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LAB the Podcast with Rosa Lía Gilbert | Under the Saman Tree: Poems of Home, Longing, and Belonging
47 minutes Posted May 22, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
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In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach sits down with Dominican poet Rosa Lía Gilbert to explore longing, exile, immigration, family, beauty, and the deep human desire for belonging. Through stories of the Dominican Republic, mango trees, immigration paperwork, marriage, and faith, Rosa Lía shares the journey behind her poetry collection Under the Saman Tree: Poems of Home, Longing, and Belonging. Together, they discuss Sehnsucht, the writings of C.S. Lewis, the ache for a better country, a...