Episode 33: Ashley Sojin Kim | University of Florida

Jared and Ashley Sojin Kim of the University of Florida discuss learning about suppressed historic events through poetry, adding form restrictions to enhance the creative process, and networking with publishers at UF’s annual Visiting Editors weekend.

Ashley Sojin Kim received her MFA from the University of Florida and her BA from The Johns Hopkins University. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Literary Matters, Faultline Journal, RHINO Poetry, Spoon River Poetry Review, Gulf Stream Magazine, and elsewhere. Her honors and awards include a Pushcart Prize nomination and fellowships from Kundiman and the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. Find her and read her poems on Instagram @ashleysojin.

Mentions:

· “Jeju Island” by E. J. Koh
· Jeju 4.3 Peace Park
· William Logan
· Ange Mlinko
· James Arthur
· Michael Hofmann
· Matthew Buckley Smith
· Palm Beach Poetry Festival
· Vievee Francis
· Victoria Chang
· Henri Cole
· Cynthia Zarin
· Ada Limón
· Salmagundi Magazine
· The Hopkins Review
· The Sewanee Review
· Uwem Akpan
· David Leavitt
· Karen Solie