Flash Briefing: E. J. Koh Reads "Beyonce's Single Ladies English to English Translation" - a podcast by C. R. Grimmer

E.J. Koh is the guest reader today, reading from her book "A Lesser Love," and in particular, her poem, "Beyonce's Single Ladies English to English Translation." We have a longer, podcast-only bonus chat with her coming up later today, so this also a preview into her thoughtful work. More on E. J. -- E. J. Koh is the author of poetry collection A Lesser Love (Louisiana State U. Press, 2017), winner of the Pleiades Editors Prize, and memoir The Magical Language of Others (Tin House, 2020). Her poems, translations, and stories have appeared in Boston Review, Columbia Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, Prairie Schooner, and Southeast Review. She accepted fellowships from Kundiman, The MacDowell Colony, Vermont Studio Center, and The Jack Straw Writers Program. She is the recipient of the 2017 American Literary Translators Association Emerging Translator Fellowship. She earned her MFA at Columbia University in New York for Poetry and Literary Translation of Korean. She is completing her PhD at the University of Washington for English Language and Literature in Seattle. ? The Poetry Vlog is a YouTube Channel and Podcast dedicated to building social justice coalitions through poetry, pop culture, cultural studies, and related arts dialogues. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join our fast-growing arts & scholarship community (youtube.com/c/thepoetryvlog?sub_confirmation=1). Connect with us on Instagram (instagram.com/thepoetryvlog), Twitter (twitter.com/thepoetryvlog), Facebook (facebook.com/thepoetryvlog), and our website (thepoetryvlog.com).

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