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... more

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... more

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... more

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... more

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... more

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... more

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,"... more

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... more

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... more

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... more

This week, Karo (http://www.karoska.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "I want to belong" and "Always a Part of Me," and... more

This week, Troy (https://www.instagram.com/troyghw/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The gardening instinct" and "Reaching a Low," and unearthing family... more

For those early birds who've already listened to it, I hope you enjoyed the episode as much as Anzhela and... more

This week, James (https://www.facebook.com/BigGameJamesC) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "How to Survive" and "Buckling," and anti-Black violence. You can also... more

This week, Kolton (https://paintedmesas.wordpress.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The (end) call" and "Departure," and endings. You can also follow... more

This week, @YehyaReadsPoetry (https://twitter.com/YehyaBarakat4) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Cleaning the graves" and "Rubicon," and points of no return. You... more

This week, Nazelah (https://nazelah.wixsite.com/nazelah) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "alchemy" and "Steps," and abuse. You can also follow Nazelah... more

This week, Piet (https://pietnieuwland.simplesite.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "As light into water" and "How to Capture Steam,"... more

This week, Taté (https://www.jtatewalker.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "I LIKE TACOS" and "Indulgence," and double entendres. You can read... more

This week, Sogo (https://www.facebook.com/sogo.solaja) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Fantasy and ecstasy" and "A Blurring," and magical realism. You can... more

This week, Lupe Castro (https://www.instagram.com/the.lupe.castro/) and Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "#Neighborhood" and "#WhatWeFollow," #communitygovernmentinteractions, reform for a... more

This week, Davie (http://www.poetlaureate.org.nz/p/david-eggleton-new-zealand-poet.html) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Republic of Fiji" and "Topsy Turvy," and nations undergoing... more

This week, Ritu (https://www.instagram.com/nosferitu/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "I am the Desi man’s Fetish" and "Same Shoes,"... more

This week, Eduardo (https://somedumbpunk.wordpress.com) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Awkward Like" and "Next!" and the ins and outs... more

This week, Andrea (https://www.andreacarterbrown.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The Old Neighborhood" and "Plus ça change....," and September 11th. You can... more

This week, Nematullah (https://ahangosh.wordpress.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Davis with Vision" and "Stunning Vision," and spiritual connections. You... more

This week, Marcia (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClUaiPaYKtXxXnfxO9VaQ8g) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Multiple stories in Me" and "Goodbyes," and self narratives. You... more

This week, Aaron (https://aaroncaycedokimura.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Screaming Crows" and "Eliminating Temptations," and concern for our parents. You... more

This week, Carmina (https://www.instagram.com/ealantair/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Dizzy" and "Erasure," and living abroad. You can read Imogen's poem... more

This week, Zach (https://zachsemel.wordpress.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Dreams I’ve Had About You" and "Babylon," and betrayal. You... more

This week, Sarah (https://www.sarahliese.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Exhalations to my heavenly hounds" and "The Silent Activist," and... more

This week, Malik (https://open.spotify.com/artist/0C7Bf2O6yYMvSiDnKRq2aB) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "THE REST IS NOW (take 22)" and "What If We... more

This week, Margaret (https://ojibwe.net/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Naabibii'aan Agoodeg / Tracing Balance" and "Balance," and finding equilibrium. Read Margaret's... more

This week, Héctor (http://linktr.ee/dogdaysareover) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Internalized Homophobia as Five Stages of Grief (A Fractured Erasure)"... more

This week, Epiphaunye (https://www.etsy.com/shop/EpiphaunyeCrystals) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Kundalini" and "Over the Bend," and snakes. You can also... more

This week, Aaron (https://aaronelsabrout.myportfolio.com) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems “Wildfire" and “Embers," and destruction as renewal. You can read... more

This week, Xaviera (https://www.instagram.com/xavieraringeling/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems “Back to the fiddle" and “Song One," and musical... more

This week, Blues Black and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems “The Promiseland" and “Self Destructive," and true equality. Check out... more

This week, Danae (https://www.instagram.com/healingisradical/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Casting a SexyTimes Spell" and "Conjurings in the Night,"... more

This week, Dennis (https://www.facebook.com/ssesangaDennis) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems "Beggar on the Street" and “Sightseeing," and homelessness. You can... more

This week, Anna (https://www.instagram.com/pochaterca/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems "Mexicans Are Such Hard Workers" and “Erosion," and Migration. Read... more

This week, Younes (https://twitter.com/otakuflow1) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "X Man" and "Running Low," and being taken advantage of. You... more

This week, Sam (poetryonrooseveltrow@gmail.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Allow yourself to smile" and "Odd Ball," and societal... more

This week, Grae (https://www.graejwall.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "A Man Sits on a Train" and "Godsend," and... more

This week, Clementine (https://clementineburnley.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Ask Mrs Manners about Rroma children" and "MMIWG2020," and... more

This week, Unmesh (https://www.facebook.com/LetsUnMESHlife) and I, Imogen Arate(https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Revolution" and "Trying to Figure Shit Out," and agency. Read Unmesh's... more

This week, Michelle (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-whitstone-306539) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Nihizaad Bihooghan" and "Janus," and finding comfort in tradition. Other... more

This week, Paul (https://www.facebook.com/PaulPabloRougeLepper) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Brother" and "My World," and sibling relationships. Read Paul's poem... more

This week, Kelley (http://www.kellyvannelson.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Subjugate to Liberated" and "Balance Point," and equilibrium. Read Kelly's... more

This week, Tyrone (https://www.facebook.com/Wyam-Publishing-2251985795129051/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Celilo Falls Inundation" and "Words and Actions," and hypocrisy. Purchase Tyrone's... more

This week, Meera (https://www.facebook.com/meera.dasgupta.5076) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Blazing Cities and "When the Dead Returns to Say... more

This week, J.L. (https://jlmoultrie.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Bestiary" and "Still Life," and navigating mental landscapes. Read J.L.'s... more

This week, Lee (https://www.facebook.com/MarsoAileen) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Don't waste my time" or "Me vales Verga" and "The Fishing Party,"... more

This week, Michael (https://www.mikebuckius.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "BROTHERLY LOVE" and "Cheap Date," and addiction. You can purchase... more

This week, Suchita (http://herbeautifulpandemonium.blogspot.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Our Origin Story" and "Reflections on a... more

This week, #OscarMancinas (https://twitter.com/oscar_wildin), and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems "Every Father Says I Love You" and "Soft Lights,"... more

This week, Jay (https://www.instagram.com/thejaytatum/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "I don't see color" and "No Connections," and racial... more

This week, Atlas (https://www.instagram.com/descreidosanto) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "your heavy heavy heart" and "Snowflake: Phase Transition," and... more

This week, K. Renae (https://www.instagram.com/_krenaeflow/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "i'm afraid of arms" and "Essential," and the... more

This week, Brandon (https://twitter.com/bluupoet) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Passing Through" and "Scant" and absence. Read Brandon's poem at... more

This week, Julie (https://www.juliedanho.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Lounging on the Couch on My 39th Birthday in... more

This week, Carlos (https://twitter.com/CompaPoeta) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate), discuss our respective poems, "Maiz to our Lloronas" and "To My... more

This week, Aya (https://5f64592249e2b.site123.me) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate), discuss our respective poems, "Al Harb" ("War") and "To Drive out Darkness"," and the... more

This week Jeff (http://www.JeffCottrill.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Wilfred Owen's Off-Day" and "I Bought the 18","... more

This week, Patrizia (https://www.facebook.com/patrizia.longhitano.5) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Mating strategies in the animal world" and "An... more

This week, Daude (https://twitter.com/DaudeTeel) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Thy Kingdom Come" and "Looking up Polemic," and... more

This week, Miriam (http://miriamcalleja.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Lake Michigan" and "Melting Time," and water... more

This Week, Jay (https://www.instagram.com/queen_iiwaa/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Bridge Poem" and "At Least He Inspires Me to... more

This week, Maysan (https://www.facebook.com/warumnietzsche/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Syrian Love Poem" and "Reflections under the Lulling Rhythm... more

This week, Jyotishka and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The Last Shot of Vodka" and "Connected," and... more

This week, Ms. Jay (https://www.instagram.com/breannajay_/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss her poem, "Alternative," three of my holiday poems and our poetic... more

This week, Tamika (https://www.facebook.com/SavvyPen/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "I Am Not My Hair" and "Equal Footing," and... more

This week, Isarae (Isarae.Koval@gmail.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Voices through the Walls" and "This Is... more

This week, Isabel (https://www.isabeldelrio.co.uk) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "mi ciudad" ("my city") and "This Is... more

This week, Zoë (https://twitter.com/xiexiecaptain) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "genderf*ck" (https://plenitudemagazine.ca/genderfck/) and "The Slow Ascent" and... more

This week, June (https://www.instagram.com/mamatried609/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Coworkers" and "Narcissus's Delight" and office dynamics. You... more

This week, Kedar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kedar-hardikar-84b1617/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Renunciation Of Powers" and "Boundless" and balancing... more

This week, Karlina (http://karlinaveras.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "I live living on the edge" and... more

This week, El Davíd (https://www.eldavidwrites.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Borikén" and "The Corner Victorian" and... more

This week, Nicole (https://www.instagram.com/nicoletraciiwrites/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Three Part Erasure of Cat Calls" and... more

This week, Leo (https://twitter.com/leoboix) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Unholy Family" and "That Single Memory" and... more

This week, Nadiia (https://www.facebook.com/nadiiia.art) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The War" and "If Not Now, When?"... more

This week, Service (https://www.servicenoservice.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Poor People Teeth" and "The Best," and... more

This week, KL Krystal Lyons (https://twitter.com/dystopialloon) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The land and I are... more

This week, With love (https://www.instagram.com/planetmarco1/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "People like us" and "A New... more

This week, AC (https://acxg.poetry.blog) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Daily Rituals" and "New Habits," and how... more

This week, John (https://www.facebook.com/john.c.acevedo) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "A letter to Amada (because Juana's my... more

This week, MysticBlu (https://www.instagram.com/mysticblu223/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Door" and "This Too Is Love," and... more

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... more

This week, Jennifer (https://www.instagram.com/jenbconlon/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Say Blue is a Language" and "Hopeless... more

This week, Brandon (http://www.Brandonwilliamson.us) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Battleship" and "Mental Block," and displaying emotions. You... more

This week, Isabel (https://medium.com/@isabel.ahermosillo) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "En el otro lado del espejo no... more

This week, Hunter (https://www.instagram.com/hunterlhazelton/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Hotel Elysé" and "Safe Space," and offering... more

This week, Elizabeth (https://twitter.com/elibisme) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The Bird Whisperer" and "Surviving without Her,"... more

This week, Lindsey (https://www.instagram.com/lins_1283/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Late Night Carousal" and "Squished," and finding... more

This week, Lagnajita (https://www.facebook.com/lagnajitam/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "the skin you asked for" and "Our... more

This week, I chat with Jedidiah (https://www.instagram.com/jeddtoolight/), who still has to work outside, about our respective poems, "Unknown" and "Rest,"... more

This week, Lydia (https://www.instagram.com/luneslola7s/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "El Sacrificio de las Papas" and "Sanctuary,"... more

This week I chat with David Eggleton, New Zealand's Poet Laureate, about our respective poems, "The Republic of Fiji" and... more

This week, Unique (https://instagram.com/unique.where) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "I've Heard Love is Blind..." (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg5W43NBUBG/) and "Curves," and... more

This week, Austin (https://austindavispoetry.weebly.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Words from a Student" and "Same Old,... more

This week, Vida De Jesus (https://www.instagram.com/novenavida/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Animal Brain" and "Wanton," and... more

This week, Jabari (https://jabari-allen.com/)and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The Soul Wishes It Could Blow on the... more

This week, Raji (https://www.instagram.com/mostlyraji/)and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "What colonization feels like some of the time"... more

This week, Al (algahman@gmail.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Reaped" and "Not Yet," and unwanted births. You... more

This week, Alana (https://www.facebook.com/womanasriot/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "The Book of Vashti" and "Women's Rage,"... more

This week, FlipSide (https://www.facebook.com/robert.f.daniels) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Cherry Blow Pops" and "The Disappearing Act,"... more

This week, Megan (https://mayagainpoetry.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "To the first girl I kissed" and... more

This week, Dave (https://www.instagram.com/poesia.absque.arte/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Que the Hell Pasa" (https://www.instagram.com/p/B4EiX8mjNZP) and "Isolation,"... more

This week, Beate (https://sigriddaughter.net/), the former Poet Laureate of Silver City, New Mexico, and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our... more

This week, Julian (https://twitter.com/julianisapoet) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Gravedigger" and "Third Party" and confessional poetry... more

This week, AMP (https://www.instagram.com/adriana.mure/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "To the Republic" and "Faded Glory" (https://www.mmhpressgroup.com/product-page/globalisation-a-poetry-collection)... more

This week, Clinton Vance (https://www.instagram.com/binge_thinker/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Salamat po" or "Thank You" and... more

This week, Lisa (shahl01@hotmail.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "NUMBERS...How do they define us?" and "Oh... more

This week Vaughan (http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/Writers/Profiles/Rapatahana%2c%20Vaughan) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "tahi kupu anake / only one word" and "Significance,"... more

This week, Laura (https://www.lauratohe.com) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Moth Madness" and "Wish Fulfillment," and self-destructive behavior. Take a... more

This week, Kenneth (https://www.instagram.com/earth_2_kenneth/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "in my home" and "Crayons," and the silencing of... more

This week, Ravenhair (@lunaravenhair) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Social Justice Song" and "Diamond Core," and the gender... more

This week, Carlos (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009818411738) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Suffer Garden Bliss" and "Skipping the Path," and mass... more

This week, Leah (http://leahmarche.com/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "blues people" and "Maturation," and the role of pain... more

This week, tanner (https://www.instagram.com/invoidnoyou/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "the sunrise of jaqueline" and "Afraid," and the fear... more

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This week, Felicia (https://www.instagram.com/feliciazamorapoet/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Love bold" and "Still," and the body as a... more

This week, Rap Poet (https://www.facebook.com/RapPoet43/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "I am not that Condom, are you?" and... more

This week, Lavina (https://www.lavinasingh.com/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Love is humble witness..." and "Gifted," and different kinds... more

This week, the Black Poet (https://www.facebook.com/SHIRAZ.EAIK) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Suicide Unintended" and "A Siren Called," and... more

This week, Allis (https://www.facebook.com/allis.brown.7) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Friends of Youth" and "Gifts," and nostalgia for innocence. Take... more

This week, Dennis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssesanga-d-565b2430) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Beggar on the Street" and "Sightseeing," and homelessness in... more

This week, Chela (https://www.instagram.com/chelalala.art/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Pulso/Pulse" and "Escape," and finding hope after tragedy. Take a... more

This week, Gideon (https://www.facebook.com/bengehya.gedeon) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Just because i am a refugee" and "Call Me... more

This week, Erin (http://www.erinkong.com) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective #poems, "#deconstructionoftheABG" and "#DeepDive," and navigating our #AmericanIdentities. Find out more... more

This week, Naughty A. Mouse (http://naughtyamouse.com/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "never forget" and "Red, White and Blue,"... more

This week, Ritu (https://www.instagram.com/nosferitu/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "I am the Desi man’s Fetish" and "Same Shoes,"... more

This week, Bob (http://www.theblueguitarmagazine.org/resources/Blue+Guitar+Fall+2014_FINAL.pdf) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Dining at Sunset in Pisa" and "This Picture in... more

This week, Pamela (https://www.instagram.com/pamela.r.d/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Black Enough" and "Together" and colorism. Take a listen to... more

This week, Wyld Tha Bard (@phillip-scruggs) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Country Boi" and "A Quiet Night in... more

This week, Malia (https://www.instagram.com/mmmkaysmith13/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Fair Weather Friend" and "Need to Seem Happy" and... more

This week, Ric (https://www.instagram.com/castilloporlasolas/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Rest In Space" and "Wanna Come with Me?" and... more

This week, Imani (@coco-k-ll) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Curiosity" and "What Is This?" and finding a kindred... more

This week, German (http://www.theamericanjournalofpoetry.com/v6-dario.html) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "my clone" and "Ode to My Heater" and human... more

This week, Lola (https://www.instagram.com/shut.up.lola_/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, the lost of a family member, parenting and relationships. You... more

This week, Eduardo (https://www.instagram.com/eddy_something/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Awkward Like" and "Next!" and the ins and outs... more

This week, Nicole (email: n.nicholson2005@gmail.com) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "The Gift of the Magi" and "A New... more

This week, Aaron (https://medium.com/@aaronfinglass/attempts-at-autumn-d78dd20ebd0a) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Attempts at Autumn" and "The Springing Winter," nature and... more

This week, Sarah (https://www.instagram.com/sarahrachelpoetry/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Magic Words" and "Another Kind of Love Poem," and... more

This week, Dallas (https://www.instagram.com/iami_ponder/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Mother" and "Betting Against the House." He'll also... more

This week, Catherine (https://twitter.com/this_cat_hisses) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "To the dude who called me a long-haired faggot"... more

This week, Francisco (https://www.facebook.com/francisco.torres.182) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Pain Don't Have an Age" and "The State of... more

This week, Suchita (http://herbeautifulpandemonium.blogspot.com/)and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) Imogen Arate, your intrepid poetry-podcast host) discuss our respective poems, "Our Origin Story" and... more

This week, Sean (https://www.instagram.com/skinnyblksean/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Boys Are Meant To Be Touched" and "Indelible in... more

This week, Rosaura (https://www.instagram.com/palabras_bookstore/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Rosaura Magaña" and "Confinement," the significance of a name... more

This week, Ben (https://www.instagram.com/bendoespoetry/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Number 18" and "A Toast to the Functionality of... more

This week, Jay (https://www.instagram.com/thejaytatum/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "I don't see color" and "No Connections," a veteran's... more

This week, Freddy (https://www.facebook.com/fede.maldonado.1276)and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) traverse three languages with our respective poems, "Cordura" ("Sanity") and "Les amis morts/The Thing... more

This week, Danae (that's DAN-EYE, https://www.instagram.com/healingisradical/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) invoke some magic with our respective poems, "Casting a SexyTimes Spell"... more

This week, Dyrti Redd (https://soundcloud.com/dyrtiredd) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Insight of Me" and "To My Chosen Family,"... more

This week, Amber (https://theasdzaabeat.com/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "TC coincidence? I think not!" and "Do You Recall?"... more

This week, Atlas (https://www.amazon.com/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3Aatlas+st.+cloud&s=relevancerank&text=atlas+st.+cloud&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "your heavy heavy heart" and "Snowflake: Phase Transition," living... more

This week, Edauri (https://www.instagram.com/edauri4/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "#Entropía" (#Entropy) and "#VisionQuest," types of #privilege, #linguistichegemony, #humanpotential... more

Tristan (https://www.facebook.com/mctristan.marshell) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "#Horses" and "#ThePursuit," #BuffaloSoldiers in his family history, #equinewarfare, #slavery, #PTSD,... more