Imogen Arate with Karo Ska

Poets and Muses: We chat with poets about their inspirations

This week, Karo (http://www.karoska.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "I want to belong" and "Always a Part of Me," and hybrid identities. You can read Karo's poem at: https://www.dstlarts.org/product/gathering-grandmothers-bones/120 You can also follow Karo on 1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karoo_skaa/ 2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/karoo_skaa Photo provided by Karo Ska #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #KaroSka #iwanttobelong #AlwaysaPartofMe #hybrididentities #acceptance #mixedrace #BangladeshiPolishAmericanPoet #grewupinLA #BeganWritingPoetryWhileLearningEnglish #ExpressOneself #PoetryTransgressesBorders #Storytelling #AntiCapitalist #AntiColonialist #BeingVulnerablewiththeReaders #BeingHonestwithOurselves #cathartic #visitBangladesh #ConnectiontoFamily #ConnectiontoLand #AmericanImperialism #ChosenFamily #WroteItforPoetryMonth #StressedaboutTraveling #Introvert #RejectedbyBloodFamily #WhiteSupremacy #PolishGrandmother #ConnectingwithOtherInterracialFolks #MixedHeritage #StartedMixedClubinHighSchool #BengaliGrandmother #BravePerson #SavedPeople #StudiedFeminism #ContactedFather #KeepingDistance #BIPOCWritingWorkshop #MeaningofHomeland #Reclamation #Nativism #PrideandPossession #PoliticalDisagreements #Thesaurus