LAB the Podcast with Rosa Lía Gilbert | Under the Saman Tree: Poems of Home, Longing, and Belonging

About this episode

Zach interviews Dominican poet Rosa Lía Gilbert about her poetry collection and themes of longing, exile, and belonging.

In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach sits down with Dominican poet Rosa Lía Gilbert to explore longing, exile, immigration, family, beauty, and the deep human desire for belonging. Through stories of the Dominican Republic, mango trees, immigration paperwork, marriage, and faith, Rosa Lía shares the journey behind her poetry collection Under the Saman Tree: Poems of Home, Longing, and Belonging. Together, they discuss Sehnsucht, the writings of C.S. Lewis, the ache for a better country, a...

People in this episode

Host: Zach

Guest: Rosa Lía Gilbert

Topics covered

• longing
• exile
• immigration
• family
• belonging
• poetry

Keywords

• poetry
• immigration
• longing
• Dominican Republic
• C.S. Lewis
• family
• belonging

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Under the Saman Tree: Poems of Home, Longing, and Belonging

Places: Dominican Republic

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