In Volume Four: Chapter Sixteen, we welcome back to the program Teaching Artist, Poet, Spoken Word Artist, and Author of the new book Mouths of Garden, friend of The Podcast Barbara Fant. Connect with Barbara: Twitter: @bloombarbfant Website: barbarafant.com IG: @bloombarbfant Recorded spoken word...

In Volume Four: Chapter Fifteen, we welcome Teaching Artist, Poet, Host of the podcast The Word Trap, Writer, and Author of the poetry collection “Rotten Soup”, Zulmie Da Poet. Zulmie was born in New York and completed her undergraduate degree at Norfolk State University...

In Volume Four: Chapter Fourteen, we welcome Teaching Artist, Poet, Performance Poet, Writer, Advocate, Author of the poetry collection Carnival, and co-founder of the Spoken Lit Movement, a Los Angeles-based arts organization designed to uplift and support poets both in and out of  L.A....

In Volume Four: Chapter Thirteen, we welcome teaching Artist, Poet, Performance Poet, Writer, Advocate, and Author of the upcoming poetry collection Refuse To Disappear, Dr. Tara Betts. Kankakee, IL born and Chicago-based Dr. Betts is the Author of two full-length poetry collections Arc and...

In Volume Four: Chapter Twelve, we welcome North Carolina-based Poet, Writer, Life Coach, Animal Advocate, and Entrepreneur, Jolanda Malone. Jolanda’s non-profit organization Beartha was founded in January 2001 and named in honor of her grandmother Bertha. She says of living with her grandmother “growing...

In Volume Four: Chapter Eleven, we welcome Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Author of the Chapbook Sprig of Lilac, Kelsey Bigelow. Her debut spoken word album Depression Holders and Secret Keepers is available now via all streaming platforms and via her website. Kelsey Bigelow is...