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," and poetic head fakes.
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of February 24th.
Photo of FlipSide (https://www.instagram.com/flipside_poet/) by past Poets and Muses poet guest, Leah Marché (https://soundcloud.com/poetsandmuses/imogen-arate-with-leah-marche)
Other ways to follow FlipSide:
https://twitter.com/flipsidepoetry/
https://www.instagram.com/confessionsatconcierge/
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Statistics about child sexual violence: https://www.rainn.org/statistics/children-and-teens
2. Statistics about sexual violence: https://www.rainn.org/statistics
3. The Daily Beast article on Kobe Bryant’s rape case: https://www.thedailybeast.com/kobe-bryants-disturbing-rape-case-the-dna-evidence-the-accusers-story-and-the-half-confession
4. About the suspension of the Washington Post reporter: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/remembering-kobe-bryant-is-complicated-but-felicia-sonmez-kept-both-eyes-on-the-truth/2020/01/28/de687214-41f0-11ea-aa6a-083d01b3ed18_story.html
5. Multiple victims of Bill Cosby recount their assaults: https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/cosby-accusers-speak
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