Spiritual Grit Astrology, Spirituality and Poetry with Su Hwang| Vinyasa in Verse Podcast Episode 69
“Loosen up and just not have answers sometimes to feel through things.”- Su Hwang
I’m so excited! Today I have a very special guest, Su Hwang! Su Hwang is a poet, activist, stargazer, and the author of Bodega (Milkweed Editions), which received the 2020 Minnesota Book Award in poetry and was named a finalist for the 2021 Kate Tufts Discovery Award. She is a teaching artist with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop AND recently completed her first year studying Hellenistic astrology!
This is a great conversation about poetry, the cosmos, astrology, and how they can come together! Here are some highlights of what we have covered in this latest podcast episode:
-Struggles with the idea of spirituality versus religion
-How Su started to have an interest in astrology
-The process of getting to know herself better during this pandemic
-both of us sharing our journeys on how we ended up where we are now
-how this past year has affected and influenced her writing and writing process
...and a lot more! Make sure to head on to your favorite podcasting app and listen to the full episode!
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Today’s poems/ Books mentioned:
- “Dividing God” by Hafiz
- “Graveyard Shift” by Su Hwang
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About the guest:
Su Hwang is a poet, activist, stargazer, and the author of Bodega (Milkweed Editions), which received the 2020 Minnesota Book Award in poetry and was named a finalist for the 2021 Kate Tufts Discovery Award. Born in Seoul, Korea, she was raised in New York then called the Bay Area home before transplanting to the Midwest. She is a teaching artist with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and is the cofounder, with poet Sun Yung Shin, of Poetry Asylum. Su currently lives in Minneapolis.