Poetry is Freedom

Hi poetry peopleeeee! This week I am diving into the most important social structure of our lives: family. Tune in to hear me recite poem about mothers that will bring you to tears from THEE Nikki Giovanni. I also share my poem "Black Mother, Black Daughter".  If you're looking for something to make you feel connected, re-center your focus to the things that matter most, or simply to think deeply about your ancestry....this episode is for you!

If you want to revisit my reflection questions, access links to the featured poems, and find the archives of my original poetry from the show head over to poetryisfreedom.com !!  
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Twitter @saylarisadenise and @poetryisfreepod. 
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All featured poets reserve the rights to their published works. Please head over to my website to find links to where you can find their poetry under the “Read” tab.

If you want to revisit the reflection questions, access links to the featured poems, and find the archives of my original poetry from the show head over to poetryisfreedom.com !!
Follow the show on Instagram @poetryisfreedom.
Twitter @poetryisfreepod.
TikTok @poetryisfreedom.

All featured poets reserve the rights to their published works. Please head over to my website to find links to where you can find their poetry under the “Read” tab.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING!

Vocals: me 😌
Music: Lofi_hour from Pixabay

This week we answer the very important, quintessential, life-changing question....Why should I care? I read a poem by THEE Amiri Baraka titled "An Agony As Now" and recite my own poem titled "Never a Day in Vain (After Georgia)".  Tune in if you want to hear me talk a bit about where my hope comes from! But also a very very real reflection on why hope is hard and it's important to create space for your feelings.

If you want to revisit my reflection questions, access links to the featured poems, and find the archives of my original poetry from the show head over to poetryisfreedom.com !!  
Follow the show on Instagram @poetryisfreedom. 
Twitter @saylarisadenise and @poetryisfreepod. 
TikTok @poetryisfreedom. 

All featured poets reserve the rights to their published works. Please head over to my website to find links to where you can find their poetry under the “Read” tab.

If you want to revisit the reflection questions, access links to the featured poems, and find the archives of my original poetry from the show head over to poetryisfreedom.com !!
Follow the show on Instagram @poetryisfreedom.
Twitter @poetryisfreepod.
TikTok @poetryisfreedom.

All featured poets reserve the rights to their published works. Please head over to my website to find links to where you can find their poetry under the “Read” tab.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING!

Vocals: me 😌
Music: Lofi_hour from Pixabay

This week is very special….I spoke to THEE Darrel Alejandro Holnes about love, immigration, translation, race, place, trauma, and his poem tú from his forthcoming book Stepmotherland available for pre-order now! You don’t want to miss this…TRUST me. 

Follow Darrel on Facebook @daholnes, Instagram @blackboytraveljoy, and vía darrelholnes.com! Stepmotherland is available for pre-order through Notre Dame Press and will be released February 2022. 

Follow all show updates, read my reflection questions, and my original poetry at poetryisfreedom.com! Our Instagram is @poetryisfreedom, TikTok @poetryisfreepod, Twitter @poetryisfreepod AND @saylarisadenise (to follow your host's most random thoughts).

If you want to revisit the reflection questions, access links to the featured poems, and find the archives of my original poetry from the show head over to poetryisfreedom.com !!
Follow the show on Instagram @poetryisfreedom.
Twitter @poetryisfreepod.
TikTok @poetryisfreedom.

All featured poets reserve the rights to their published works. Please head over to my website to find links to where you can find their poetry under the “Read” tab.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING!

Vocals: me 😌
Music: Lofi_hour from Pixabay

This week we are talking all about identity! Tune in to discuss that fateful question: Who Am I? Tune in to learn more about my own journey towards self-awareness and my college friends who helped me along the way. I discuss the poem "I must be a menace to my enemies" by June Jordan--a matriarch of poetry and prolific writer. I also recite my poem "Soliloquy or Savior". 

If you want to revisit my reflection questions, access links to the featured poems, and find the archives of my original poetry from the show head over to poetryisfreedom.com !!  
Follow the show on Instagram @poetryisfreedom. 
Twitter @saylarisadenise and @poetryisfreepod. 
TikTok @poetryisfreedom. 

All featured poets reserve the rights to their published works. Please head over to my website to find links to where you can find their poetry under the “Read” tab.

If you want to revisit the reflection questions, access links to the featured poems, and find the archives of my original poetry from the show head over to poetryisfreedom.com !!
Follow the show on Instagram @poetryisfreedom.
Twitter @poetryisfreepod.
TikTok @poetryisfreedom.

All featured poets reserve the rights to their published works. Please head over to my website to find links to where you can find their poetry under the “Read” tab.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING!

Vocals: me 😌
Music: Lofi_hour from Pixabay

Welcome to the very first episode of the show. If you are looking for a podcast about Black, Brown, and Indigenous poetry, then you're in the right place! If you are looking for creative inspiration for whatever kind of art you create, then you're in the right place! This week we are talking about obscenity. Learn about my relationship to profanity as a Black church girl with a perfection complex. 🥴🥴🥴I discuss "Hottentot Venus" by Morgan Parker (one of my favorite poets everrrrrrrrrrr). Tune in to my reflection questions and thoughts on the piece. At the end of the show you will hear me perform my poem "Malcolm & Marie" named after the movie that gave us the best of David John Washington.

If you want to revisit my reflection questions, access links to the featured poems, and find the archives of my original poetry from the show head over to poetryisfreedom.com !!  
Follow the show on Instagram @poetryisfreedom. 
Twitter @saylarisadenise and @poetryisfreepod. 
TikTok @poetryisfreedom. 

All featured poets reserve the rights to their published works. Please head over to my website to find links to where you can find their poetry under the “Read” tab. 

If you want to revisit the reflection questions, access links to the featured poems, and find the archives of my original poetry from the show head over to poetryisfreedom.com !!
Follow the show on Instagram @poetryisfreedom.
Twitter @poetryisfreepod.
TikTok @poetryisfreedom.

All featured poets reserve the rights to their published works. Please head over to my website to find links to where you can find their poetry under the “Read” tab.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING!

Vocals: me 😌
Music: Lofi_hour from Pixabay

Hello poetry peoples! Welcome to my show and thank you for starting this amazing journey with me. If you have been wondering why I've decided to start this show, what the show is about, and what you can expect during this first season, then you're in the right place. This teaser episode will give you a sneak peek. Enjoy!

Stay tuned into all things poetry on our show website www.poetryisfreedom.com or follow us on all the socials:
Instagram: @poetryisfreedom
Twitter: @poetryisfreepod
TikTok: @poetryisfreedom

If you want to revisit the reflection questions, access links to the featured poems, and find the archives of my original poetry from the show head over to poetryisfreedom.com !!
Follow the show on Instagram @poetryisfreedom.
Twitter @poetryisfreepod.
TikTok @poetryisfreedom.

All featured poets reserve the rights to their published works. Please head over to my website to find links to where you can find their poetry under the “Read” tab.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING!

Vocals: me 😌
Music: Lofi_hour from Pixabay