The Craft And Business Of Poetry With Rishi Dastidar

How do you turn an idea into a poem? What are the publishing options for poets, and how does marketing work? Rishi Dastidar talks about his life in poetry and provides tips for taking your creative work further.

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Rishi Dastidar is a poet, journalist, copywriter, and brand strategist, as well as the editor of The Craft: A Guide to Making Poetry Happen in the 21st Century, and co-editor of Too Young, Too Loud, Too Different: Poems from Malika's Poetry Kitchen.

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Show Notes

* How sound, images and word phrases affect Rishi’s poetry* Tips and tools for capturing ideas* Can we trust our subconscious to provide us with ideas?* How to deal with dry creative periods* The traditional publishing process for poetry* The performance side of being a poet* Pivoting to performing online during the pandemic* The benefits of writers’ collectives

You can find Rishi Dastidar's books at online bookstores and on Twitter @betarish

Transcript of Interview with Rishi Dastidar

Joanna: Rishi Dastidar is a poet, journalist, copywriter, and brand strategist, as well as the editor of ‘The Craft: A Guide to Making Poetry Happen in the 21st Century,' and co-editor of ‘Too Young, Too Loud, Too Different: Poems from Malika's Poetry Kitchen.'

We also both went to Mansfield College, at the University of Oxford back in the '90s. So it's been a while. Welcome to the show, Rishi.

Rishi: Hi. Good to see you. And, yes, it hasn't been a while. We're not going to dwell on how many years precisely, I hope.

Joanna: I know, it seems crazy. And it's funny because I always ask, my first question is tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. I still want to know that, but it's funny because I feel like I know you from a snapshot in time. And of course, things have moved on for both of us.