Episode Description

An interview with poet professor Daniela Paraguya Sow and the publishing of her book Half Moon Rising is blended with Moreno's poetry and shout outs to Makeda Dread Cheatom of the World Beat Center, & the Black Deported Veterans of San Diego. Jim also discusses the 3 poetry and voter education/registration events the San Diego/Tijuana ReEvolutionary Poets Brigade will present at areas venues between now and the presidential election in November 2024.

🎙️Listen to Season 2, Episode 7 featuring Daniela Sow

Podcast Description

A unique, blend of social justice, poetry activism, art interviews and poetry reading with your host the inimitable Jim Moreno. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ji

Three poems from Half Moon Rising are published in the 2024 San Diego City Works’ Literary Journal. Also, a featured interview, responding to these questions below, are printed in the opening pages of this printed anthology:

* Can you share with our readers something about your arrival to poetry and what excites you most about it?

* What were some books and/or authors that were most influential in your formation as a writer?

* Can you share with us a little about your writing process?  For example, do you commit to a strict routine?  Or is it more fluid, or somewhere in-between?

* Your debut poetry collection, Half Moon Rising, will be published in June.  What does it mean to you to have a new book in the world?

Emerging BIWOC Poet Spotlight

This monthly series features poems by women of color in the early stages of their publishing careers. It is our intention to create more space at Perugia for the work of poets who are Black, Indigenous, and women of color (BIWOC). We hope using our platform to celebrate this work will expand the readership of the poets we spotlight. This series aligns with Perugia’s mission to support and promote emerging women poets; featured poems will be from poets with no more than one published full-length collection. We’d love to hear from readers with suggestions for poems & poets to feature.

📘 READ! JUNE 2024 POET: DANIELA PARAGUYA SOW & a poem entitled “I Can Only Trust the Spin”