{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Lynne Thompson on the Role of Poetry in Democracies","description":"\u201cThere is an understanding that between humans we have this one thing called language and it brings us - or can bring us - together.\u201d Writer and poet Lynne Thompson talks with hosts Aida Baghernejad and Tom Zoellner about her journey to becoming a poet, the role of \u201ctruth\u201c 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. ","author_name":"55 Voices for Democracy \u2013 The Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/55voices.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/162146786"}