THE POET GOD

In this unexpected episode and edition of Inside The Mind of a Poet, I've found myself in the hot seat once again but this time it was with WNHHLP 103.5FM's Behind The Brand hosts Ez Blues and Prestige who graciously allowed me to remix their interview with me which you'll experiences here as "Inside: Dissecting Dualities". We ventured into what is often uncomfortable conversation about race, sexuality and religion. We explored both the business and pleasure of podcasting. On a more personal note it was an opportunity to catch up with someone I'd had a connection with years ago who now is host of his own radio show. So sit back and see what happens when two shows and three hosts come together for a journey Behind The Brand!

I use poetry to articulate and investigate the journey of my soul and the challenges of this human experience we are all having. In "Surrender Remember" I use the eagle (the soul) and the snail (our physical body) as a metaphor to illustrate how vastly different things feel to me when experienced spiritually versus physically. It's about what happened when I came to a place with myself when those experiences began to intertwine inextricably. Explaining  further I think of it as when the consciousness of the soul comes into alignment with the physical presence and awareness of the body. They begin to interact more powerfully and more in alignment with each other, where the spiritual and physical experiences are no longer so far away. When the eagle finds its way to the snail and there's a thinning of the veil. What has been happening with me is that the needs and desires of my soul have taken priority. As this spiritual eclipse continues I find myself redefining my humanity. The core purpose of this podcast is to take you on this journey with me, with the hope that you'd find something helpful in your own journey of better understanding both your human and spiritual reality.

I'm so excited about the return of this series. The idea behind "Inside The Mind of a Poet" was to sit back and unpack the poetry along with the events that inspired it. This time around we've tweaked things a bit and I get to sit in the hot seat while producer Calvin takes over as host. So basically he picks a poem that has already been released for your listening pleasure and we dive into everything that went into the making of it. In this episode we did just that with "In My Mother's Shoes" S3 E8 and it was every bit the therapy session I thought it would be. As you listen I hope it's as good for you as it was for me.

For several months I worked at the Georgia 400 Toll Plaza as a cashier before it closed its doors and its lanes on Nov 22nd 2013. The following pieces were all inspired by the various experiences I had with the commuting public while I was there.

In this new season, it's about the conversations that changed me, the truths that saved me, the revelations that guide me that hopefully helps you on your own journey of discovery. 

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This episode is a continuation of the conversation The Board and I were having after a full day of events focused on the subject of lies. If you haven't listened to "Sometimes a lie" start there. In this episode we pick up where we left off and if you thought we couldn't possibly go any deeper, you'd be wrong. So sit back relax or multitask, cause you're in for a thought provoking emotion stirring episode. 

One thing I’ve been driven by in my work over the years as a columnist, poet, and radio show host is my pursuit of the truth. But what happens when you discover that the questions whose answers you’re driven by aren’t so easily answered? What happens when those answers show up with questions of their own? Before I sat down to have this conversation with a few members of the board, I asked them to listen to "Telling Stories" a song by Tracy Chapman, along with a Ted Talk by Nigerian Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie called "The danger of the single story", and lastly we gathered to watch an Amazon Original movie called “The Lie”. All for the purpose this very thought provoking conversation. As Tracy Chapman puts it in"Telling Stories" there is a fiction in space between us and I wanted go into that space to explore what that fiction is all about. The conversation begins here and continues in Episode 11 "Lie To Me" Press play and begin this journey of self discovery.

This episode was inspired by a water cooler conversation I walked into between two coworkers Earley and Nate. Nate was sharing the issues he was navigating in his new relationship and Earley (Featured in this episode's Art) was basically telling him to save his time and energy and break up with her now! His advice was pretty much what he felt he should have done months earlier. Sensing that there was a lot more to Earley's story I jokingly suggested that we talk about it on the podcast and he seriously said yes lets do that soon while its fresh. So here we are unpacking everything that played a part in Earley's broken heart!

I vaguely remember taking the photo featured on this episode's art with my mother. As I look at it I'm reminded of why I'm fascinated with what the mind holds on to and what the spirit presses upon us to reflect. The question I ask myself is "What does it want to teach me?" "what does it want me to go back in time to get?". So I figured what do I have to lose? I think I found something precious in my mother's shoes.

In episode 6 "With Friends Like These"  we explored a ton about what health and toxic friendships look like. In this episode we continue that conversation in our examination of when it's time to move on and let go. If you're looking at your circle of friends and you aren't sure, ask then with this episode What's Your Friendship Credit Score?