Imogen Arate with Marcia Peschke

Poets and Muses: We chat with poets about their inspirations

This week, Marcia (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClUaiPaYKtXxXnfxO9VaQ8g) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Multiple stories in Me" and "Goodbyes," and self narratives. You can also follow Marcia at https://www.instagram.com/marciapeschke/ Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of September 6th. Links to the topics we touched on: 1. South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: https://www.justice.gov.za/trc/ 2. The Rashomon effect: https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/the-rashomon-effect/ Photo of Marcia Peschke by Vasan Sitthiket, Visual artist, Rebel Art Space (https://www.facebook.com/rebelartspace/). #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #MarciaPeschke #MultiplestoriesinMe #Goodbyes #SelfNarratives #SouthAfrican #BackgroundinDramaandPerformanceStudies #WritesinSelfNarrativeandPoetry #movementascorporealhealing #livedinSouthKoreaandThailand #ProjectC #ConnectionbetweenBodyandMind #DanceMovementPsychoTherapy #wantedtobeaFilmScriptWriter #HighSchoolEnglishTeacher #SeamusHeaney #WilfredOwen #SylviaPlath #Expressingfeelingsaluxury #PoetryasSafeSpace #LovedGreekPlays #Apartheid #TheaterPlayWorkshops #WomensWriting #LayeringofOppressions #RainbowNation #genderbasedviolence #intimatepartnerviolence #ConflictsandClashesbetweenTraditionalandContemporaryValues #LackofTogetherness #ReponsibleResearcher #UnderstandingSourceofMotivation #racialpolitics #ColoredmeansMixedRace #colorism #writehealingthroughpoetry #marginalizedmajority #TruthandReconciliationCommittee #traumawithoutaccountability #healingisongoing #talkshops #daydreamingassurvivalmechanism #womenarepackagedintosomethingedible