"Language doesn't just exist on the page … It's about how you embody it."

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair is a poetic memoir about growing up as a Rastafari woman in Jamaica and how words and writing empowered her voice. Sinclair joins us to talk about the literary connections in her poetry, shedding light on the reality of her upbringing, and the identity that comes with writing and reading with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.

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Featured Books (Episode):

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

Educated by Tara Westover

The Star-Apple Kingdom by Derek Walcott