Episode 129: Reading Eugenia Leigh’s Bianca

11/10/2024 1h 11min Episodio 129

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Eugenia Leigh is a Korean American poet and the author of Bianca (Four Way Books, 2023) and Blood, Sparrows and Sparrows (Four Way Books, 2014). Her poems and essays have appeared in numerous publications including TIME, The Nation, Poetry, Ploughshares,Waxwing, and the Best of the Net anthology. Eugenia serves as a Poetry Editor at The Adroit Journal and as Valentines Editor at Honey Literary.Books by Eugenia Leigh:Bianca (Four Way Books, 2023)Blood, Sparrows and Sparrows (Four Way Books 2014)Also Mentioned:Hey It’s Me podcast (with Mike Sakasagawa and Rachel Zucker)Eugenia Leigh’s on the ZuihitsuBlack Lives MatterAlan ShapiroHybrida by Tina ChangThe Undertaker’s Daughter by Toi Derricotte  The Zuihitsu FormFranny Choi Confessional Poetry Bri GonzalezJessica Nirvana RamOdes to Lithium by Shira ErlichmanLorca’s Duende 2024 AWP Panel on Mental Illness: Danez Smith, Leila Chatti, Stevie Edwards, Marlin M. Jenkins John Murillo’s “Upon Reading That Eric Dolphy Transcribed Even the Calls of Certain Species of Birds,”Carrie Fountain’s “The Jungle”Rachel Zucker’s SoundMachineKeith S WilsonVanessa Angélica VillarrealEduardo Corral’s Slow LightningMai Der Vang & her book, Yellow RainVisual Poem by Keith S. WilsonTime Travel by James GleickCarlo Rovelli’s The Order of TimeBrian GreeneHafizah Geter’s The Black PeriodNicole Sealey’s The Ferguson ReportDonate to Brooklyn Poets