Closing: Poems as Teachers (ft. Kai Cheng Thom) | Ep 7

<p>In this concluding episode of "Poems as Teachers," our special miniseries on conflict and the human condition, host Pádraig Ó Tuama says the poems discussed in this offering are a different kind of teacher: “not as teachers that give us rules to follow — more so teachers that share something of their own intuition.” And for a final reflection, he offers Kai Cheng Thom’s “trauma is not sacred,” which speaks directly, fiercely, and lovingly to the pain, scars, and violence that we humans carry and inflict upon one another.</p><p>Kai Cheng Thom is a writer, performance artist, and community healer. Kai Cheng is the author of the novel <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/closing-poems-as-teachers-ft-kai-cheng-thom-episode-7/#media"><i>Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir</i></a>; the essay collection <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/closing-poems-as-teachers-ft-kai-cheng-thom-episode-7/#media"><i>I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Note...