S03:E04 | Divinations IV with Sandra Yannone: Shells, Learning to Listen, & the Lyric You

Welcome back to our fourth episode of the Divinations miniseries, featuring an ongoing conversation in poems with poet Sandra Yannone.

In this episode, Sandy's shares her "Ecdysis Sonnet," inspired by my poem from Episode 3: Lakes, Cosmic Convergence, & the Scientific Sublime, as well as by the Little Oracles lexical fragment "shell," which you can view as part of the original Little Oracles multimedia digital installation, back on view at www.littleoracles.com/exhibit.

We talk about giving ourselves permission to stretch poetic forms, liminality and belonging, human statues, and more. Plus, I share an excerpt from my response poem to Sandy's featured reading. Enjoy, and as always, take care, keep creating, and stay divine!

Resources

• Divinations I | Welcome to the Miniseries
• Divinations II | Twine, Maps, & the Meta-Meta (feat. Sandy's poem, "The Stars on the Snake River")
• Divinations III | Lakes, Cosmic Convergence, & the Scientific Sublime (feat. Allison's poem, "Hereafter")
• The Little Oracles multimedia digital installation | shell, Sandy's chosen lexical fractal
• Sandy's links | Website: www.sandrayannone.com; Boats for Women on Abe Books
• Cultivating Voices LIVE Poetry | Facebook and YouTube
• References | Segues: A Correspondence in Poetry by William Stafford and Marvin Bell on Abe Books, which includes "Wherever You Are" by Marvin Bell and "Testing, Testing, Not Being Lost" by William Stafford (as read by Sandy in this episode)

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