This week, Daren (https://www.facebook.com/DK-Pacific-Poet-Daren-Kamali-1540869496238308/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "She is Nana" and "Advice from Peach Blossoms," and our grandmothers.

You can find Daren's books at: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ADaren+Kamali&s=relevancerank&text=Daren+Kamali&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

You can also follow Daren at:1. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarenKamali2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dkamalipoet/

Links to topics we touched on:1. Bauan Fijian Dialect: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bauan-Fijian

Photo of Daren Kamali by Jeremiah Tauamiti (https://www.malosipictures.com/).

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