Let Me IntervYOU! Episode #4
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In commemoration of National Poetry Month, welcome join in conversation with Miho Kinnas to explore themes of loss in her poems.
Twice nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Prize, Miho is a poet, translator, and writer. She is the author of three poetry collections, Today, Fish Only (2014), Move Over, Bird (2019) published by Math Paper Press and Waiting for Sunset to Bury Red Camellias (2023) from Free Verse Press. A book of collaboration with literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller, We Eclipse into the Other Side, was also published in 2023 by Pinyon Publishing. Her poem, “Three Shrimp Boats on the Horizon,” was selected for the 2023 edition of The Best American Poetry.
Miho leads poetry workshops on virtual platforms and at in-person venues, including Pat Conroy Literary Center, Lifelong Learning of Hilton Head Island, Writers.com and New York Writers Workshop. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in poetry from the City University of Hong Kong.
Miho will share some of the many Japanese classical poems that highlight loss and discuss how her own poems echo many similar themes.
Host: Lily Liu, Family Caregiver
Guest Speaker: Miho Kinnas, poet, translator and creative writing teacher
