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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