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Note: At the time of this interview, Pat Frazier used different pronouns and a different first name. Now, Frazier uses they/them pronouns. Pat Frazier was recently announced the Youth Poet Laureate of Chicago. In honor of the accolade, South Side Weekly Radio re-broadcasted our previous interview with the poet. Last fall when we interviewed Frazier, they had just been named Chicago’s Youth Poet Laureate. SSW Radio’s Erisa Apantaku sat down with the poet to discuss how they got into poetry, their poetry writing process, and what inspires them. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.