Stay On The Porch

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with author and poet Thomasine Kitt about her new book and the themes of loss and readiness in youth.

Send us Fan Mail One choice can split a life into before and after. We sit with author and poet Thomasine Kitt, a truth teller who turned family loss into pages that carry both warning and hope, and we don’t rush past the hard parts. Her upcoming book I Came Off The Porch Too Soon tells a heartbreaking story from the voice of the one who didn’t make it back, and the message lands like a siren for the youth and for the adults trying to protect them: stay on the porch until you’re really ready....

People in this episode

Host: Jacquiline Cox

Guest: Thomasine Kitt

Topics covered

• family loss
• poetry
• youth guidance
• hope
• truth telling

Keywords

• family loss
• poetry
• youth
• hope
• truth

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: I Came Off The Porch Too Soon

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