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The Quarantine Tapes 037: Kwame Dawes
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
May 12, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Paul Holdengräber is joined by author and educator Kwame Dawes on episode 037 of The Quarantine Tapes. They discuss the purpose of poetry and what it means to bear witness to life.Kwame Dawes is the author of numerous books of poetry, fiction, criticism, and essays. He is Glenna Luschei Editor of Prairie Schooner and teaches at the University of Nebraska and the Pacific MFA Program. Dawes is Director of the African Poetry Book Fund and Artistic Director of the Calabash International Literary Festival.Episode FootnotesNikky FinneySea Grapes, by Derek Walcotthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOlbD_Gawishttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57111/sea-grapesCredits:Paul Holdengraber - Co-Creator, Host, OLA DirectorAnthony Audi - Co-Creator, Researcher, OLA DirectorAlejandro Cohen - Co-Creator, Producer, ComposerChristian Pitt - Production Coordinator Erin Cooney - Copy, ProductionDublab Team
Released:
May 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Quarantine Tapes 001: Henry Rollins: This interview was recorded at Onassis LA on March 7, 2020 - just days before our lives began fundamentally changing in the wake of COVID-19. DUBLAB and Onassis LA were hosting the annual Creative Cultivation Salon - where guest of honor Henry Rollins sat down with Paul Holdengraber to discuss the necessity of preserving and supporting independent creative communities. This discussion now feels more relevant than ever as the world reorients towards a next wave of expression in the quarantine era. by The Quarantine Tapes