Interview with noor ibn najam

In this episode I spoke with noor ibn najam about her recent work and writing process. they also discussed showing work to friends and skill-sharing. Sorry that the intro and outro audio is a little wonky this time around, but my interview with noor is still good. noor is a poet who teases, challenges, breaks, and creates language. she's received fellowships from Callaloo and The Watering Hole and is a recent resident of the Vermont Studio Center. her poems have been published and anthologized with DIAGRAM, ANMLY, The Academy of American Poets, the Rumpus, Bettering American Poetry, and others. her chapbook, PRAISE TO LESSER GODS OF LOVE, was published by Glass Poetry Press in 2019. noor's website purchase Praise to Lesser Gods of Love noor's Patreon Writers, poems, books, events mentioned in this episode: The Arab Apocalypse, by Etel Adnan noor's poem "questions arabic asked in english (colonial fit)" an interview of Douglas Kearney where he discusses compositional hierarchy "I am an artist and I'm sensitive about my shit," a lyric from Erykah Badu 's "Tyrone." Zong! by M. NourbeSe Philip "The Secret Name," by W.S. Graham وسوس Arabic for "whispers of the devil in your ear" khaleel, artist and noor's partner Qil, Astro-Black Metalbender behind the jewlery line BLACKMARZIAN Keziah Harrell, painter Jamal Jones on Twitter kiki nicole here's an interview kiki and I recorded last year noor's Skill Swaps The Sound of Waves Breaking is "Walking on Snow," recorded by rivernile7. Editor and Social Media Manager: Mitchel Davidovitz