In this episode, Matthew Jaber Stiffler interviews award-winning poet Safia Elhillo. Elhillo discusses her novel in verse, Home Is Not a Country, and her second book of poetry, Girls That Never Die. Elhillo speaks about the autobiographical nature of her work, the audience she writes for, the practice of writing poetry, and the direction her future books might take. Check out Safia's readings at https://seenjeempodcast.org/season-two-episodes/safia