meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
KQED's Forum

National Youth Poet Laureate Alexandra Huynh Captures Identity, Climate Change and the Importance of Youth Voices

KQED's Forum

KQED

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6656 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Sacramento-based poet Alexandra Huynh says that poetry is a way both to acknowledge our reality and imagine a better world. Huynh, who was appointed the 2021 National Youth Poet Laureate last month, interweaves stories and images of fire in California, floods in Vietnam and the global impact of a single footprint. We’ll talk about her work, which addresses social injustice, the global effects of climate change and her Vietnamese American identity, and the importance of youth voices in poetry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Support for Forum comes from Rancho La Puerta, a wellness resort in Baja, California, just an hour from San Diego.

0:07.6

Three, four, and seven-night summer packages include fitness classes, hiking, live music, mindfulness, and culinary adventures, featuring fruits and veggies straight off the vine.

0:18.9

Special rates and offers are available for summer stays and first-time guests.

0:23.8

Saver summer at Rancho LaPuerta.com.

0:28.2

Switch to Comcast Business Mobile and save hundreds a year in your wireless bill.

0:32.3

Comcast Business, powering possibilities.

0:34.9

Restrictions apply. Comcast Business Internet required.

0:36.9

Comparse two unlimited intro lines and lowest price 5D plans of top three carriers.

0:39.9

Tax on fees extra, reduce speeds after 30 gigabytes of usage.

0:42.2

Data thresholds may vary.

0:44.6

From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, I'm Mina Kim.

1:01.0

Coming up on forum, we meet the nation's new youth poet laureate, who's from Sacramento.

1:06.0

Alexandra Hwin joins us to talk about how she sees poetry as acknowledging our reality while imagining a better world.

1:13.8

Then, more than 20 states have introduced proposals to restrict teaching about race and racism in schools,

1:20.1

saying the effort is a fight against critical race theory, a concept that emerged decades ago that examines how racism is systemic and affects U.S. laws and institutions.

1:30.1

We look at why it's become the new flashpoint in political battles.

1:33.7

That's all next on Forum. Join us. Support for Forum comes from San Francisco Opera.

1:50.2

Amidst a terrible storm, Idemoneo promises the God Neptune that he will sacrifice the first person he sees

1:56.7

if he and his crew survive the tempestuous waters.

2:00.6

But as he arrives safely to shore,

2:03.2

his relief transforms into horror

2:05.3

when the first person he lays eyes upon is his own son.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from KQED, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of KQED and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.