In Our Words: MN BIPOC Writers

Danez Smith discusses their upcoming poetry collection, how the Twin Cities
spoken word scene raised them, and one of their biggest muses – love. [Read Transcript...]

신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin talks about the impact of her anthology, A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota, how connecting with community has been a lifeline for her work, and her recent memoir, Heart Eater: A Memoir of Immigration, Belonging, and How We Find Ourselves in Language. [Read Transcript...]

Kennedy Gisege discusses a current story he’s working on and how writing
can mediate some of the loss felt by and return agency to those who are
imprisoned. He also talks about how the Twin Cities literary community has
supported writers who are incarcerated. [Read Transcript...]

Sarah Warren talks about why she started writing children’s books, the story behind her organization, Picture Book Parade, and the impact of book bans on BIPOC writers. [Read Transcript...]