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Podcast: Vita Poetica Journal
Episode: Wood Heat by Basira Harpster
Description: Basira Harpster reads her personal essay, "Wood Heat," from our Autumn 2021 issue.Â
Basira Harpster is a speech therapist, writer, and gardener in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge mountains. Her poetry appears in Sows’ Ear Poetry Review. She’s currently working on short personal essays and has a memoir in progress.