In this episode of The Hive Poetry Collective, host Julie Murphy talks with poet Preeti Vangani about humor, loss, and the surprising ways joy can hold our grief. The episode opens with Vangani reading Ross Gay’s beloved poem “To the Fig Tree on 9th and Christian,” setting the tone for an exploration of abundance and community. Vangani then reads several poems from her new collection of poems Fifty Mothers available here for presale. discusses craft, memory, lineage, and the intergenerational textures of care. She reflects on her workshops in Writing Grief Through Joy, and the surprising healing possibilities that emerge when poetry turns its attention toward the everyday.A warm, intimate conversation with one of today’s most compelling emerging poets. Sunday night at 8 p.m. on KSQD Santa Cruz 90.7, 89.7, and 89.5 FM, or anytime at HivePoetry.org.