About this episode
The episode features ornithologist and poet J. Drew Lanham discussing his work related to birds and racial justice during National Poetry Month.
It’s National Poetry Month in the U.S., and each year we like to celebrate by sharing our favorite contemporary writers’ work about birds. Ornithologist and poet J. Drew Lanham often writes about racial justice, and his experience as a Black man in the outdoors — both the joy of being in nature and
People in this episode
Guest: J. Drew Lanham
Topics covered
- poetry
- birds
- racial justice
- nature
- Black experience
Keywords
- J. Drew Lanham
- poetry
- birds
- racial justice
- nature
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