Welcome to Poetry Walks! A podcast that brings poems from our hearts to your ears. Center yourself through imaginative and calming poems as Arlo guides you through the forest. Step within through these relaxing poems that question existence, friendship, activism, love, and self-worth. For a full transcript of today's episode please visit my personal website: https://arlotomecek.com/sound/poetry-walks In today's episode we read Audre Lorde's Essay, Poetry Is Not A Luxury, in honor of her birthday which was February 18th. You can also find a pdf of the essay via my transcript. To support Audre Lorde's mission please donate to The Audre Lorde Project: https://alp.org/
Land Acknowledgement: This podcast was recorded on forcibly ceded Mohican land. You can learn more about land acknowledgement through the links below:
https://library.chatham.edu/whoseland
Land acknowledgement is a way of showing historical accuracy, transparency, and honoring First Nations of this land. While land acknowledgement is not enough on its own, we invite you do the research and understand the multiplicity of histories under your feet.
