Poets and Muses: We chat with poets about their inspirations

This week, Danabelle (https://danabellegutierrez.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Uwi" and "The Skeptical Merchant," and belonging. You can read Danabelle's poem at: https://www.thecommononline.org/uwi/ And follow her at: 1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danabellegutierrez and 2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danabellegutierrez/ Links to topics we discussed: 1. Third-culture kids: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/03/being-an-outsider-benefits-third-culture-kids/627011/?utm_source=pocket-newtab Photo of Danabelle Gutierrez by Venuselle Rigor #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #DanabelleGutierrez #Uwi #TheSkepticalMerchant #Belonging #BilingualPoem #GrewupinCairoViennaMuscat #LivesinDubai #Novelist #ShortStories #WriterofPoetryandProse #EpicPoetry #ModernDayHomer #ArtistsExposingObsessionsThroughTheirWork #UnitedArabEmirates #RespectandEnjoyPoetry #COVIDsilverLining #Diaspora #ThirdCultureKid #TheMeaningofHome #ExistentialCrises #Tagalog #Philippines #UnplannedMigration #ConstantUprooting #LearningtoLetGo #MicroAgressions #OurLivesMakeUs #RooftopRhythms

This week, Mosh (https://www.3plem.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Hoard" and "Facing the Sun," and Hidden Truths. You can also follow Mosh at: 1. Twitter: https://twitter.com/moshiruuu 2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moshiruu/ Photo of Mosh by by Aasiyah (https://www.instagram.com/simostick/). #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #Mosh #Hoard #FacingtheSun #HiddenTruths #UXUIdesigner #startedin2016 #WritetoFindOneself #AfraidofShowingFeelings #NotExpressive #SunkenTreasure #GameofChicken #WrestlingwithEmotions #GrowEmpathy #SeekingJustice #BeingHauntedbyInjustice #IndirectMessaging #Hangry #BlackPanther #InfinityWar #XMenFirstClass #MichaelBJordan #Killmonger #ChadwickBoseman #Marvel #DanielKaluuya #ShangChi #StarTrek #BreakingColorBarriers #GenderStereotypes #BringYourOwnBars #ATLWordontheStreet #Poetics #ThePoetryJam #MindoverMatter

This week, Anna (https://www.facebook.com/anna.turner.526) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Paperdolls" and "A Stroll down Memory Lane," and living up to others' standards. You can also find Anna at: https://www.instagram.com/anact8/ Photo provided by Anna Turner. #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #AnnaTurner #Paperdolls #AStrolldownMemoryLane #UKborn #LivesinBeirut #WorksinTheaterCharity #Playwright #StrongFaith #LearningArabic #PrimarySchool #TeachersSuggestion #ProcessEmotionsandThoughts #UniversityCourseonLyricandPoetryWriting #SenseofFailure #SelfCriticism #JournalingSession #FeelingofInadequacy #LearningthroughMimicry #SeektohaveWorth #JeanValjean #LesMisérables #RealIsBetterThanPretend #LivingUptoOthersStandards #AbusiveRelationships #MethodsofControl #HealingIsIterative #WALLE

This week, Ben (http://hellopoetry.com/benkellis) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "There is no age" (with "Preamble") and "Relapses," and our desires to be seen as fully fledged human beings. Read Ben's poems at: 1. "Preamble": https://hellopoetry.com/poem/4261991/preamble/ 2. "There is no age": https://hellopoetry.com/poem/4155641/this-is-no-age/ Photo of Ben Ellis by LQW (https://www.instagram.com/londonqueerwriters/). Links to topics we touched on: 1. England and Wales ethnicity facts and figures: https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/uk-population-by-ethnicity/national-and-regional-populations/population-of-england-and-wales/latest 2. Agitu Idea Gudeta, the successful Ethiopian goat farmer in Italy: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20210401-the-ethiopian-who-saved-an-italian-goat-cheese 3. Antonio Dikele Distefano's Netflix series: https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/antonio-dikele-distefano-zero-netflix-1234954493/ 4. Asia Bryant-Wilkerson's "the question poem": https://youtu.be/GzKTQTO39rE 5. Fatimah Asghar's "Pluto Shits on the Universe": https://youtu.be/7E_WXGSHF7A 6. Porsha Olayiwola's "To Rekia Boyd": https://youtu.be/qR7p75HFSU4 #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #BenEllis #Thisisnoage, w #Preamble #Relapses #DesireToBeSeenAsFullyFledgedHumanBeings #Black #Queer #Writer #Poet #Novelist #BrightonUK #BorninItaly #PoetryFocus #Blackness #Queerness #MentalHealth #Identity #CodeSwitching #Assimilation #BorninItaly #ThirdCultureKid #LivedinaDoomsdayCult #PoetryasTherapeuticTool #PoetryforSelfDiscovery #FittinginforSafety #MimickedBibleWriting #NoAccesstoInternet #NoExposuretoNonWhitePoets #DefJamPoetry #ErykahBadu #TheaMonyee #LaurynHill #Common #DanezSmith #Genesissy #FindOnselfThroughPoetry #AntonioDikeleDistefano #ExhaustedfromBlackDeath #AsiaBryantWilkerson #thequestionpoem #Afrofuturism #Survival #beingtriggered #religiousimagery #ReliefDontRelive #ReexamineDontRelive #FatimahAsghar #PlutoShitsontheUniverse #PorshaOlayiwola #ToRekiaBoyd

This week, Poulami (https://www.instagram.com/poulamisoni/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Raag Darbari" and "Her Idol," and our grandfathers. Links to topics we touched on: 1. 1947 Partition of India: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/1947-partition/about/1947-partition-of-india-pakistan and https://theconversation.com/how-the-partition-of-india-happened-and-why-its-effects-are-still-felt-today-81766 2. Adapting “Craking India” to “Earth”: https://browngirlmagazine.com/2018/06/cracking-india-earth-partition/ Photo of Poulami Soni by Kayla Armantrout (https://www.instagram.com/kaylaarmantrout/). #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #PoulamiSoni #RaagDarbari #HerIdol #OurGrandfathers #UofAZHonorsCollege #MajorinPublicHealthandEarthScience #MinorinCreativeWriting #9thGradeHighSchool #FinalistinPhoenixYouthPoetLaureateProgram #Crows #tabla #IndianClassicalMusic #HindustaniVocalForm #ImmigrantFamily #beforethePartition #colonization #PoemInspiredbyMusic #AssertingIndependence #MultigenerationalInfluence #absence #politicalexile

This week, Daren (https://www.facebook.com/DK-Pacific-Poet-Daren-Kamali-1540869496238308/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "She is Nana" and "Advice from Peach Blossoms," and our grandmothers. You can find Daren's books at: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ADaren+Kamali&s=relevancerank&text=Daren+Kamali&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1 You can also follow Daren at: 1. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarenKamali 2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dkamalipoet/ Links to topics we touched on: 1. Bauan Fijian Dialect: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bauan-Fijian Photo of Daren Kamali by Jeremiah Tauamiti (https://www.malosipictures.com/). #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #DarenKamali #VunimaqoandMeMangoBarCollections #SheisNana #AdvicefromPeachBlossoms #OurGrandmothers #Fijian #Aotearoan #NewZealand #BauanFijiandialect #Suva #raisedbygrandparents #momworkedinNewZealand #grandfatherwasasoldier #raisedCatholic #altarboy #musicalfamily #buskinginAuckland #artisticsocialworkcourse #spiritualperson #TheLordsPrayer #sorrowful #Suvarain #PTSD #AmericanEmbassy #MexicoofthePacific #LadiesofFatima #thirdworldstruggle #StVincentdePaul #sorrowfulmysteries #opendoorpolicy #replay

This week, Alana (https://womanasriot.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The Book of Vashti" and "Women's Rage," and gender equality. You can also follow Alana on: 1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womanasriot/ 2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womanasriot/ 3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/womanasriot Links to topics we touched on: 1. An explanation about the Talmud and Midrash: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Talmud 2. Book of Esther: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Book-of-Esther 3. How violence in media affects behavior: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/201801/violent-media-and-aggressive-behavior-in-children and https://www.apa.org/action/resources/research-in-action/protect 4. Michelle Wolf talking about being a woman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbJB1TDg8lo 5. John Oliver on the consequences of China’s One-Child policy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE_ccFHjL_w 6. Bride trafficking to China: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/world/asia/china-bride-trafficking.html 7. First Interracial Kiss on TV: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/fifty-years-ago-star-trek-aired-tvs-first-interracial-kiss-180970204/ Photo by Alana Hayes. #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #AlanaHayes #TheBookofVashti #WomensRage #genderequality #UniversityofMaryland #EnglishLiterature #Womenandgenderstudies #Jewish #livedabroad #publishedpoetrybook #Eat #spokenword #Purim #Medievalliterature #Victorianliterature #romanticism #biblicaltale #Torah #TheBookofEsther #TheJewishMuseumofMaryland #tourguide #researcher #domesticviolence #rapeculture #ideaofconsent #enculturationofgirls #toxicportrayalofwomen #rationalizationforvilification #Persian #xenophobia #Midrash #AMC #Dietland #MeToo #genderbasedviolence #equalprotection #lackofjustice #forcedtobehypervigilant #EqualRightsAmendment #progressisnotlinear #regression #movinggoalsposts #MichelleWolf #beingalady #JohnOliver #LastWeekTonight #ChinaOneChildPolicy #BrideTrafficking #StarTrekDeepSpaceNine #TheSimpsons #SouthPark #FirstTVInterracialKiss #TheOrville #XMen #ComicBooks

This week, Carlos (https://www.blurb.com/user/packers79) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/Imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Suffer Garden Bliss" and "Skipping the Path," and mass consumption. You can also follow Carlos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009818411738 Find Carlos's books at: 1. Whimsical Nihilism www.blurb.com/b/8779148-whimsical-nihilism 2. Harshing the Mellow www.blurb.com/b/7642938-harshing…ow-by-carlos-colon 3. A Forceable Peace www.blurb.com/b/5198644-a-forceable-peace Poets and other Artists who inspired Carlos: #AllenGinsberg, #EECummings, #AnneSexton, #JuanFelipeHerrera, #JimMorrison, #PhilipLamantia, #SylviaPlath, #SaulWilliams, #BobKaufman, #EugeneBRedmond Photo of Carlos Colon by Deborah Colon Links to topics we discussed: 1. Reneging on citizenship promises for non-citizen military personnel www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019…-possibility/ and www.npr.org/2018/07/09/62677344…romised-citizenship 2. Water test for witches www.history.com/news/7-bizarre-witch-trial-tests and blog.law.uconn.edu/blog/salem-witch-trials# 3. Allen Ginsberg’s Television Was a Baby Crawling Toward That Deathchamber www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/364…hat-deathchamber 4. Teenager sleeping habits mdpsychfoundation.org/article-explai…re-night-owls/ #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #CarlosColon #SufferGardenBliss #SkippingthePath #MassConsumption #poet #musician #painter #addictiontosuffering #Soundgarden #TomPetty #AmericanGirl #dystopia #dictionarydotcom #CarlosSantana #NFL #ColinKaepernick #fatherisaVietnamveteran #spectrumofmisogyny #SalemWitchTrials #Witches #Warlocks #CharlesBukowski #Poltergeist #ChristineBlaseyFord #Kavanaughhearings #Scribd #TheAcademyofAmericanPoets #PoemaDay #District4Poetry #JarrodsCoffeeTeaandGallery #ChangingHandsBookstore #TempeCenterfortheArts #WaltRichardsonII #replay

This week, Khalisa (https://khalisarae.com)and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "WAP as Wishing Wells" and "Weathered Landmark," and sexual repression. You can also find Khalisa at: 1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/khalisaandco 2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/khalisaandco/ 3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/khalisaandco Links to the topics we touched on: 1. Levator spasms: https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6899/levator-syndrome Photo of Khalisa Rae by Tish Yvette. #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #KhalisaRae #WAPasWishingWells #WeatheredLandmarks #Queer #Poet #Essayist #Educator #DurhamNC #transplant #outsideChicago #WriteaboutSexualRepression #SlamPoetry #MusicalUpbringing #GhostinaBlackGirlsThroat #UnlearningEden #BalancebetweenArtMakingandSurvival #GateKeeping #ProvidingPlatforms #LevelingthePlayingField #WomenofColorSpeakSeries #IntentionalCreationofEquitablePlatforms #GaiaRajan #Reclamation #Pussy #BrokenSestina #WAP #CardiB #MeganTheeStallion #liberating #GloriaSteinem #JazmineSullivan #HeauxTales #rachet #Lizzo #LilKim #watermovement #TheVaginaMonologues #ForColoredGirlsWhoHaveConsideredSuicide #WhentheRainbowIsEnuf #NtozakeShange #VictimBlaming #ToxicMasculinity #Misogyny #DeniseNicholeAndrews #AliceWalker #SundressPublications

This week, Keagan (https://www.instagram.com/kwheat09/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "For Being Lived With" and "Keep in Shape," and transitions. You can read Keagan's poem at: https://houstonreviewofbooks.com/2020/12/26/four-poems/ and Imogen's poem at: https://www.nude-studio.co/post/keep-in-shape You can also follow Keagan on 1. Twitter: https://twitter.com/kwheat09 2. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/felicia.wheat Photo provided by Keagan Wheat #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #KeaganWheat #ForBeingLivedWith #KeepinShape #Transitions #LatinoScottishAmericanPoet #PoetryEditor #DefunktMagazine #UniversityofHouston #BACreativeWriting #TwoCareerPaths #GraduateShoolvsMortuarySchool #HelpingPeopleinGrievingProcess #TransIdentity #IntrotoCreativeWritingClass #EpistolaryPoem #transitions #ImportanceofNaming #HelpfromMom #SupportiveParents #SecondPersonSubject #OceanVuong #ObjectificationofWomen #CongenitalHeartCondition #CardiologyTerminology #NeedtoCommitThoughtsonPaper #safetyconcerns