Brynn Saito, Poet, Professor, and Activist

April 16, 2021 00:57:24
Brynn Saito, Poet, Professor, and Activist
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Brynn Saito, Poet, Professor, and Activist

Apr 16 2021 | 00:57:24

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Show Notes

Today we have on the show Brynn Saito. Brynn is the author of two books of poetry and co-founder of Yonsei Memory Project (YMP). YMP uses art and storytelling to connect the WWII-era incarceration of the Japanese American community with current struggles for justice. Her poetry has been nominated for a Northern California Book Award and her work has appeared in the New York Times, Vogue, and American Poetry Review. Currently, Brynn is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and English at California State University, Fresno, located on Yokuts land. This conversation was great fun and is occasionally or often quite nerdy.

Links

Brynn's Site 

Our Patreon Page 

Books Recommended: 

Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry John Murillo 

Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments Saidiya Hartman 

The World I Leave You Edited by Leah Silvieus and Lee Herrick

Angel Island Erika Lee and Judy Yung  

Nisei Radicals Diane C Fujino 

 

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