In this month's episode, Cece and Anthony are joined by the author of The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo. The three discuss Elizabeth's novel and form (4:00), writing in multiple languages (11:00), if success has changed the work (18:30), and where the boundaries exist or don't between page and stage (24:00). In the Pop! section, Anthony and Cece talk Royal Wedding (33:00), Karamo of Queer Eye getting engaged (40:00), and Lando Calrissian's sexuality (42:30). Finally, in the Bang! section, Elizabeth rejoins the hosts to talk unexpected influences (49:00).
Links
Annie Finch's book Exaltation of Forms
https://www.press.umich.edu/11681/exaltation_of_forms
Girl by Jamaica Kincaid
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1978/06/26/girl
Reviews of The Poet X
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elizabeth-acevedo/the-poet-x/
https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-266280-4
Dominican musician Juan Luis Guerra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STDG00mc9zk
Karamo's Engagement
https://people.com/tv/queer-eye-karamo-brown-engaged/
Abby and Tom engaged
https://www.eonline.com/news/933912/queer-eye-s-tom-jackson-marries-abby-parr-again
black Twitter's response to Royal wedding
http://gossiponthis.com/2018/05/19/bishop-michael-bruce-curry-sermon-royal-wedding-black-twitter-reactions/
Everything you need to know about the Royal Wedding
http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/royal-wedding-2018
Donald Glover on Lando Calrissian's Sexuality
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/05/17/lando-calrissian-pansexual-solo-star-wars-reaction/620566002/