This week, host Julia Paganelli Marín discusses with Sophia Ordaz, poet and cultural coordinator, about her work and environmental concerns highlighted in the poem “The Age of Plastic” by Craig Santos Perez. Sophia reflects on personal experiences, the impact of plastic on nature, and the intersection of poetry with activism.
Bee Balm Presents is a Bee Balm Arkansas project in partnership with the Listening Lab at KUAF National Public Radio.
Bee Balm Presents Host: Julia Paganelli Marín
Bee Balm Presents Producer: Micah Poor
Listening Lab Coordinator: Emerson Alexander
KUAF Executive Director: Leigh Wood
Special thanks to Avery Martin for permission to use their song “Peach Pretender”. It's a sneak peek from their unreleased EP by Avery Lee and The Sweeties dropping in Spring 2024. Learn more about Bee Balm Arkansas at our website or by following us on Instagram.
“The Age of Plastic”
From Habitat Threshold. Copyright © 2020 by Craig Santos Perez. Used with the permission from Omnidawn Publishing, omnidawn.com.
