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Poems on Gaza—Contemplating the Impossible & Being Steadfast in Solidarity w/ JAMAICA OSORIO
"I am a poet without language and an empath without root. I am overflowing in something I do not recognize... something like terror, but still not quite that."
In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu talks with poet, activist, and scholar Jamaica Osorio. Shortly after October 7, 2023, she began to write a series of astonishing poems about the war in Gaza and the genocide. Osorio graces us with readings of some of those poems, and engages in a rich, complex, and deeply moving discussion of what went into their composition. Throughout, we talk about the…
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