiLane #HosierLaneMelbourne #Banksy #counselhousing #beautyinordinarythings #writingasescapefromreality #writeaschannelnegativeenergy #writingtofindpeace #writingtodealwithstress #domesticviolence #repetition #simpletechniques #findhopeevenindarkestplaces #ekphrasticpoem #TheWestAustralianPhotographicFederation #InMyViewCompetition #Broken #PunchandJudy #MakingMagicHappenPress #VictorianPuppetry #physicalabuse #modernlove #mutualrespect #mamasboys #coddlingbadbehavior #unequaldistributionofpower #powersharing #balanceinpower

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-dams-and-restore-a-way-of-life/ Photo of Tyrone Ross Thompson by Dean Davis for his “Pictures of Poets” project. #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #TyroneRossThompson #CeliloFallsInundation #WordsandActions #Hypocrisy #WyampumandNezPerce #ColumbiaRiver #NativeYouthLeadershipAlliance #EasternWashingtonUniversity #IndigenousPeoplesDay #constantoutlet #expressfeelings #copiedlyrics #largefamilies #largekinships #suicidalideation #isolation #exclusion #connectwithothers #freeverse #selfexpression #indigenouscolidarity #findingownspacewithinfamily #tribalpolitics #CeliloFishCommittee #TommyThompson #SalmonChief #divideandconquer #nontreaty #StockLee #DeathofCeliloFalls #KatrineBarber #DebHaaland #NationalCongressofAmericanIndians #nepotism #tokenization #appropriation

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. 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.multipixelmedia.com). #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #MeeraDasgupta #blazingcities #WhentheDeadReturnstoSayYouKnowMe #Transformation #nationalyouthpoetlaureate #artivists #ambassadorforpoetry #foundpoem #speechteam #varsitywordinterpretation #spokenwordcompetitions #poetrywordshop #theClimateMuseum #FordFoundation #theApollo #UrbanWordNYCSummerInstitute #mentorship #ClimateSpeaks #teachinghasbeenagrowth #chorus #playingguitar #OctaviaButler #ParableoftheTalents #BobHolman #Whyourcitiesareburning #selfdestruction #accessibility