Jenny Sadre-Orafai is a poet and essayist and the author of Dear Outsiders and three other poetry collections. Her poetry has appeared in Puerto del Sol, Cream City Review, Ninth Letter, and The Cortland Review. Her prose has appeared in The Rumpus, Fourteen Hills, and The Los Angeles Review. She co-founded and co-edits Josephine Quarterly and teaches creative writing at Kennesaw State University.

Links:

Read "Occupation Interview," "Tragedy Lesson," and "Souvenirs for Locals"

Jenny Sadre-Orafai's website

Three Poems at $

"I Become More Animal When I'm Grieving: A Conversation with Jenny Sadre-Orafi" at The Rumpus

Video: "Hard Hat Reading: Jenny Sadre-Orafai" at Poets House

Video: "Jenny Sadre-Orafai reads at the SAFTA Reading Series"

"In Their Own Words: Jenny Sadre-Orafai on 'Queen of Cups'" at Poetry Society of America

Josephine Quarterly

Mentioned in this episode:

KnoxCountyLibrary.org

Thank you for listening and sharing this podcast. Explore life-changing resources and events, sign up for newsletters, follow us on social media, and more through our website, www.knoxcountylibrary.org.

Rate & review on Podchaser