Today on VS, Brittany and Ajanae record their penultimate episode with aja monet! Join them as they discuss the role of anger and passion as poets and people, identity as a type of performance, the significance of feeling the poem in the body, poetry as a spiritual practice, and navigating the language, ethics, and the care that we give to people vs. causes. 

Until Next Time:

Here is some media to accompany your experience of the episode and a writing prompt to tide you over until we meet again!

• Ntozake Shange - Ntozake Shange preserves Black history and culture through literature (1989 interview)
• Robin D. G. Kelley - “Freedom Dreams”: Historian Robin D. G. Kelley on 20th Anniversary of His Book & Movements Mattering
• Bessie Smith - How Bessie Smith Influenced A Century Of Popular Music : NPR

Writing Prompt

Consider a poem from a poet who came before you that made you feel less alone. Write an ode to the persistence of the shared emotion you both explore in your writing. 

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