This week, Danabelle (https://danabellegutierrez.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "Uwi" and "The Skeptical Merchant," and belonging.

You can read Danabelle's poem at: https://www.thecommononline.org/uwi/

And follow her at:1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danabellegutierrez and2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danabellegutierrez/

Links to topics we discussed: 1. Third-culture kids: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/03/being-an-outsider-benefits-third-culture-kids/627011/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Photo of Danabelle Gutierrez by Venuselle Rigor

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