Poetry of the Pacific with Terisa Siagatonu

Published: June 2, 2023, 10 a.m.

b'This episode originally aired on April 22, 2022 .\\nTerisa Siagatonu\'s poetry navigates climate change and its impact on marginalized communities from the lens of someone who was proudly raised in San Francisco, by a family with deep Samoan roots.\\nIn our conversation, Terisa looks back at January 2022\'s underwater eruption that caused massive tsunamis in Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and other nations in Oceania. Initially, the disaster made headlines and relief efforts filled social media feeds, but Terisa questions what sustained care looks like for those impacted by a changing global climate.\\nThis week on Rightnowish, Terisa Siagatonu discusses climate justice and how she "languages" her experience.'