In this episode of Life Lines, Dianne Bilyak talks to a trailblazing lesbian poet, child Holocaust survivor, and political activist, Irena Klepfisz. Her new book, Her Birth and Later Years, is the first complete collection of work that has spanned fifty years and cemented her place as a vital American voice. Stay tuned until the end to hear Irena read “A Few Words in the Mother Tongue,” her first bilingual poem. #linelinespodcast #lgbtqpoems #yiddishpoetry #poetry 

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Tune in to Life Lines to hear podcast host Dianne Bilyak and poet Abigail Chabitnoy discuss her new book, In the Current Where Drowning Is Beautiful. In her new book, Abigail reckons with the violent realities that Indigenous women overwhelmingly experience. Alutiiq language is used throughout these poems that are in conversation with history, ancestors, and an uncertain future. Stay tuned until the end to hear Abigail read from “Signs You Are Standing At The End” from her new collection. #indigenouspoetry #mmiwpoetry #lifelinespodcast

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Life Lines podcast host Dianne Bilyak is joined by iconoclastic poet Brenda Hillman to discuss her new book, In a Few Minutes Before Later, where the two examine daily events during a time of pandemic, planetary crisis, political, and racial turmoil. Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear Brenda read “A Feeling Right Before the Feeling” from her new book, In a Few Minutes Before Later. #ecopoetry #naturepoems #lifelinespodcast

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