29 APR 2024 · A brief intermission as I have more discussions and need to edit them. Thank you for listening and take this time to catch up! See y’all with more convos and nuanced perspectives of poets soon!

22 APR 2024 · Something from the vault as I edit additional conversations and more ! This is where the overall idea came for the Y in Poetry. Feel free to check out my other podcast https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/creatively-exposed--4062309 I am always open to anyone wishing to support the podcast by sending it to a friend, reviews, or online engagement with The Y in Poetry! Available almost anywhere you listen to your podcasts. lyszflo.com to learn about my work

15 APR 2024 · This is the conversation that keeps gifting for me. A call and response, a communal conversation about craft, the responsiblility of writers, is there a speaker and the writer, the unfortunate inheritance of colonial displacement, my own views and desires for this series.  Kinship amongst those who imagine liberation and intention in life and words. Free Palestine until its is backwards. Palestine is Free. All of Rasha's links  - That Nation Talk: https://westbranch.blogs.bucknell.edu/rasha-abdulhadi-that-nation-talk/01/2024/ - Poetry Ireland issue with "They Talk to Me About Palestine" (poem proof attached, not otherwise online): https://www.poetryireland.ie/publications/poetry-ireland-review/back-issues/poetry-ireland-review-141 - My first chapbook, which is out of print, is free online: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VkeMZjonb0geoh0UyD6F0JU8ePAxrp0C/view?usp=sharing - I suppose my publisher would appreciate me listing my 2021 chapbook: https://www.neonhemlock.com/chapbooks-zines/who-is-owed-springtime-by-rasha-abdulhadi - If folks want to hear me talk more about Palestine, I recommend this unfortunately still-relevant episode of Death Panel from October 16, 2023: Refusing Genocide, A transcript & show notes, along with a recording, are all at this link: http://deathpanel.net/transcripts/refusing-genocide-palestine

1 APR 2024 · We discuss the unfurling of craft and self in poetry. Liberation. Becoming unapologetic in our lives and our work. So many notes taken and such a beautiful discussion. Taking up space in body and words. Sol Rios is a self-published poet living in Rockville, Maryland with her two cats Soni and Snow. She is the Author and Cover Illustrator of Ghost of my Ghosts (2023). She often splits her time between chess, submission grappling, making music, rock climbing and making art across various mediums. She currently spends her time developing and refining a new approach to skill acquisition in writing poetry through the Constraints-Led Approach. Home | Sol Rios (bigcartel.com) Ghost Of My Ghosts: Poems on Amazon https://a.co/d/6U06oB2 ko-fi.com/arcanumb Instagram: @arcanumb_ Tumblr: @arcanumb Find Sol's book: https://a.co/d/8bvPjOT https://linktr.ee/sol.rios?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=9f5af379-6fd1-4f73-898c-57d49e725626

29 MAR 2024 · We discuss the Power of Poetry, Low Res MFA in poetry, the unhinged nature of poets and anime. "Give Poets their Flowers now...Poetry is alive" Here are all the links for you to find Asela and her work: Finally: The Mixtape - https://gnashingteethpublishing.com/books/finally-the-mixtape-by-asela-lee-kemper-2/ Cherry Blossom Festival - https://aselaleek.itch.io/cherry-blossom-festival My PayPal - https://www.paypal.me/aselaLK24 My writing workshop for Abode Press - https://www.abodepress.com/events-1/writing-our-identity-through-pop-poems-and-pop-music Podcast with kattrina m: 2 ‘n’ Sync - https://on.soundcloud.com/y7rzJRUnceZ2jQ2U7 And also the YouTube channel that does battle against different characters (the one I told you about): https://youtube.com/@deathbattle?si=D_TSp090OnzdoFeT (Just a heads up: they do get violent when they show the fight scene.) Their takes on Superman vs. Goku: https://youtu.be/oyl97TG8jbA?si=ePBv28bdiPi7Y0t3 https://youtu.be/L0D0VGomWb4?si=t204UwCx_PIXmot9 https://youtu.be/dztPfvT7F5U?si=ff80EiXExX-AGgST Their take on Kirby vs. Majin Buu: https://youtu.be/mwzH7eSOwAc?si=hmfHerSwg4-wU1Qr And finally their take on Mario vs. Sonic: https://youtu.be/3aq_dOLFmxA?si=2yE0hBNC9rLvdafk https://youtu.be/nabMFIDhw6c?si=IMq2tIlwhZEK5Cz6