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Hannah Emerson — Keep Yourself at the Beginning of the Beginning
FromPoetry Unbound
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Apr 25, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
A poem inviting us to discover our brilliance and our nothingness. Both true. Both vital. Hannah Emerson is the author of The Kissing of Kissing. She is also the author of a chapbook, You Are Helping This Great Universe Explode. Emerson is a nonspeaking autistic writer whose work has appeared in BOMB Magazine, the Poetry Society of America, Literary Hub, and the Brooklyn Rail. She lives in Lafayette, New York.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.We’re pleased to offer Hannah Emerson’s poem, and invite you to sign up here for the latest from Poetry Unbound.
Released:
Apr 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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