<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Order Your Copy of &lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Seven Daughters of Dupree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week on Black and Published, Nikesha speaks with &lt;a href="https://dorsiasmithsilva.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Dorsía Smith Silva&lt;/a&gt;, author of the poetry collection, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/in-inheritance-of-drowning-dors-a-smith-silva/0daab715d5eaf13a?ean=9781960327079&amp;amp;next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;In Inheritance of Drowning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The collection was born out of Dorsía’s experience of living through Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017, becoming a mother, and witnessing the racial reckoning of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In our conversation, we discuss the reason she shays she cannot write light verse, how long she had to put her creative dreams aside to secure her career, and why she believes poetry is the form that offers the most freedom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://black-published.captivate.fm/get-the-book"&gt;Mahogany Books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rate &amp; Review&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platform&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://black-published.captivate.fm/get-the-book"&gt;Mahogany Books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Nikesha Elise Williams

Free Puerto Rico with Dorsía Smith Silva

FEB 3, 202649 MIN
Black & Published

Free Puerto Rico with Dorsía Smith Silva

FEB 3, 202649 MIN

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Order Your Copy of The Seven Daughters of Dupree!This week on Black and Published, Nikesha speaks with Dorsía Smith Silva, author of the poetry collection, In Inheritance of Drowning.The collection was born out of Dorsía’s experience of living through Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017, becoming a mother, and witnessing the racial reckoning of 2020.In our conversation, we discuss the reason she shays she cannot write light verse, how long she had to put her creative dreams aside to secure her career, and why she believes poetry is the form that offers the most freedom.Mahogany BooksMentioned in this episode:Rate & ReviewThanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platformMahogany Books