1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 “There is an understanding that between humans we have this one thing called language and it brings us - or can bring us - together.” Writer and poet Lynne Thompson talks with hosts Aida Baghernejad and Tom Zoellner about her journey to becoming a poet, the role of “truth“ in poetry and its meaning for democracy. Lynne Thompson is the 2021-2022 Poet Laureate for the City of Los Angeles, and her poetry collections include Beg No Pardon&amp;nbsp;(2007),&amp;nbsp;Start With A Small&amp;nbsp;Guitar&amp;nbsp;(2013), and&amp;nbsp;Fretwork&amp;nbsp;(2019). Her work has&amp;nbsp;appeared in&amp;nbsp;Ploughshares,&amp;nbsp;Poetry,&amp;nbsp;Poem-A-Day&amp;nbsp;(Academy&amp;nbsp;of American Poets),&amp;nbsp;New England Review, Colorado&amp;nbsp;Review,&amp;nbsp;Best&amp;nbsp;American Poetry,&amp;nbsp;to name a few. 55 Voices for Democracy – The Podcast http://55voices.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/28178249/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/162146786