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Feb 2020
55m 17s

Guest Podcast: Decolonizing the Crone

HOW TO SURVIVE THE END OF THE WORLD
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North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green drops blessings like ripe mango into our laps. Walls breathe a heavy sigh of relief as she shreds the puny narratives we have about who we are and our power to reanimate and reclaim our medicine... our magic. She calls forth specters who resemble our own shadows and reminds us that we can, that we have no choic ... Show More
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