{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Interview with noor ibn najam","description":"In this episode I spoke with noor ibn najam about her recent work and writing process. they also discussed showing work to friends and skill-sharing. Sorry that the intro and outro audio is a little wonky this time around, but my interview with noor is still good. noor is a poet who teases, challenges, breaks, and creates language. she's received fellowships from Callaloo and The Watering Hole and is a recent resident of the Vermont Studio Center. her poems have been published and anthologized with DIAGRAM, ANMLY, The Academy of American Poets, the Rumpus, Bettering American Poetry, and others. her chapbook, PRAISE TO LESSER GODS OF LOVE, was published by Glass Poetry Press in 2019. noor\u2019s website purchase Praise to Lesser Gods of Love noor\u2019s Patreon Writers, poems, books, events mentioned in this episode:   The Arab Apocalypse, by Etel Adnan   noor's poem &quot;questions arabic asked in english (colonial fit)\u201d   an interview of Douglas Kearney where he discusses compositional hierarchy   \u201cI am an artist and I'm sensitive about my shit,\u201d a lyric from Erykah Badu \u2018s \u201cTyrone.\u201d   Zong! by M. NourbeSe Philip   \u201cThe Secret Name,\u201d by W.S. Graham   \u0648\u0633\u0648\u0633 Arabic for &quot;whispers of the devil in your ear&quot;   khaleel, artist and noor\u2019s partner   Qil, Astro-Black Metalbender behind the jewlery line BLACKMARZIAN   Keziah Harrell, painter   Jamal Jones on Twitter   kiki nicole   here\u2019s an interview kiki and I recorded last year     noor\u2019s Skill Swaps   The Sound of Waves Breaking is \u201cWalking on Snow,\u201d recorded by rivernile7. Editor and Social Media Manager: Mitchel Davidovitz ","author_name":"Waves Breaking","author_url":"http:\/\/wavesbreaking.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17493665\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/397ea9\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/17493665"}