Jacqui Germain vs. Specificity

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English - May 09, 2023 15:11 - 59 minutes - 55 MB - ★★★★★ - 385 ratings
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Tune in this week as Brittany and Ajanaé interview Jacqui Germain about her debut collection, Bittering the Wound. In this episode, they discuss cartoons as a space of enjoyment, St. Louis as a persona, the intimacy of specificity, and the necessary role of contradictions in everyday life.

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