“I Be a Poem” - A poetry masterclass with Will Diggs

“Sometimes, when I don’t wanna be a person, I be a poem.” — Will Diggs

I’ve said it time and time again, but I love people who love their craft. Will Diggs, poet, playwright, and co-founder of the Durham based poetry series Sepia Soul joins us on today’s podcast. He walks through what it actually takes to get published (we get into all the details here), counting rejections as a metric for success, Will’s love for words and more. But where he got me, was when we discussed how he embodies his craft. He be a poem when the moment calls for it.

And it caused me to consider what I would be. In our chat, we settled on being everything.

This is for anyone who writes in their journal or “seriously”, anyone thinking about submitting for the first time, and anyone who wants to hear what it sounds like when someone has found the thing they’d choose over everything else.

Poetry Rules Everything Around Will. Listen in to learn why.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in:

* The mechanics of literary magazine submissions

* Rejection as information instead of a verdict on your talent

* What it means to let a creative practice become part of your identity, not just your output

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