This week’s featured Creative is Spoken Word Artist, Poet, and Activist Michael Phillips. In our conversation, Mike discusses how he got started in poetry, his transition to spoken word, his major influences, and why a particular poem brought tears to his eyes. He also performs two poems.

Connect with Mike:
IG: @dbl_img
Twitter: @dbl_img

Recorded spoken word performances in Chapter Nine include:

Masterpiece – Black Girl Blues
Twitter: @masterpiece83
IG: @masterpiecepoet
Website: masterpiecepoetry.com

Steven Willis – When the Hood Loves You Back
Twitter: @stevenawillis
IG: @stevenantoinewillis
Website: stevenwillispoetry.com

Kevin Yang – How to Love Your Introvert
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Robyn Kaur Sidhu – White Girl who does a Political Science Presentation
IG: @robyn_sidhu

Connect with, then listen and subscribe to the following podcasts we recommend:

The Words I Never Said podcast
IG: @gods_ink_spokenword

Life as We Grow It podcast
IG: @lifeaswegrowit
Twitter: @lifeaswegrowit

The Spoken World podcast
Twitter:@spokenpodcast
Website: thespokenwordpodcast
IG: @thespokenworld

Unspoken Words podcast
IG: @unspokenwordspodcast
Twitter: @beckythepoet
YouTube:  Unspoken Words
Website: beckythepoet.com

Journey with Mpho podcast
IG: @journeywithmpho
Website: journeywithmpho.com

ELP Radio Show podcast
Website: ELP Radio Show