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Eugenia Leigh — How the Dung Beetle Finds Its Way Home

Eugenia Leigh — How the Dung Beetle Finds Its Way Home

FromPoetry Unbound


Eugenia Leigh — How the Dung Beetle Finds Its Way Home

FromPoetry Unbound

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Jan 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In a poem about how a small moment can help you make a wise decision, Eugenia Leigh finds the strength to go back home after storming out. No self-pity in the poem, just humor and brilliance. She had every reason to leave, and finds every reason to return. Eugenia Leigh is a Korean American poet and the author of two collections of poetry, Bianca (Four Way Books, 2023) and Blood, Sparrows and Sparrows (2014), winner of the Late Night Library's 2015 Debut-litzer Prize in Poetry, as well as a finalist for both the National Poetry Series and the Yale Series of Younger Poets. She currently serves as a poetry editor at The Adroit Journal and as the Valentines Editor at Honey Literary, a BIPOC-focused literary journal and literary arts organization.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.We’re pleased to offer Eugenia Leigh’s poem, and invite you to read Pádraig’s weekly Poetry Unbound Substack, read the Poetry Unbound book, or listen back to all our episodes. 
Released:
Jan 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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