#20 Plenitude’s Rebecca Salazar on Writing with Flash AND Fire

"Poems, no matter what they are about or how they approach the world, have to need to happen." —Rebecca Salazar of *Plenitude*.Host Rachel Thompson speaks with Rebecca Salazar, Associate Poetry Editor of *Plenitude.* This interview a lot of topics, including what exactly is CanLit, RuPaul's Drag Race, and why submitting to contests isn't always the best choice. They also talk about representation and appropriation and Rebecca Salazar says what matters and is to be willing to be wrong, because you’re going to be wrong more than once. This episode is brought to you by the Mom Egg Review. Submissions to their "Mother Figures" issue closes on July 15. [http://momeggreview.com/submit](http://momeggreview.com/submit)Find all the show notes and a full transcript of the interview at rachelthompson.co/podcast/20Sign up for my Writerly Love Letters sent every-other Thursday and filled with support for your writing practice at rachelthompson.co/letters

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