Imogen Arate with Daren Kamali

Poets and Muses: We chat with poets about their inspirations

This week, Daren (https://www.facebook.com/DK-Pacific-Poet-Daren-Kamali-1540869496238308/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "She is Nana" and "Advice from Peach Blossoms," and our grandmothers. You can find Daren's books at: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ADaren+Kamali&s=relevancerank&text=Daren+Kamali&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1 You can also follow Daren at: 1. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarenKamali 2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dkamalipoet/ Links to topics we touched on: 1. Bauan Fijian Dialect: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bauan-Fijian Photo of Daren Kamali by Jeremiah Tauamiti (https://www.malosipictures.com/). #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #DarenKamali #VunimaqoandMeMangoBarCollections #SheisNana #AdvicefromPeachBlossoms #OurGrandmothers #Fijian #Aotearoan #NewZealand #BauanFijiandialect #Suva #raisedbygrandparents #momworkedinNewZealand #grandfatherwasasoldier #raisedCatholic #altarboy #musicalfamily #buskinginAuckland #artisticsocialworkcourse #spiritualperson #TheLordsPrayer #sorrowful #Suvarain #PTSD #AmericanEmbassy #MexicoofthePacific #LadiesofFatima #thirdworldstruggle #StVincentdePaul #sorrowfulmysteries #opendoorpolicy #replay