'I wonder how my body knows what it feels like to fly - I think it’s because of swimming.'
In the very first episode of Licensed Poetics, hosts Fung-Ling and Achim dive into a sea of captivating quotes and engaging conversations, joined by our guest feature Stephanie Niu. We even discover a mystifying connection between Steph and Achim?! Steph then expands her dreamscape by reading one of her latest pieces that hasn’t been shared before.
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00:40 Reading Updates
17:59 Conversation with Stephanie Niu
31:23 Stephanie Niu reads poem 'Dalian'
Books Mentioned
0:40 Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
1:30 My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
2:44 Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
12:35 Outline by Rachel Cusk
14:10 Poetry Unbound by Padraig O Tuama
14:25 Lost Lake By Bella Li
24:54 'Oracle for the End of World' by Stephanie Niu
'Furrows at Fallow Field' by Stephanie Niu
25:44 'From Blossoms' by Li-Young Lee
'Golden State': Gold shovel after Li-Young Lee by Stephanie Niu
26:40: Bluest Nude by Ama Codjoe
The Black Mariah by Aracelis Girmay
Blueprint by Ama Codjoe
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