# Yesenia Montilla

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Read By: Ricardo Alberto Maldonado

Ricardo Alberto Maldonado on his selections: What could we say to them, those we love, those we’ve lost, our beloveds, now eight months into a pandemic? What kind of vow could make ourselves legible to them and therefore to ourselves? It's been 229 days since I left the Upper East Side and opened s…

Writing Down All Your Sh*t w. YESENIA MONTILLA

New York-born Afro-Caribbean poet Yesenia Montilla talks about writing the immigrant and the American experience, walking around with your two-weeks’ notice in your pocket, and why poetry is like a puzzle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fat-Positive Boudoir Photography -- Melanie Tufts and Emma Deakin

(Content Note: mention of sexual assault) Melanie Tufts (she/her) and Emma Deakin (she/her) collaboratively create boudoir photography experiences grounded in fat-positivity, equity, and consent. Sophia, host of the Fat Joy podcast, did a boudoir photo shoot with them and shares her experience bei…

Talking Earth: Leanne Grabel, David Abel

This week's Talking Earth, hosted by dan raphael, features local writers Leanne Grabel an David Abel. They're fantastic, you need to hear them. Better to also see them but this is radio. dan raphael reads poems by Yesenia Montilla, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg a...

Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”

Recorded by Yesenia Montilla for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 7, 2025. www.poets.org

[encore] 496: a brief meditation on breath by Yesenia Montilla

Today’s poem is a brief meditation on breath by Yesenia Montilla. The Slowdown is currently taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes from a new host. This week, we’re going back into the archive to revisit Tracy K. Smith’s time as host. Today’s episode was originally released on Octobe…

Mari Esabel Valverde: Unlearning Shame and a Reverence for Language

Mari Esabel Valverde joins Jocelyn to talk language, unlearning shame, gender, and pathways to excellence for the under-resourced.    Companion playlists: YouTube, Spotify   Episode Transcript    Follow us: @composelikeagirl on Instagram and Facebook Learn more: Compose Like a Girl   Relev…

1538: Maps by Yesenia Montilla

Today’s poem is Maps by Yesenia Montilla. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Diannely Antigua writes… “Today’s poem questions what it means to erase borders and barriers. It imagines a world in which belonging is not something granted or denied, but something we …