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 Sisters," and the adaptation of legends.
Read Carlos's poem at: https://houstonreviewofbooks.com/2020/08/10/maiz-to-our-lloronas/
You can also follow Carlos on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/compapoeta/
Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of January 4th.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. The legend of La Llorona: https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/wailing-woman
2. Medea in Greek mythology: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Medea-Greek-mythology
3. Melissa Lozada-Oliva: https://www.melissalozadaoliva.com/about
4. Sexual differentiation in human embryos: https://www.britannica.com/science/sexual-differentiation
5. Cain Killing Abel by Pietro Novelli: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/5236/cain-killing-abel
6. Judith Slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi: https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/judith-beheading-holofernes
7. E. Jean Carroll: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/03/e-jean-carroll-new-york-circuit-donald-trump-assault-accusation/1584135001/
Photo provided by Carlos Campos Jr., who holds a sign made by Emily Haussmann (https://www.instagram.com/thatrosehat/)
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