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Arianne True
In this episode, guest poet Arianne True talks to us about the writing experience and shares a poem.
We discuss what Seattle means to us as writers, how to enter someone else’s work, and the nature of place and community in poetry.
Join us for this fascinating conversation in our first installment.
Arianne True
Arianne True (Choctaw, Chickasaw) is a queer poet and folk artist from Seattle. She teaches and mentors youth poets around Puget Sound and moonlights as a copyeditor. Arianne has received fellowships from Jack Straw and the Hugo House and is a proud alum of Hedgebrook and of the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is currently the Seattle Repertory Theater’s first Native Artist-in-Residence.
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Hugo House
[from their website]: Hugo House is a place where people can read words, hear words, and make their own words better.
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