Interview with Loma

Today's show features a conversation between Loma and me about the government influence on poetry, the boundaries of a poem between other objects and being, poetry & activism, struggling with how to write poetry about domestic abuse, fearlessness, and more. Poets & essays mentioned in this episode: Juliana Spahr and her influential essay on Contemporary Poetry and Its Nationalisms: ( http://www.academia.edu/9079433/Contemporary_US_Poetry_and_Its_Nationalisms ) Loma's website ( christophersoto-poet.com ) Dark Matter: ( http://www.darkmatterpoetry.com/ ) Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: ( http://joshuajenniferespinoza.com/ ) Stephanie Burt ( http://www.closecallswithnonsense.com/category/stephanie/ ) TC Tolbert ( http://www.tctolbert.com/ ) Julian T. Brolaski ( http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/julian-brolaski )