If you've ever tried to understand who you are as a writer, a creator, or artist, this episode is for you!

Nkem Chukwumerije, an international author and writing teacher/coach, shares how she used solo writing retreats to discover her writing voice. Each one served a different purpose along her journey and helped her finish her book of poetry and get her first novel ready for edits.

I love how Nkem didn't wait around for someone else to validate her creating, experiences, and poetic voice and self published her work.

We also had a great conversation about her approach to helping other writers, especially women of color, find their voices and tell their stories.

Show Links:

• Poetry and the immediate: A collection of sensed spaces by Nkem Chukwumerije
• Wellspringwords (Nkem's literary and creative enrichment studio)
• Wellspringwords: The Podcast

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