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Recorded by Analicia Sotelo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 20, 2023. www.poets.org
Today's poem is Private Property by Analicia Sotelo. This episode was originally released on November 29, 2021.
Today's poem is Private Property by Analicia Sotelo.
Hosts Rooster & Raqui welcome award winning poet Analicia Sotelo to the Words and Shit studio! Analicia Sotelo is the author of Virgin, the inaugural winner of the Jake Adam York Prize, selected by Ross Gay for Milkweed Editions (2018) and the chapbook, Nonstop Godhead, selected by Rigoberto González for Poetry Society of America. The poem “I'm Trying to Write a Poem About a Virgin and It's Awful” was selected for Best New Poets 2015 by Tracy K. Smith. Poems have also appeared in the The New Yorker, Boston Review, The Nation, Kenyon Review, Poem-a-Day and The New England Review. Analicia is a Canto Mundo fellow and the recipient of the 2016 DISQUIET International Literary Prize. Analicia holds an MFA in Poetry from the University of Houston.
Recorded by Analicia Sotelo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 21, 2021. www.poets.org
This week our guest is Hala Alyan, poet and author of The Twenty-Ninth Year.In this episode, we discuss her writing process, andYour writing ritualKeeping an inspired headspaceLeading with the actionAnd more!If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges.Follow this WriterVisit her InstagramVisit her Website Follow the PodcastVisit the Website for more info on the podcastFollow the HostSlide into Sara Gallagher’s DM’s on InstagramFollow our PartnersVisit Terra Preta Review (unearthing phenomenal writing) to read the latest issue and submit workBecome an AdvertiserUse my Contact Page or hit me up on InstaThis Week’s Writing PromptEach week the featured author offers a writing prompt for you to use at home. I suggest setting a timer for 6 or 8 minutes, putting the writing prompt at the top of your page, and free writing whatever comes to mind. Remember, the important part is keeping your pen moving. You can always edit later. Right now we just want to write something new and see what happens.This week’s writing prompt is: Think of some long ago family member, imagined or real, and write something about them or to them.Explore Womxn AuthorsIn this episode, the author recommended these womxn writers:Analicia Sotelo, author of VirginMarwa Helal, author of Invasive SpeciesAda Limón, author of The CarryingKali Fajardo-Anstine, author of Sabrina & CorinaEnsure the Podcast ContinuesLove what you’re hearing? Show your appreciation and become a Supporter with a monthly contribution.Check Out More ShowsEpisode 16: Writing in the Time of COVID-19 with host Sara Gallagher and poem Perhaps Prayer by Kristy MilliganEpisdoe 15: Brittney Morris - Author of SlayEpisode 14: Kim Krans - Author of Blossoms and BonesEpisode 13: Ann Hagerty Davenport - Owner at 31 AnnotationsEpisode 12: Ysabel Y. Gonzalez - Author of Wild InvocationsEpisode 11: T. Susan Chang - Author of Tarot CorrespondencesSupport the show (https://fiercewomxnwriting.com/support)
"You regret sharing it with anyone instead of just drinking it yourself." "My poor mother, she would shave her legs every day." Beer: Flavor Patterns by Bond Brothers Brewing Company (Cary, North Carolina) Poems: "Summer Barbecue With Two Men" and "Private Property" by Analicia Sotelo (Virgin: Poems, published by Milkweed Editions in 2018) Girl Crush: Zuri Coleman from Second Self Brewing Hear about how middle aged men lust after you, our chat about pit pics and that grandma-level good shit (aka the beer we are drinking). Cheers!
Ross Gay reads from The Book of Delights; debut poets Justin Phillip Reed, Fatimah Asghar, José Olivarez, and Analicia Sotelo read from their collections; Cowboy Poetry; and more.
In this inaugural episode of Ink Well--a new podcast by Tintero Projects and Inprint for anyone engaged in the world of reading and writing from Houston, Texas--hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with poet Analicia Sotelo about being a writer, what it means to “ink well” in this day and age, and her new poetry collection Virgin, selected by Ross Gay as the first winner of the Jake Adam York Prize. Content marked as explicit for two instances of strong language.
Outspoken Bean is a Writers in the Schools (WITS) evangelist and their program coordinator. He is also the head-coach for Meta-4 Houston and the founder of the Space City Slam Series. With him is Analicia Sotelo, the communications strategist for WITS. WITS engages Houston-area youths, ages 13 to 19, to perform in the Space City Slam Series which is the largest youth poetry slam competition in Texas. 6 finalists will represent Houston at the 20th annual Brave New Voices International.WITS also has summer writing camps for children and you might be interested in having one of their teachers come to your children's school to teach workshops. For information, go to their website: www.witshouston.org