We bring our first guest on this episode, Anes Ahmed - a young artist, writer, and poet from Brooklyn, NY.  He walks us through his life as an artist, explains his processes, takes a dive into the personal, and gracefully ends his story with a spoken word performance.  His work from the Carnegie program is featured at the very end as well, keeping us in check that "music" is not just for "musicians".   Thank you for your time and enjoy!  

Anes Ahmed - @anesahmed99   https://www.instagram.com/anesahmed99/?hl=en 

"Lisan" - Spoken word poem "Victory Memorial Hospital"  - Song featuring Rachel Chung https://open.spotify.com/album/75jlNTr7jjrlkvs5fVeRBa?si=7obG74F_T_GHCZnlQ1jkdQ /

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVRd7dROziA&feature=youtu.be 

Other References -  Nuyorican Cafe: https://www.nuyorican.org/ 

Ocean Vuong (Poet): https://www.oceanvuong.com 

Jericho Brown (Poet): https://www.jerichobrown.com

Tyehimba Jess (Poet): https://www.tyehimbajess.net 

Miguel Piñero (Playwright): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Pi%C3%B1ero

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