Sounds of Change: A Podcast on Poetry and Social Movements

Episode Six: A Conversation With Anastasia Simms and Irving Benitez on Feminist Poetry

Anastasia Simms and Irving Benitez, two English majors at Kent State University, share poems on the topics of feminism and gender identity.

Episode Five: A Conversation With Michelle Smith on Feminist Poetry

Michelle Smith, a Cleveland-based poet, shares poetry on feminism. Her chapbooks include Ariel in Black and Facebook 41. Read more of her work here: https://www.writermichellersmith.com [https://www.writermichellersmith.com/blax-museum]

Episode Four: A Conversation With Kimberlee Medicine Horn Jackson on Indigenous Poetry

Kimberlee Medicine Horn Jackson, a member of the Yankton Sioux, shares poetry on the Native American Boarding School Era of American history. She received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Ashland University. Medicine Horn Jackson is also an adjunct faculty lecturer in the English department at Kent State Geauga.

Episode Three: A Conversation With Dionne D. Hunter on Poetry and Social Justice

Poet and spoken word artist Dionne D. Hunter joins us for a discussion on poetry and social justice. You can learn more about her work here: https://www.dionnehunter.org/ [https://www.dionnehunter.org/]

Episode Two: A Conversation With Charlie Malone on Environmental Poetry

Charlie Malone, assistant director of Wick Poetry Center, joins us for a conversation on environmental poetry and the Poetic Inventory of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Learn more about this project here: https://travelingstanzas.com/ [https://travelingstanzas.com/]