Hello, thank you for joining Own voices. "Own Voices" is a podcast that aims to reach out to poets and related guests from all over the world. Own Voices is a non-profit, independent podcast run by me, Zülal Sema. I am a Turkish-based young poet. I have a degree in Political Science and International Relations, I am an aspiring postcolonial and comparative literature scholar. I have been publishing poetry since 2015. My first poetry book “Kendi Sesinden” translated to English as “From Its Own Voice,” “From My Own Voice,” was released in November 2020. This podcast’s “Own Voices” gets inspiration from the name of my book.