This week we visit Mildred Barya in Asheville, NC. Mildred is a native of Kabale, Uganda and the author of four books of poetry: The Animals of My Earth School, Men Love Chocolates But They Don't Say, The Price of Memory: After the Tsunami, and Give Me Room to Move My Feet. She is currently Associate Professor of Creative Writing & World Literature at the University of North Carolina - Asheville.
For more on Mildred's life and work: mildredbarya.com
Mildred's Books on the Bed:
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The Book of Chameleons by Jose Eduardo Agualusa
The Tarot Companion by Liz Dean
Artful by Ali Smith
Drinking from the River of Light by Mark Nepo
Still I Rise (Poem) by Maya Angelou
Matt's Gifts for Mildred:
The Earth Keeper by N. Scott Momaday
We Are Each Other's Harvest by Natalie Baszile
Episode timeline:
0:00 - 5:15 — Intro
5:16 - 43:15 — Gifts for Mildred and stories of Mildred's life
43:16 - 1:32:11 — Mildred's Books on the Bed
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