Hey Listener, this week on What Ya Into? First time podcast guest Matt Farley is on the show to talk about poetry. Topics this week include: Our love letter to The Root Cellar and it’s place in Cincinnati brewing history. Arranging your life around being a poet. Getting up at spoken word open mics. Hip hop artists and poetry. The fear of public speaking. Place, gentrification, and biodome neighborhoods. Making art accessible and being alone. The question of Why? Learning from others’ mistakes. Escapism and therapy. Catching fairy dust. How do you know when your poem is done? Putting cheese on your broccoli. Was your nude model in good shape? Being in play instead of competition. The joy of teaching. The urban Appalachian queer experience. Writing for change. Preparing for the future.