Maw Shein Win

Maw Shein Win is the author of several beautiful poetry collections, including Percussing the Thinking Jar, Storage Unit for the Spirit House, and Invisible Gifts. Her work pays close attention to memory, the body, and the small, meaningful moments that shape us. She’s also deeply committed to literary community — as a former and first Poet Laureate of El Cerrito CA, a longtime, and active teacher and mentor, and a co-founder of Maker, Mentor, Muse. Learn more at mawsheinwin.com Jennifer Barone is an Italian-American poet and author of three poetry collections, including "Saporoso, Poems of Italian Food & Love." A two-time winner of the San Francisco Public Library’s Poets Eleven contest for North Beach, where she resides, she has been a featured poet at leading Bay Area poetry venues. She also curates poetry events, leads writing workshops, and co-hosts the "Voices from the Hill" podcast at Telegraph Hill Books. Learn more at jenniferbarone.wordpress.com. This podcast is brought to you by Telegraph Hill Arts & Literature. If you enjoyed today’s episode, please follow, subscribe, leave us a review and share. Please visit telhilit.org to find out about our local events such as author talks, writing workshops, and consider making a donation to support our public programs. If you’re a Bay Area author interested in being on the show, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to us at [email protected].