Conversation with filipino-Australian poet Kaya Ortiz. We talk about language and identity, relevance of a place, ancestry, nostalgia, connection between ecology and community, and more. Originally aired on Eastside Radio 89.7FM on 22 November 2021, as part of 'Arts Monday: Sympoiesis'. Find Kaya on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayak.ortiz/ Sympoiesis radio show is produced on the Gadigal land of the Eora nation, traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respect and gratitude to the elders past, present, and yet to come. Facebook: www.facebook.com/sympoiesisradioshow Instagram: www.instagram.com/sympoiesis_radio_show PRESENTER/INTERVIEWER: Ira Ferris (www.instagram.com/artemisprojects)