In this week’s episode, Jamie is joined by poet Luke Wright to talk about what it actually means to build a career as a full-time poet.

Luke has been writing and performing poetry for over 25 years, taking his work to theatres, festivals and pubs across the world. He’s created fifteen solo shows, three plays, and published various collections.

Luke opens up about:

🎤 Building a long-term career as a working poet

✍️ His approach to writing

🌍 Finding your voice as a poet

🎭 How he manages his own tours

📱 How poetry is evolving in the digital age

🧠 Learning to embrace both the good and the difficult parts of the job

📚 Touring with the likes of John Cooper Clarke and Martin Nuwell

Luke also shares two poems in this episode, including Later Life Lesson and Gene Pool, and reflects on his latest poetry collection Later Life Letter and his upcoming tour. It was great to have Luke on the show.

🎙️ EP.188 of Just Get A Real Job 🎧

Out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube

🔗 Luke Wright

Later Life Letterhttps://www.lukewright.co.uk/later-life-letter-1

Luke’s website, tour dates & other workhttps://www.lukewright.co.uk/

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