2. Exploring and Reimagining Archetypal Stories Through Poetry with Koji A. Dae

For the second launch day episode, I got to chat with talented poet and my friend, Koji A. Dae. Among the topics we discussed were her collection Scars That Never Bled, fuzzy navels, and Hemingway.

Links mentioned:

Find Koji and her work online at kojiadae.ink and https://twitter.com/KojiADae, where you can also find links to her book, Scars That Never Bled
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, available via Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/84
Beowulf, as translated by Maria Dahvana Headley: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41940267-beowulf
Frankisstein, by Jeanette Winterson, as listed on Goodreads since that's the fastest way to list multiple retailers: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42123790-frankissstein
The recipe for a fuzzy navel: https://www.liquor.com/recipes/fuzzy-navel/
I Like My Body When It Is With Your, by E. E. Cummings: https://hellopoetry.com/poem/1590/i-like-my-body-when-it-is-with-your/

For full episode notes, including links to pieces by Koji, and the prompt of the month, visit https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2021/08/01/koji/.

Until next time,

Later, lookingglass travellers!

Theme music: Wonderland by Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License