In this episode Tali Zeloof talks to ARCH HADES, a bestselling poet who made history in 2021 when she sold ARCADIA an NFT for $525,000 at Christie’s making her the highest paid poet of all time.

The first fine art interdisciplinary NFT of its kind, ARCADIA combines poetry, music, and graphic art in a 10-minute film that journeys through our collective existential crisis. Arch’s words speak to the complexities of the modern mind with tenderness and truth. She asks life’s big questions, delving deep into the human experience of love, loneliness, pain, and fear but in a way that is deeply relatable.

Testament to the universal resonance of her work are the 1 million followers she has on Instagram, who enjoy her playful mix of profound poetry and amusing memes.

It was such a privilege interviewing Arch at her apartment in London. In my eyes, she is a mouthpiece for the spirit of our time, a linguistic archaeologist who so skilfully excavates emotional granularity, helping us articulate humanity’s enduring search for meaning.

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