The Magic of What Could Happen: Patrice Gopo :: On Pause Series [Eps 5]
Patrice Gopo is an essayist and the author of All the Colors We Will See: Reflections on Barriers, Brokenness, and Finding Our Way. She explores issues of race, immigration, and belonging. Her essays have appeared in places like Catapult as well as The New York Times and The Washington Post. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
In this episode we discuss:
Capsule wardrobes during pandemic,
Unrealized anxiety paired with sweet family moments,
The riskiness of writing a poem,
Slowing down the spinning mind by journaling, and
Opening ourselves to the magic of what could happen.
She reads from her poem "The End of March." Find her at PatriceGopo.com.
Other links mentioned in this podcast:
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
Ann Kroeker's podcast: One Thing Writers Can Do in a Pandemic: Document the Days
On Pause: Healing Words from Everyday Artists during Isolation is a special series to help creative people find groundedness, belonging, and courage during the coronavirus outbreak. I’ve asked artists to share words that are beacons of honesty, truth, and goodness to their souls during this time of distance as a global community on pause.
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