On this week’s show: non-fiction that explores race and identity, fiction from novelist Sharon Oard Warner, and poems from the archives.
Intro
Mercedes Lucero
KU Phd candidate Mercedes Lucero reads and discusses her essay, This is What it Means to Say ‘Black Hair’.
Sharon Oard Warner
Author and University of New Mexico professor Sharon Oard Warner reads an excerpt from her most recent book, Sophie’s House of Cards, and then sticks around to discuss the book, craft, and the founding of the Taos Writer’s Conference.
Leah Sewell
From the archives: a selection of poems from Leah Sewell.