Natalie Diaz : Postcolonial Love Poem : Part One

Today’s conversation is with poet Natalie Diaz, author of the National Book Award shortlisted collection Postcolonial Love Poem.  We talk today about questions of postcoloniality, about love and postcolonial love, about writing poetry under occupation, the fine line between participation and complicity, about empathy and what cannot be translated and about the sensuality that arises from what can’t be known of another.

For the bonus audio archive Natalie talks about and reads from Jorge Luis Borges’ Book of Imaginary Beings.  To find out how to subscribe to the bonus audio archive and the other rewards and benefits of becoming a listener-supporter of Between the Covers head over to:  patreon.com/betweenthecovers