Poetry For All
Finding Our Way Into Great Poems
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Episode 60: Li-Young Lee, From Blossoms
May 2nd, 2023 | Season 5 | 19 mins 7 secs
20th century, asian american and pacific islander month, free verse, gratitude, joy, repetition or refrain, summer, wonder
In this episode, we explore the poetry of joy in a world of shade and death, looking to sounds and repetitions while examining how "From Blossoms" speaks back to the poem that immediately precedes it in Lee's great book "Rose."