The poetry of Gabeba Baderoon often reaches into memory and the small moments that show the complexity of love. In this episode, Baderoon talks about what spurred her to try the art form, reads from her previous work, and shares how memory plays into her next collection, on which she’s working this year.
Released on April 17, 2025.
Episode Transcript
Guest
Gabeba Baderoon is a poet and an associate professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, African studies, and comparative literature at the Pennsylvania State University, where she codirects the African Feminist Initiative. The History of Intimacy (Kwela Books, 2018) is her third published collection, and at Radcliffe, she is working on her fourth.
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Credits
Ivelisse Estrada is your cohost and the editorial manager at HRI, where she edits Radcliffe Magazine.
Kevin Grady is the multimedia producer at HRI.
Alan Catello Grazioso is the executive producer of BornCurious and the senior multimedia manager at HRI.
Heather Min is your cohost and the senior manager of digital strategy at HRI.
Emerson Prond is a multimedia intern at HRI and a Harvard College student.
Lily Roberts is a multimedia intern at HRI and a Harvard College student.
Anna Soong is your guest host and the production assistant at HRI.
Special thanks to Cabin 3 Media for their invaluable contributions to the editing of this podcast episode.

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