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Unangax̂ mother and daughter collaborate on poetry collection

June McGlashan (top) and Lydia Dirks (bottom) ride a four-wheeler on Atka Island, the setting for several poems in their upcoming collection.
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June McGlashan (top) and Lydia Dirks (bottom) ride a four-wheeler on Atka Island, the setting for several poems in their upcoming collection.

June McGlashan and Lydia Dirks are a mother-daughter duo from Unalaska currently working to publish a collaborative collection of land-based poetry.

In this episode of Island Interviews for National Poetry Month, the two Unangax̂ artists share their creative inspirations and reflect on what it’s been like to collaborate on a book together. They also read selections from poems that will be featured in the collection.

An Unangax̂ multimedia creator from Unalaska, Kanesia is working to amplify the voices of the Aleutian Chain through web, audio and visual storytelling. <br/>