'I wonder how my body knows what it feels like to fly - I think it’s because of swimming.'

In the very first episode of Licensed Poetics, hosts Fung-Ling and Achim dive into a sea of captivating quotes and engaging conversations, joined by our guest feature Stephanie Niu. We even discover a mystifying connection between Steph and Achim?! Steph then expands her dreamscape by reading one of her latest pieces that hasn’t been shared before.

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00:00 Intro

00:40 Reading Updates

17:59 Conversation with Stephanie Niu

31:23 Stephanie Niu reads poem 'Dalian'

Books Mentioned

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney 

Outline by Rachel Cusk

Poetry Unbound by Padraig O Tuama

Lost Lake By Bella Li

'Oracle for the End of World' by Stephanie Niu

'Furrows at Fallow Field' by Stephanie Niu

'From Blossoms' by Li-Young Lee 

'Golden State': Gold shovel after Li-Young Lee by Stephanie Niu

Bluest Nude by Ama Codjoe

The Black Mariah by Aracelis Girmay

Blueprint by Ama Codjoe

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