In this episode, Chanel Hand, Sone’t Robinson, Jude Ryan, and Amelia Whitaker share poems about the experience of being “othered.” They discuss personal perspectives on what it means to feel like an outsider and offer each other feedback and questions about their work. This episode emphasizes the importance of expressing isolation, difference, and identity through art.

Listener Writing Prompt: What can you say about feeling different or strange? Write it down. Explain it. How might your experience help others feel less alone in their “otherness”? How might you help others feel not so “different” or “strange”?

About Season 4: In this season of the Human Connections podcast, literary juniors and seniors discuss the themes of love, change, dreams, nightmares, and otherness. Each episode features students sharing their original work, offering one another feedback and thoughtful questions, and inviting listeners to reflect and write through creative prompts. Please check the show notes for each episode’s writing prompt.

This is a podcast series curated by the Literary Arts Department at Mississippi School of the Arts. Visit the department’s web site for more information about our program – https://msabrookhaven.org/programs/literary.