Interview: A'ja Lyons

About this episode

Aubrey Green interviews A'ja Lyon about the impact of place and family on storytelling and writing.

In this episode of eMerge Unchained, host Aubrey Green sits down with A’ja Lyon PhD, student, poet, and storyteller, as they explore the magic of place and how land and family ties effect people years and generations later. They dig into the need to write carefully about regions, as well how getting away from certain places can make it easier—or harder—to write those stories. A’ja also turns the tables and asks Aubrey about her own writing and favorite authors to read before they bond over ho...

People in this episode

Host: Aubrey Green

Guest: A'ja Lyon

Topics covered

• poetry
• storytelling
• place
• family ties
• writing
• literature

Keywords

• A'ja Lyon
• Aubrey Green
• poet
• storyteller
• writing
• family ties
• place

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