For the 27th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra welcome poet & professor Bridgette Bianca for a celebration of Black art & endurance.

We dig into her process as a poet, the power of repetition, the going beyond the inspiration of Langston Hughes, the importance of having intraracial conversations (as well as interracial conversations), the sad hilarity of Confederate statues, the pathetic bullshit of "allyship fatigue," what Black people mean when they say "I've been angry" & more.

For more Bridgette Bianca:

• Buy her new book be/trouble
• Follow Bridgette on Instagram @bridgettebianca
• Follow Bridgette on Twitter @thebridgebianca

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