Joachim Enemy No.1
licensed poetics
Chasing the Niu-est Waves (feat. Stephanie Niu)
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Chasing the Niu-est Waves (feat. Stephanie Niu)

'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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