# Episode 54: Shauna M. Morgan - "[Language] is the ultimate boarder crossing”

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Published: 2026-06-15T04:07:00+00:00
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## Resource

On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Shauna M. Morgan about prose vs prose poetry, indo-jamaican identity, and accountability to community. Shauna M. Morgan is a poet, scholar, and teacher of creative writing and Africana literature at the University of Kentucky in the United States. Ground Provisions is her debut collection published by Peepal Tree Press. Books and other things Ground Provisions: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/ground-provisions You can also use our affiliate link for Bookshop to find most of the books by most of the guests from the show. They are organised into lists for each series. If you use this link, we get a fraction of the money you spend: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-seven-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well. Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview: Interview with Mosaic Magazine: https://mosaicmagazine.org/shauna-morgan-interview/ Prompt to Page podcast interview: https://jesspublib.org/prompt-to-page-with-shauna-m-morgan/ Kentucky Writers Roundtable: https://soundcloud.com/radiolex/kentucky-writers-roundtable-3 The Usual Make sure you don’t miss future episodes by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it. Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: https://joecm.co.uk      YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@ThePoemsWeMade Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ThePoemsWeMade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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