Imogen Arate with Héctor Castañeda

Poets and Muses: We chat with poets about their inspirations

This week, Héctor (http://linktr.ee/dogdaysareover) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "Internalized Homophobia as Five Stages of Grief (A Fractured Erasure)" and "Frenzy," and self-acceptance. You can also follow Héctor at: 1. Artist Website: http://tinyurl.com/ddaomusic 2. Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dogdaysareoverhc/ 3. Instagram: https://instagram.com/dogdaysareover_hectorc 4. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dogdaysareovermusic Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of July 19th. Photo of Héctor Castañeda by MK V Isip (https://www.instagram.com/mkvisip/). Links to the topics we touched on: 1. The Story of Stuff project: https://www.storyofstuff.org/ 2. Death rate of Asian frontline healthcare providers: https://www.businessinsider.com/filipinos-make-up-disproportionate-covid-19-nurse-deaths-2020-9 #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #HéctorCastañeda #InternalizedHomophobiaasFiveStagesofGriefAFracturedErasure #Frenzy #SelfAcceptance #BorninSanJoseCA #musicproduction #graphicdesign #artlover #UniversityofCaliforniaSantaCruz #UCSantaCruz #TheSantaCruzWordChurch #AKeemjamalRollins #LissenPoetrySlam #ZachGoldberg #Blackout #ProcessEmotions #ProcessSubconscious #SeventhGrade #VoraciousYoungReader #influencedbyotherpoets #experimentwithstyles #MACLA #IntensityofSlamPoetry #FirstPoem #Consumerism #capitalism #radicalteacher #MrMaluzo #gotstudentsintoEnvironmentalism #TheStoryofStuff #AnnieLeonard #UnclesHomophobicComment #RoomforGrowth #conversationswithfamily #ReikiSessionwithAunt #toxicmasculinity #cameouttwice #moredifficulttoadmittooneself #grewupcatholic #experimentwithreligion #authenticself #tryingtofigurethingsout #GeorgeFloydfootage #disassociation #AntiAsianPrejudice #AsianStereotypes #BayPoetsUnite