This week, Isabel (https://medium.com/@isabel.ahermosillo) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "En el otro lado del espejo no hay nada" ("Nothing on the other side of the looking glass") and "Determined," and examining our heritage.
You can read Isabel's poem at: http://www.himenmag.com/textos/en-el-otro-lado-del-espejo-no-hay-nada
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Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of June 8th.
Photo by Isabel A. Hermosillo.
Links to topics we touched on:
1. Amelio Robles Ávila: https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/amelio-robles-avila
2. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sor-Juana-Ines-de-la-Cruz
3. Tezcatlipoca: https://www.ancient.eu/Tezcatlipoca/ and https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tezcatlipoca
4. Women’s Day March in Guadalajara: https://www.deccanherald.com/international/nazi-salutes-molotov-cocktails-rock-massive-mexico-womens-march-812107.html and https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/womens-day-2020-thousands-women-took-over-mexico-demand-justice-and-equality-through-massive#imagen-1
5. Gloria Steinem’s silence over Tara Reade’s accusation against Joe Biden: https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-have-womens-groups-gone-dead-silent-on-biden-assault-accusation
6. Anita Dunn’s role at Times Up: https://theintercept.com/2020/03/24/joe-biden-metoo-times-up/
7. Native-American history: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Native-American
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