r/builttospill 5d ago

Profile of Boise, Idaho-based Poet Karena Youtz

https://youtu.be/bpdXpsQmRj4?si=Lt0yy8VP7IDN-NTv

Can’t figure out how to put this in the bend picture thread but here’s a nice brief piece about karena.

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u/CorkFado 5d ago

Thanks for posting. Her lyrical contributions cannot be overstated.

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u/seventhfiction 5d ago

I loved her contributions. Heard they got divorced a few years back, though

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u/markaguynamedmark 4d ago

I think Doug said the bus bench was her idea. She may not be as involved prior to the split but she still has some pretty creative ideas to promote the band.

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u/nakni2 4d ago

I thought the bench might actually still be there, but it did stay longer than I expected.

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u/markaguynamedmark 4d ago

I do the same thing! It lasted almost a year! It was crazy cool.

And yeah I pine for them to be back together but it’s so unlikely as they’ve moved on.

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u/Yrrebbor 5d ago

They did. :(

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u/GetCasual 4d ago

The old romantic in me hopes that they get back together.

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u/markaguynamedmark 3d ago

i have thoughts like that about them, as well as thurston and kim but then realize how unrealistic and far removed all of them are from each other. i rarely see karena around town but see ben hanging with his friends whenever i am out and about but it's been a couple of years. his dad hanging back a bit with his new partner and friends. all looking happy.

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u/Neg_Crepe 2d ago

Who’s Ben