The Poetry Magazine Podcast · Poetry Foundation

Wake, Butterfly: Plant with Mei-mei Berssenbrugge

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Mei-mei Berssenbrugge compares the mind's aliveness to a plant's growth, sparking curiosity about poetic perception.

Poet Mei-mei Berssenbrugge discusses her life and creative process, from childhood poetic awakenings to solitary inspiration in New Mexico, using plant metaphors to explore mind, growth, and climate grief, culminating in a guided exercise for listeners.

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