Old stories — of mythology or religion — have sometimes been depicted as having one narrative and one interpretation. Here, J. Estanislao Lopez takes on the voice of a character whose story ended in violence, inviting listeners to claim their agency as this character claims hers.J. Estanislao Lopez is the author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/10066/9781948579285">We Borrowed Gentleness</a> (Alice James Books, 2022). His poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, Ploughshares, The Rumpus, and Poetry Magazine, as well as the anthology <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/10066/9781642591293">The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext</a>. Lopez received his MFA from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers.Find the <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/j-estanislao-lopez-alternate-ending-the-escape-of-jephthahs-daughter/#transcript">transcript</a> for this show at onbeing.org.We’re pleased to offer <a href="https://onbeing.org/poetry/alternate-ending-the-escape-of-jephthahs-daughter">J. Estanislao Lopez’s poem</a>, and invite you to <a href="http://poetryunbound.org">connect with Poetry Unbound</a> throughout this season.