In The Studio - Bringing out the Poet in Everyone

Tim Gaffaney talks with Mercedes Ibanez who is the newest Poet Laureate for the City of Davis. They discussed why she writes poetry, what drives what she writes about, and how being bilingual affects her creativity. She read four of her poems and they discussed the themes in the poems, her playwriting and it's connection to her poetry, and her role as Poet Laureate for the city of Davis.

For more information: https://www.mercedesibanez.com 

Recorded 10,25/24

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2411
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22 min 3 sec
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