Dara Kalima, the Community Poet, chats with Phillip Giambri (aka The Ancient Mariner) on behalf of the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. He shares with Dara the impact he’s had on the neighborhood and the changes he’s seen through the years. They then find they both worked as theater technicians though Phillip’s story is so much more compelling. Phillip also goes on to share his wisdom on performance best practices, you will want to listen in to learn from him. It was an honor to interview this brilliant storyteller and neighborhood advocate!

Find out more about Phillip by following any of the links below and while we wait for his next book to be released be sure to get his other books:

https://www.amazon.com/Phillip-Giambri/e/B01ACGQ7HQ/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk

https://www.facebook.com/AncientMarinerTales

https://www.youtube.com/c/PhillipGiambri

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Theme song "Summer Feel" by Alexandra aka Alex. Follow her at @Lex1productions on Instagram or Lex1productions.com

Dara Kalima, the Community Poet, chats with Hattress Barbour, III about his experience as a Black father. He shares what it means to him to be part of this community and what he wants others to know is beautiful about it. He also gets a bit vulnerable in talking about balancing his poetry career in relation to his parenting duties and he then discusses his own relationship with his late father. You do not want to miss learning more about this dynamic father and poet. The conversation is full of silly but also gets real. 

Find out more about Hattress by following any of the links below and while we wait for his next book to be released be sure to get his debut book:

https://iamhattress.myshopify.com

https://www.instagram.com/iam_hattress

https://linktr.ee/Iamhattress

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Theme song "Summer Feel" by Alexandra aka Alex. Follow her at @Lex1productions on Instagram or Lex1productions.com