Emon Lauren on Hood Womanism
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E\\u2019mon Lauren is a Chicago born-and-raised poet who was named Chicago\\u2019s first Youth Poet Laureate. She writes poetry and playwriting to explore a philosophy of hood womanism. She hosts \\u201cThe Real Hoodwives of Chicago,\\u201d a podcast for artists of color to talk love, sex, romance, and ratchetry. On \\u201cStories, But Shorter,\\u201d E\\u2019mon shares four pieces from her first published chapbook of poems \\u201cCOMMANDO.\\u201d E\\u2019mon and host, Cassi Jerkins, have quick talkbacks in between each poem to dive deeper into what it\\u2019s really like to grow up in Chicago vs. how the media depicts Chicago life and culture.
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