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We’re having a reunion! My former poetry slam team member, Alinda “Adam” Mac, is here to give you brilliant teen poetry glory. Adam Mac is a queer Vietnamese American, poet, performer, and writer from Houston, Texas. In this episode we hear the Chinese myth of the moon goddess, Chang’e, and the origin of the moon festival. Discussing this myth, Adam talks to us about the queerness of oral storytelling, and the importance of shifting narrative. How do we disarticulate the coerced narrative of whiteness? What does reclamation look like in storytelling? And how can we use storytelling to protect and honor the people we love? Adam closes with a poem dedicated to her best friend titled, “02192000”. Find Adam on Insta @duidobi and Twitter @swogpots Find Jackson on Insta & Twitter @jaxnealpoetry The Myth City podcast was funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance Let Creativity Happen grant. The Youth Poet Laureate program is an initiative of Writers in the Schools, Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Houston Public Library. Produced by Andrew Karnavas of Yawp Records.