Listen to my live poetry performance at the Wofford College JJR Auditorium before family and friends, also broadcast on Instagram live! I read and offered the context of my favorite handful of poems from my writing in the past year, covering to

I Visited a Confederate Flag Clothing Store

Apr 21st, 2021 38m 46s

Today I share with you my experience visiting a confederate flag merchandise store in the upstate of South Carolina, and what I learned from the people I talked to and books I read there.If you take just one thing away from this episode, I wan

Poem: "Black Coffee" - finding the courage to live as our true selves

Apr 14th, 2021 16m 56s

Join me for a reading of my original poem, "Black Coffee," and discussion on how we as women can learn how to live as our true selves, celebrating all that we bring to the table.If you are an Apple Podcast listener, please leave a review of m

Poem: "Electric Chair Blues" - a rebuke of capital punishment

Apr 7th, 2021 27m 5s

CONTENT WARNING: sexual assault, white supremacy, and capital punishmentJoin me for a reading of my original poem, "Electric Chair Blues," and discussion of how the death penalty is informed by white supremacist narratives, racist history in A

Poem: Wednesday of Holy Week -- the Holy Spirit's ache for Judas

Mar 31st, 2021 20m 21s

CONTENT WARNING: mention of Judas' suicideJoin me for a reading of my original poem for Wednesday of Holy Week about the Holy Spirit's relationship with Judas the Apostle. I discuss how this poem is meant to color in Biblical characters to hel

Poem: "Asylum Song" -- institutionalized mental illness and hope after mass shootings

Mar 24th, 2021 25m 56s

CONTENT WARNING: mention of severe mental illness, behavioral hospitals, and the most recent mass shootings.Join me for a reading of my original poem, "Asylum Song," and my discussion on how this poem is informed by the unfortunate sub-human t

Poem: "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" -- putting women on pedestals

Mar 17th, 2021 28m 29s

CONTENT WARNING: mention of body dysmorphia and bulimiaSign up for the Holy Week Poetry Collection here!Join me for a reading of my original poem, "Manic Pixie Dream Girl," and my discussion of the destruction against women behind the trope

Poem: "Cain and Abilene" -- the case against pornography

Mar 10th, 2021 20m 43s

CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses the harmful effects of pornography. Listener discretion advised with children.Join me for a reading of my original poem, "Cain and Abilene," and a discussion on the literary devices and creative choices

Poem: "Why Do I Pretend" -- upholding the dignity of the homeless

Mar 3rd, 2021 14m

Join me for a spoken word performance of my original work, "Why Do I Pretend," followed by a detailed explanation of the story behind it and my unwavering belief in the importance of simply making eye contact with the homeless we pass by on str

Poems: "Orpheus, by Eurydice" and "Eurydice, by Eurydice" -- the consequences of false heroism

Feb 24th, 2021 22m 25s

CONTENT WARNING: discusses the implications of sexual assault--but I don't use those explicit words.Join me for a spoken word performance of two of my original works, "Orpheus, by Eurydice" and "Eurydice, by Eurydice,"" followed by a detailed

Poem: "Empty" -- for Ash Wednesday

Feb 18th, 2021 20m 36s

Join me for a special (belated) Ash Wednesday episode featuring my poem, "Empty," about leaving behind all of the noise in our culture to remember where we came from + receive the power that humility offers us.Fr. Mike's Ash Wednesday homily

Poem: "Shards and Foot" -- living fully alive in a world objectifying you

Feb 17th, 2021 22m 19s

Welcome to the first episode of the Eliza Writes Things poetry podcast! Join me for a spoken word performance of my original written work, "Shards and Foot," followed by a detailed explanation of the context behind the poem and my personal sto

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