Poetic Beings with Will Small

Kristy Fox is one of the three women behind She the Change (formerly known as Circle Movement).

Her bio puts it this way: "Speaker + serial creative + co-founder of the global women's movement- Circle Movement, Kristy has earned her stripes working with + motivating women. With over 20 years experience in the youth, community and not-for profit sector.

Kristy's been described as a visionary go-getter. When she speaks, people lean forward, eager to make a difference in their world."

I completely agree with every one of these words. Kristy is an amazingly inspiring human, and it was an absolute joy to dig a little deeper into her story and the movement she has helped to create.

Plus I wrote my first ever poem featuring an emoji.

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Phill Pallas is a social work lecturer and PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle.

He's currently doing research on the 'entanglements' between non-Indigenous social work programs in Indigenous community contexts. Phill shared with me his personal backstory that led him to this work, and more significantly the relationships and community he is now deeply embedded in. It's a powerful story that has impacted me personally along with many others.

Honestly, Phill is one of my favourite people on earth. It was a pleasure to interview him for this project and then write a poem about his story.

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Anne-Marie Heath is the director of The Art House, a beautiful theatre in Wyong committed to developing the capacity of the Central Coast in the area of arts and culture.

She is also a visionary and I have always loved hearing her speak about the future she sees for this place she has found herself.

We sat in the green room at The Arts House and Anne-Marie shared her story with me. We spoke about travel, leadership and the power of the arts. Then I wrote a poem about Anne-Marie.

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Olivia Wolfe is a writer, spoken word poet and all-round incredible human.

I met her last year in a project I ran called 'The Street Poets' and was blown away by her beautiful style of writing and clear fire for using her voice for justice. 🔥

I have no doubt she's going to use that voice and passion to do big things in the world. People will probably dig out this interview in the future and marvel at the depth of her reflections, even in the early stages of the journey.

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Louise Sawilejskij is a pretty incredible human. With amazing dreads and a huge heart, she's the kind of person who works behind the scenes to make things happen that we often take for granted. She's the founder of Nala Music Management, and shared with me some of her story leading to where she is today.

We spoke about the music industry, mental health and self care. And afterwards, I wrote a poem about Lou.

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Ben and his partner Tiana are the creative geniuses behind The Savoy, Long Jetty. It's a 1950's cinema that they refurbished and turned into a buzzing bar and cultural venue, launched around one year ago.

Ben shared with me the story of bringing it back to life, as well as how his own experiences led him to take on such a substantial project.

Afterwards I wrote a poem trying to capture the story of both Ben Pearce and The Savoy. You can hear it at the end of the episode.

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Imagine if Humans of New York walked into a Poetry Slam.

My name is Will Small. I use poetry to capture snapshots of what it means to be human. There's no better inspiration for this than real life humans in their natural habitat. I've been having conversations with all kinds of beautiful passionate, interesting humans. Uni students. Business owners. Teachers. Artists. Activists. In each of these conversations a poem is hiding. I'm going to find it and write it. And I'm inviting you to come along for the ride and hear the conversations that spark my creative process.

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Check out my other work at willsmall.com.au or leadbystory.com.au