In today's episode, teacher and poet Rachel Edelman explains how writing poetry is akin to The Great British Bake Off. Then, she reads a love poem and we discuss her own work. This is a 40 minute episode, so clearly I am not keeping my 20 minutes or under promise. Stay tuned for updates on the project! More on Rachel -- Raised in a Jewish family in Memphis, TN, Rachel Edelman's poems examine how humans confront and evade the destruction we have wrought. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Beloit Poetry Journal, The Threepenny Review, Poetry Northwest, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships and residencies from Crosstown Arts, Mineral School, the Academy of American Poets, and the University of Washington. She holds an MFA in poetry from the University of Washington and a BA in English and geology from Amherst College. She works as an Upper School English teacher at Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences. ● The Poetry Vlog is a YouTube Channel and Podcast dedicated to building social justice coalitions through poetry, pop culture, cultural studies, and related arts dialogues. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join our fast-growing arts & scholarship community (youtube.com/c/thepoetryvlog?sub_confirmation=1). Connect with us on Instagram (instagram.com/thepoetryvlog), Twitter (twitter.com/thepoetryvlog), Facebook (facebook.com/thepoetryvlog), and our website (thepoetryvlog.com).
