Imogen Arate with Xaviera Ringeling

Poets and Muses: We chat with poets about their inspirations

This week, Xaviera (https://www.instagram.com/xavieraringeling/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems “Back to the fiddle" and “Song One," and musical inspirations. You can find her writings in: 1. Alba collection (Spanish)at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alba-Xaviera-Ringeling/dp/1692183699 2. Torremozas (Spanish): http://www.torremozas.com/Voces-nuevas-XXXII-Seleccion 3. Leyendo Poesía In London: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Leyendo-Poes%C3%ADa-London-2019-Todas/dp/1686732996 Picture of Xaviera Ringeling by Hector Fontaine (https://www.instagram.com/hectorfontaine/) Links to the topics we touched on: 1. Brazil’s Bolsonaro’s stance on Indigenous land rights: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/bolsonaro-should-be-tried-crimes-against-humanity-indigenous-leaders-say-n1272193 2. Gold mining and mercury poisoning in Peru: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201127180821.htm #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #XavieraRingeling #Backtothefiddle #SongOne #MusicalInspirations #EkphrasticPoems #ChileanWriterinLondon #borninParaguay #Bolivia #Ecuador #worksintheEnvironmentalSector #SpanishandLiteratureTeacher #husbandsmusicmanager #obsessionwithCelticmusic #ExposuretoPoetrythroughSister #childhooddyslexia #FirstPoemFlyinginImaginationsEye #WritingIslikeaTrance #WritingasChanneling #poetichealing #exorcism #TranscendPain #SharingEmotions #SharingPersonalExperiences #mirroringfeelings #ConnectionswithOtherArtists #HannekeCassel #violinist #fiddler #DotTheDragonsEyes #Enya #BraveHeart #LoreenaMcKennitt #sparksofenergy #aweofnature #fragilityofhumanexistence #humanrelationshipwiththerestofnature #Pachamama #humanaspartofnature #heterogeneityinIndigenouscultures #Indigenouslandrights #JohnHarbison #FourSongsofSolitude #Musicals #ThePhantomoftheOpera #conversationasexchangeofideas #PoesíaPandémica #GreenwichWorkshop