Beyond Borders – Episode 1
Judy Talaugon, Martha Cinader, Jay Rodriguez Sierra
Episode 1
May 17, 2025
Welcome to Episode One of Beyond Borders, in which Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra talk about Stuff that Matters. In today’s episode we start with Judy reading the poem Prayer Wheel, by Mary TallMountain, which leads to talk about the Womens Writers Workshop in the Tenderloin in San Francisco, respecting our elders, what’s happening in Gaza and more.
CREDITS– HOSTS: Martha Cinader, Jay Rodriguez Sierra, Judy Talaugon. Sound Design and Theme Music: Mana Luca, arranged by Jay Rodriguez Sierra
BOOKS
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Mary TallMountain – The Light on The Tent Wall: A Bridging
Read more: Mary TallMountain – The Light on The Tent Wall: A BridgingPoetry. American Indian Studies. Illustrated by Claire Fejes. THE LIGHT ON THE TENT WALL: A BRIDGING is a collection of poetry from the late American Indian poet Mary TallMountain
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Mary TallMountain – Listen to the night
Read more: Mary TallMountain – Listen to the nightListen to the night poems for the animal spirits of mother earth Publisher Freedom Voices Publications
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