About this episode
A poem inviting us to discover our brilliance and our nothingness. Both true. Both vital. Hannah Emerson is the author of The Kissing of Kissing . She is also the author of a chapbook, You Are Helping This Great Universe Explode . Emerson is a nonspeaking autistic writer whose work has appeared in BOMB Magazine , the Poetry Society of America, Literary Hub, and the Brooklyn Rail . She lives in Lafayette, New York. Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org. We’re pleased to offer Hannah Emerson’s poem, and invite you to sign up here for the latest from Poetry Unbound . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.