The Sound Of Poems podcast

Absence, Presence by Luisa A. Igloria

19.2.2023

The Sound Of Poems

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A beautiful poem that feels like a warm blanket in winter. I feel a cultural closeness to the poem as celebrating our ancestors is a part of life here. But, the poem becomes more than a cultural celebration, and can provide a sense of earthliness to anyone alive, anywhere in the world.

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