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Jun 18, 20266m
In this episode, Book Public host Yvette Benavides shares a reflection on an essay collection that explores grief and how we make meaning from loss.
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Book Public is a Texas Public Radio podcast about books. At Book Public we believe books have the power to enlighten and entertain us. Listen in as we talk to authors about their books and why and how they wrote them. At Book Public we’re committed to connecting listeners to books that help us understand today’s world—and each other—a little bit better.
Yvette Benavides hosts Book Public, a society show with 202 episodes published.
In this episode, Book Public host Yvette Benavides shares a reflection on an essay collection that explores grief and how we make meaning from loss.
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former U.S. Poet Laureate · U.S. Poet Laureate
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Ada Limón
Poet Laureate of the United States · U.S. Poet Laureate
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Megha Majumdar
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Joy Harjo
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Sasha Bonét
author of The Waterbearers: A Memoir of Mothers and Daughters
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