Author and poet Ross Gay joins us to share his essay collection about finding meaning in bleak times to create compassion, hope, and to better connect to our shared humanity.
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Poetry, laughter and pain: a Mexican American writer shares her life
Erika L. Sánchez joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss some very personal stories about mental health, success and confronting racism in everyday life.
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Nature Has A Lot To Teach Us If We Would Only Listen
Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil joins us to talk about finding solace and inspiration from the beautiful and odd creatures that stand out – or blend in – to their surroundings and what we can learn from them.
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A Talk With Juan Felipe Herrera
This hour, we’ll talk with U.S. poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera about how being the son of immigrant farmers has affected his work – and about how we can get young readers and writers more interested in poetry.
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