Written Closure

Shirley De Leon

Written Closure is a weekly podcast where writer and host, Shirley De Leon, discusses topics, such as love, loss, pain, and resilience and reads related poems as a form of self-reflection. All poems are written and read by Shirley. Email: writtenclosure@gmail.com Instagram: @shiloudeleon MUSIC CREDIT: Hot Coffee by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official | Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US | ghostrifter.contact@gmail.com

  1. 09/13/2020

    Episode 58: What Would You Do (Part 2)

    On this week’s episode of Written Closure, Shirley plays another game of “What Would You Do?” Enjoy!   Written Closure is a weekly podcast where writer and host, Shirley De Leon, discusses topics, such as love, loss, pain, and resilience and reads related poems as a form of self-reflection. All poems are sometimes written and always read by Shirley. Check out her website at shirleyldeleon.com. Send any questions and comments to writtenclosure@gmail.com or fill out the form on her homepage. Follow her on Instagram at @shiloudeleon. Like, share and subscribe to the podcast. If you love the show, please give it a 5-star review. Thank you for listening!   Links mentioned: The All-Time Greatest FMLs (and the Most Agreed Upon): https://www.fmylife.com/tops Halfrican Beaute (Isi’s YouTube channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrQnPYOS__APdgottUDDX5g Hydrated Hero (Josh’s YouTube channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmwvIFqas-xCAJfVW2-VbSw Josh and Isi (couple’s channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoQ05-t3dw0HSAW3c-j8A_g   MUSIC CREDIT: Hot Coffee by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US | ghostrifter.contact@gmail.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-of... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GhostrifterO... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoRh...

    18 min
  2. 09/06/2020

    Episode 57: What Would You Do

    On this week’s episode of Written Closure, Shirley plays a game of “What Would You Do?” Enjoy!   Written Closure is a weekly podcast where writer and host, Shirley De Leon, discusses topics, such as love, loss, pain, and resilience and reads related poems as a form of self-reflection. All poems are sometimes written and always read by Shirley. Check out her website at shirleyldeleon.com. Send any questions and comments to writtenclosure@gmail.com or fill out the form on her homepage. Follow her on Instagram at @shiloudeleon. Like, share and subscribe to the podcast. If you love the show, please give it a 5-star review. Thank you for listening!   Links mentioned: The All-Time Greatest FMLs (and the Most Agreed Upon): https://www.fmylife.com/tops Halfrican Beaute (Isi’s YouTube channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrQnPYOS__APdgottUDDX5g Hydrated Hero (Josh’s YouTube channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmwvIFqas-xCAJfVW2-VbSw Josh and Isi (couple’s channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoQ05-t3dw0HSAW3c-j8A_g   MUSIC CREDIT: Hot Coffee by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US | ghostrifter.contact@gmail.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-of... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GhostrifterO... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoRh...

    15 min
  3. 06/08/2020

    Episode 56: It's Not Over Yet

    On this week’s episode of Written Closure, Shirley continues the conversation on racism and ways it manifests itself in our daily lives. She also talks about anti-racism being a commitment and not a trend and answers the question: Where we do go from here? Written Closure is a weekly podcast where writer and host, Shirley De Leon, discusses topics, such as love, loss, pain, and resilience and reads related poems as a form of self-reflection. All poems are sometimes written and always read by Shirley. Check out her website at shirleyldeleon.com. Send any questions and comments to writtenclosure@gmail.com or fill out the form on her homepage. Follow her on Instagram at @shiloudeleon. Like, share and subscribe to the podcast. If you love the show, please give it a 5-star review. Thank you for listening!   Links mentioned:   *Note: Some links below may appear more than once.   DONATIONS: Black Lives Matter Card (Links to petitions and donations included): https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/# Donate to GoFundMe for Breonna Taylor: https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor   PETITIONS: Color of Change Petition for Charleena Lyles: https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/charleena-lyles-should-be-here/?t=1003& Change.org Petition for Tony McDade: https://www.change.org/p/black-lives-matter-activists-justice-for-tony-mcdade?recruiter=944416636&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=ad350a00-4d44-11e9-be28-036a45157135 Change.org Petition for Breonna Taylor: https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor Change.org Petition for Regis Korchinski-Paquet: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-regis-korchinski-paquet Change.org Petition for Tamla Horsford: https://www.change.org/p/state-of-georgia-fire-sheriff-ron-freeman-stop-his-corruption-and-constant-cover-ups-as-sheriff-in-forsyth-count?recruiter=1099226725&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=57b60810-a28c-11ea-968a-b3ad53744567 Change.org Petition for Shukri Abdi: https://www.change.org/p/manchester-police-justice-for-shukri-abdi?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=8f19d6e0-a865-11ea-a5f9-63dc45e0fab6 Fight For The Future Petition - Don’t Let Congress Kill Encryption (A bill introduced that would legalize invasive surveillance and online censorship by the government. Please sign the petition. Protect our rights to privacy and free speech online.): https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/dont-let-congress-kill-encryption?source=direct_link& “How to Support Black Trans People Right Now” from Paper Magazine (A list of Black Trans Organizations to donate to and petitions to sign included): https://www.papermag.com/how-to-support-black-trans-people-now-2646148396.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 RESOURCES (PLEASE READ/WATCH): “Why Are Protesters Being Framed As The Problem? White Supremacy.” from Refinery29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/05/9842857/minneapolis-riots-protests-looting-media-reaction “Allies, Don’t Fail Us Again” from New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/opinion/white-privilege-civil-rights.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur Police: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO), June 7, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf4cea5oObY George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper | The Daily Social Distancing Show With Trevor Noah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4amCfVbA_c   MUSIC CREDIT: Hot Coffee by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US | ghostrifter.contact@gmail.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-of... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GhostrifterO... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoRh...

    17 min
  4. 05/31/2020

    Episode 55: Do Something, Say Something

    On this week's episode of Written Closure, Shirley shares her thoughts about the current state of the country as it relates to race and racism and what it means for all of us. Written Closure is a weekly podcast where writer and host, Shirley De Leon, discusses topics, such as love, loss, pain, and resilience and reads related poems as a form of self-reflection. All poems are sometimes written and always read by Shirley. Check out her website at shirleyldeleon.com. Send any questions and comments to writtenclosure@gmail.com or fill out the form on her homepage. Follow her on Instagram at @shiloudeleon. Like, share and subscribe to the podcast. If you love the show, please give it a 5-star review. Thank you for listening!   Links mentioned: Campaign zero: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/ North Star Health Collective: https://www.northstarhealthcollective.org/donate Stand With Bre (petition for Breonna Taylor): https://www.standwithbre.com/ Black Lives Matter Petition: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/2005_email_blm_defund A pyramid outlining overt (socially unacceptable) vs. covert (socially acceptable) white supremacy from @theconsciouskid on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAq9_0uJary/ 5 Ways to Take Action For All Non-Black People from @theconsciouskid on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAx4-8GpHvK/ An excerpt of Peggy McIntosh’s "White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming To See Correspondences through Work in Women's Studies" (List of examples of white privilege included): https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf   MUSIC CREDIT: Hot Coffee by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US | ghostrifter.contact@gmail.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-of... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GhostrifterO... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoRh...

    9 min

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Written Closure is a weekly podcast where writer and host, Shirley De Leon, discusses topics, such as love, loss, pain, and resilience and reads related poems as a form of self-reflection. All poems are written and read by Shirley. Email: writtenclosure@gmail.com Instagram: @shiloudeleon MUSIC CREDIT: Hot Coffee by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official | Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US | ghostrifter.contact@gmail.com