Welcome to the second episode of Poet Talk! In this episode, Jody and Sanna talk to Palestinian poet, critic and editor Summer Farah about the parasocial. Together, they delve into all things online: video games, prose poems and Tumblr as a critical space. The trio defines the parasocial by analyzing pop culture, like Chappell Roan and Mitski's “solidarity” with Palestine and Richard Siken's relationship to the Supernatural fandom. Summer shares poems from her chapbook, I could live again and die again, and her in-progress series, I tell Etel Adnan about Supernatural.  From loneliness and obsession to the ancient act of fanfiction, this episode is an introduction to what the parasocial and poetry have to offer each other.

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Cool Stuff Below! 🛍️

💬 "para"
💬 "social"
📚 Dictionary.com's definition
📗 I could live today and die again by Summer Farah
📕 "& I was so young when I behaved 25" by Summer Farah
📙 Capable Monsters by Marlin M. Jenkins
🎮 Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild  
📺  Haikyu!!
♪"Punisher" by Phoebe Bridgers
🗣️ "Mitski had to Quit Music to Love It"
♫ Laurel Hell by Mitski
❤️ Etel Adnan
📘 There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib
❤️ Mary Oliver
📺 Supernatural
📕 How Do I Look? by Sennah Yee
📝 "The Desert" by Sennah Yee
📖 canthius
📘 Crush by Richard Siken
📙 If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga
📗 War of Foxes by Richard Siken
📝 "I Tell Etel Adnan about Mitski" by Summer Farah
❤️  Jess Rizkallah 

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