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Hey fam,On this week’s episode of Food 4 Thot, we’re talking about what makes a queer family and all its ties. Pulitzer Prize-winner Christopher Soto is in the haus, and we’ve got questions. Who is your queer family? How do you define it? What if you don’t have a queer family, and how do you find one?And we’re just getting started. Also in this episode, we play Bone, Block, Bench. Would you Bone Paul Ryan? Would you Block Omarosa? Would you bench Frank Ocean, if need be? Find out in this Thot-defying game. Also, we’ve got Impure Thot stories from extra special guests — y’all! Tune in and hear the best of our listeners super slutty sexy stories.Besitos,Xx The Thots  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey fam,On this week’s episode of Food 4 Thot, we’re talking about what makes a queer family and all its ties. Pulitzer Prize-winner Christopher Soto is in the haus, and we’ve got questions. Who is your queer family? How do you define it? What if you don’t have a queer family, and how do you find one?And we’re just getting started. Also in this episode, we play Bone, Block, Bench. Would you Bone Paul Ryan? Would you Block Omarosa? Would you bench Frank Ocean, if need be? Find out in this Thot-defying game. Also, we’ve got Impure Thot stories from extra special guests — y’all! Tune in and hear the best of our listeners super slutty sexy stories.Besitos,Xx The Thots Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A Family Affair (feat. Christopher Soto!)

Rachel Zucker talks with author of the chapbook Sad Girl Poems and co-founder of Undocupoets Christopher Soto, aka Loma, about their experience at NYU, the exploitation of pain and sadness of poets of color, the pressure on poets of color and queer poets to write a certain kind of poem or a embrace a certain kind of content, the redistribution of money, and the presence of the physical body in activism. They talk about literary activism, including  Loma's Tour to End Queer Youth Homelessness, Latinas Against Everyone, Undocupoets, and the role of literature in building the human. EXTRA RESOURCES FOR EPISODE 21Publications by Christopher Soto aka LomaSad Girl Poems by Loma (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2016)Other Books, Projects and Writers Mentioned in the Episode [Part One]Yusef KomunyakaaEduardo C. CorralOcean VuongBrenda ShaughnessyMatthew RohrerEileen MylesSylvia WynterFrantz FanonCitizen by Claudia Rankine (Graywolf, 2014)Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid by Frank B. Wilderson III (Duke University Press, 2015)Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America by Saidaiya Hartman (Oxford University Press, 1997)Against Innocence by Jackie Wang (Semiotext(e))Bryan BorlandDavid Tomas MartinezBerl’s Brooklyn Poetry ShopWant to know more? Do more?Here’s some links to get you started, thanks to Marcelo, Javier, Janine and Loma. If you donate to one of these institutions during the month of March and shares your receipt with us, we will send you a book of poetry!:Sibling Rivalry PressThe Queer Detainee Empowerment ProjectThe Resistance CalendarQUIP (Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project)Split This RockKundimanCantoMundoAli Forney CenterBlack &amp; PinkAssata's DaughtersThe Trans Relief ProjectDetention Watch NetworkThe Dream.us

Rachel Zucker talks with author of the chapbook Sad Girl Poems and co-founder of Undocupoets Christopher Soto, aka Loma, about their experience at NYU, the exploitation of pain and sadness of poets of color, the pressure on poets of color and queer poets to write a certain kind of poem or a embrace a certain kind of content, the redistribution of money, and the presence of the physical body in activism. They talk about literary activism, including  Loma's Tour to End Queer Youth Homelessness, Latinas Against Everyone, Undocupoets, and the role of literature in building the human. <h1>EXTRA RESOURCES FOR EPISODE 21</h1><h3>Publications by Christopher Soto aka Loma</h3><a href="http://siblingrivalrypress.bigcartel.com/product/sad-girl-poems-by-christopher-soto" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sad Girl Poems </a>by Loma (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2016)<h3>Other Books, Projects and Writers Mentioned in the Episode [Part One]</h3><a href="http://amzn.to/2mmh1oD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yusef Komunyakaa</a><a href="http://amzn.to/2kViyVA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eduardo C. Corral</a><a href="http://amzn.to/2mmm48D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ocean Vuong</a><a href="http://amzn.to/2liPSC6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brenda Shaughnessy</a><a href="http://amzn.to/2lj0Ebl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew Rohrer</a><a href="http://amzn.to/2kVfokF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eileen Myles</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sylvia-Wynter/e/B00J6N9I6E/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1487974826&amp;sr=1-2-ent" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sylvia Wynter</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Frantz-Fanon/e/B001HPZVZ6/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1487974856&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frantz Fanon</a><a href="http://amzn.to/2mm7vlm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Citizen by Claudia Rankine</a> (Graywolf, 2014)<a href="http://amzn.to/2mgp3Tf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid</a> by Frank B. Wilderson III (Duke University Press, 2015)<a href="http://amzn.to/2lEETUq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America by Saidaiya Hartman</a> (Oxford University Press, 1997)<a href="http://www.semiotextes.com/shop/against-innocence-jackie-wang" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Against Innocence by Jackie Wang</a> (Semiotext(e))<a href="http://www.bryanborland.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bryan Borland</a><a href="http://cargocollective.com/davidtomasmartinez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Tomas Martinez</a><a href="http://www.berlspoetry.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Berl’s Brooklyn Poetry Shop</a><h3>Want to know more? Do more?</h3>Here’s some links to get you started, thanks to Marcelo, Javier, Janine and Loma. If you donate to one of these institutions during the month of March and shares your receipt with us, we will send you a book of poetry!:<a href="https://siblingrivalrypress.com/undocupoets-fellowship/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sibling Rivalry Press</a><a href="http://www.qdep.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Queer Detainee Empowerment Project</a><a href="https://www.resistancecalendar.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Resistance Calendar</a><a href="http://unitedwedream.org/about/projects/quip/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">QUIP (Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project)</a><a href="http://www.splitthisrock.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Split This Rock</a><a href="http://kundiman.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kundiman</a><a href="http://www.cantomundo.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CantoMundo</a><a href="http://www.aliforneycenter.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ali Forney Center</a><a href="http://www.blackandpink.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black &amp; Pink</a><a href="http://www.assatasdaughters.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A</a><a href="http://www.assatasdaughters.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ssata's Daughters</a><a href="https://transrelief.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">T</a><a href="https://transrelief.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">he Trans Relief Project</a><a href="https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">D</a><a href="https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">etention Watch Network</a><a href="http://www.thedream.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">T</a><a href="http://www.thedream.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">he Dream.us</a>

Episode 21: Undocupoets Part 1 — Christopher Soto aka Loma

Anaïs Duplan

Monday Reading SeriesAnaïs Duplan is the author of Take This Stallion. Her poems and essays have appeared or are forthcoming in/on: Hyperallergic, Boston Review, The Journal, FENCE, PBS Newshour, the Ploughshares blog, Asymptote Journal’s blog, and other places. She directs the Center for Afrofuturist Studies, an artist residency program in Iowa City where she is an MFA candidate at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.Christopher Soto aka Loma (b. 1991, Los Angeles) is a poet based in Brooklyn, New York. He was named one of “10 Up and Coming Latinx Poets You Need to Know” by Remezcla. He was named one of “30 Poets You Should Be Reading” by The Literary Hub. He was named one of “7 Trans &amp; Gender Non-Conforming Artist Doing the Work” by the Offing. Poets &amp; Writers honored Christopher Soto with the “Barnes &amp; Nobles Writer for Writers Award” in 2016. Christopher Soto’s first chapbook “Sad Girl Poems” was published by Sibling Rivalry Press. His work has been translated into Spanish and Portuguese. He is currently working on a full-length poetry manuscript about police violence and mass incarceration. He founded Nepantla: A Journal Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color with the Lambda Literary Foundation and cofounded The Undocupoets Campaign. He interned at the Poetry Society of America and received an MFA in poetry from NYU.

Monday Reading Series Anaïs Duplan is the author of Take This Stallion. Her poems and essays have appeared or are forthcoming in/on: Hyperallergic, Boston Review, The Journal, FENCE, PBS Newshour, the Ploughshares blog, Asymptote Journal’s blog, and other places. She directs the Center for Afrofuturist Studies, an artist residency program in Iowa City where she is an MFA candidate at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Christopher Soto aka Loma (b. 1991, Los Angeles) is a poet based in Brooklyn, New York. He was named one of “10 Up and Coming Latinx Poets You Need to Know” by Remezcla. He was named one of “30 Poets You Should Be Reading” by The Literary Hub. He was named one of “7 Trans &amp; Gender Non-Conforming Artist Doing the Work” by the Offing. Poets &amp; Writers honored Christopher Soto with the “Barnes &amp; Nobles Writer for Writers Award” in 2016. Christopher Soto’s first chapbook “Sad Girl Poems” was published by Sibling Rivalry Press. His work has been translated into Spanish and Portuguese. He is currently working on a full-length poetry manuscript about police violence and mass incarceration. He founded Nepantla: A Journal Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color with the Lambda Literary Foundation and cofounded The Undocupoets Campaign. He interned at the Poetry Society of America and received an MFA in poetry from NYU.

Anaïs Duplan & Loma (Christopher Soto) - October 17th, 2016