in this new episode we tackle subjects like hiking, wearing masks, feeling stuck, new perspectives, conservative upbringings, goth aesthetics, the power of eyeliner (shout out to author r.o. kwon), the etymology of "JIZZ," the art of birding, edgar allen poe's raven inspo, charles dickens, acrobatics, academics, circus arts, covid-19, pittsburgh, and free therapy tips! 

acrobat and birder melissa yang joined the emory writing program faculty in 2019 after completing her PhD in english (composition and rhetoric) at the university of pittsburgh. her research homes in on stories of birds and words, poultry and poetry, and revolves around the question of ‘what can we learn about writing from birds?’ find melissa at melissatyang.com or tweet her at @mtyrhetoric

show notes:

24:10 - "thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird" by wallace stevens - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45236/thirteen-ways-of-looking-at-a-blackbird

34:21 - r.o. kwon - https://twitter.com/rokwon?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor