The Power in Poetics with Camonghne Felix

About this episode

Nikesha Elise Williams interviews Camonghne Felix about the intersection of poetics and political power.

Order Your Copy of The Seven Daughters of Dupree ! This week on Black & Published , Nikesha speaks with Camonghne Felix, author of Let The Poets Govern: A Declaration of Freedom . It’s a treatise on the inherent harm of political power and an entreaty for people to seek collective and communal good from a praxis of poetics. In our conversation, Camonghne explains why the erasure poems she included in the text are the best option to show people a new narrative of democracy. Plus, the reason she advocates for anarchy. Mahogany Books Mentioned in this episode: Rate & Review Thanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platform

People in this episode

Host: Nikesha Elise Williams

Guest: Camonghne Felix

Topics covered

• poetics
• political power
• anarchy
• collective good
• democracy
• erasure poems

Keywords

• poetics
• political power
• anarchy
• democracy
• erasure poems
• collective good

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mahogany Books

Books & works: Let The Poets Govern: A Declaration of Freedom, The Seven Daughters of Dupree

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