Vijaya Sundaram, Poet Laureate of Medford, appears in a recent podcast episode exploring poetry, place, and the responsibilities of civic voice.
In the conversation, Vijaya reflects on her path to becoming Poet Laureate, how community and lived experience shape her writing, and the role poetry can play in public life. The discussion moves between creative practice and cultural responsibility—how attention, listening, and language help give form to shared experience within a city.
The episode offers a thoughtful look at poetry not only as an art form, but as a way of engaging with the world and the people who inhabit it.