Imogen Arate with Zach Semel

Poets and Muses: We chat with poets about their inspirations

This week, Zach (https://zachsemel.wordpress.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Dreams I’ve Had About You" and "Babylon," and betrayal. You can also follow Zach on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zach.semel Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of August 16th. Links to the topics we touched on: 1. Antisemitism on social-media platforms: https://www.npr.org/2021/08/02/1023819435/antisemitic-posts-are-rarely-removed-by-social-media-companies-a-study-finds 2. Dr. Seuss’s problematic writing and illustrations: https://apnews.com/article/dr-seuss-books-racist-images-d8ed18335c03319d72f443594c174513 3. Stanley Milgram’s obidience studies: https://nature.berkeley.edu/ucce50/ag-labor/7article/article35.htm 4. “the power of committed minorities to shift conventional thinking”: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-25-revolution-how-big-does-a-minority-have-to-be-to-reshape-society/ Photo of Zach Semel by Olivia Bradley. #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #ZachSemel #DreamsIveHadAboutYou #Babylon #betrayal #DreamsandReveries #BostonMA #IndianaUniversityUndergrad #MFA #NorthernArizonaUniversity #lyricalessays #EmiliaPhillips #linebreaks #queerpoet #repression #friendship #unhealthyrelationship #livingwithparents #selfdestructivetendencies #experiencesofhomophobia #physicalandpsychologicalpain #crush #womenassaferchoice #PTSD #extremesafety #boundary #antisemitism #intersectionalidentities #TheHolocaust #MarcMaron #JasonAlexander #collectivetrauma #baselineforsafety #unrequitedlove #nonconsentualcrossingofboundaries #freezing #Speculativepoetry #warningsigns #selfrespect #lifeisbalance #DrSeuss #ProblematicArtists #CelebrityStatusofPoliticians