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What can poetry say that we can’t say anywhere else?
In this episode of *Dialogue Out Loud*, Dialogue poetry editor Terresa Wellborn sits down with poet and *Exponent II* editor-in-chief Millie Tullis to explore the creative voices of Mormon women, the quietly subversive power of poetry, and the ways art helps us understand our experiences.
Tullis reads her poem “In the Brigham Young Memorial Park in a Drought Summer After a Drought Summer,” published in *Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought*. Inspired by a bronze sculpture of a woman whose labor never ends, the poem opens a conversation about women’s work, repetition, the passage of time, and the complicated beauty of aging.
The conversation also turns to Utah poet May Swenson, the art of revision, and the unexpected discoveries that emerge through writing.
Can poetry give voice to experiences that might otherwise remain unspoken? For Tullis, its power often lies in its ability to be both quiet and strong.
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