Welcome to Homestyle, a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. Two best friends — Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham — host, sharing their hobbies and ideas for family fun. 

We welcome Alex Johnson, or Poetic Soul, a spoken word poet from Lafayette making an impact on her community through poetry, painting and teaching.

In this episode you'll hear:

-Alex takes us through her journey to spoken word poetry and how it has helped her in different parts of her life;

-her Eyes of the Sun project with youth in juvenile detention that led to a collaborative poem and two local mural installations;

-a book of poetry to be released in December that readers can interact with;

-and about life as a teaching artist.

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