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Connor and Jack discuss Frank Chipasula's poem "Manifesto on Ars Poetica." They discuss the poem's historical context regarding Malawi, its contrast with Carolyn Forche's style of witnessing, the juxaposition of light and dark, self-reflexivity, and the tradition of ars poetica. Check out the poem below or at this link: https://theafricanbookreview.com/2014/11/27/frank-chipasula/ Read more about Chipasula here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Chipasula Read more about Tracy Dale's With the Witnesses here: http://www.mqup.ca/with-the-witnesses-products-9780773550285.php Find us on facebook at: facebook.com/closetalking Find us on twitter at: twitter.com/closetalking You can always send us an e-mail with thoughts on this or any of our previous podcasts, as well as suggestions for future shows, at closetalkingpoetry@gmail.com. Manifesto on Ars Poetica by Frank Chipasula My poetry is exacting a confession from me: I will not keep the truth from my song. I will not bar the voice undressed by the bees