Imogen Arate with Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

Poets and Muses: We chat with poets about their inspirations

This week, Aaron (https://aaroncaycedokimura.com) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Screaming Crows" and "Eliminating Temptations," and concern for our parents. You can read our poems at: 1. "Screaming Crows" https://www.writerscenter.org/product/ubasute/ 2. "Eliminating Temptations" https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2021/03/eliminating-temptations.html Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of August 30th. Links to the topics we touched on: 1. Historical and present practices of ubasute: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/japanese-tradition-of-abandoning-elderly-in-remote-spot-is-alive-and-well/CECBX7WZ62ZY27BI4X6725ZUHM/ 2. Internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II: https://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/ 3. Gish Jen’s article in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/opinion/atlanta-shootings-asian-american.html Photo of Aaron Caycedo-Kimura by Luisa Caycedo-Kimura. #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #AaronCaycedoKimura #ScreamingCrows #EliminatingTemptations #ConcernsforOurParents #BorninSantaRosaCA #BAinMusic #SanFranciscoConservatoryofMusic #StudiedSymphonicPercussion #MastersinNewYork #LiveinConnecticut #MoreVisuallyOriented #ComputerGraphics #Painter #WifeWasaLawyer #StudiedPoetrytoGiveWifeFeedback #MFAatBostonUniversity #primaryeducationpoetryseemedinaccessible #emotionalseparationfrompoem #fatherwassmoker #strongman #introvert #Chapbook #Ubasute #aboutparents #JapaneseAmerican #Writingtokeepparentsalive #JapaneseAmericanInternment #FatherWasaPhysicalTherapist #FarmingFamily #JapaneseGarden #ResurgenceofAntiAsianViolence #musicaltraining #musicalityofpoetry #JoyLuckClub #AmyTan #experiencedshunning #IndigenousCommunities #colorism #intersectionality