Episode 8: Learning to Love America

Episode Summary

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Shirley Geok-lin Lim’s “Learning to Love America”


Participant(s) Bio

Lim's poetry resists being placed within any particular poetic school or tradition though some critics have identified it with the English Romantic tradition. Her poetry, written in apparently traditional form achieves a rare conciseness and precision. It disturbs, and challenges the reader to re-examine received notions about culture, language, and gender. It also offers pleasure and insights.

Source: Gale In Context: Biography


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