*Rebroadcast from Oct 5, 2014*
Host Daniel Chacón talks with Lee Ann Roripaugh, author of the poetry collection "Dandarians." This collection grew out of "word betrayals," English words misunderstood in transmission from her Japanese mother that came to take on symbolic ramifications in her early years. Daniel and Lee talk about the interesting words that they have come to love over the years, and explore how Lee's musical background plays into her poetry's musicality.
For the Poem of the Week, Lee Ann Roripaugh reads the final poem in her collection, Dandarians - "The Violin Thief."
http://www.leeannroripaugh.com/
Aired Aug 14, 2016.