The Season 6 finale of The SmartDumb Podcast.

Ms. M&M, the runner up of the inaugural Word Rehab poetry competition by Self-Determined Recovery, talks about her short but impactful two-year journey.

Long story short, she has a podcast and writing workshops coming soon, and I will be taking notes.

On Thursday, November 21st, I had the honor and pleasure to share the stage with other poets in a competition for Self-Determined Awareness. This is my recap of the event.

IG handles

Artists: @javonrustin, @poetry4mydreams, @_itspositive, @jazmintheproblem, @tp__thepoet, @incredibletut, @lj_the_angel, @blackroot1

Organization: @selfdeterminedrecovery

Curator: @klovethepoet

Second time doing this, I break down some of the meanings and influences behind a well-received poem. It was not originally titled, so I just go by the first line: "I Can No Longer Afford To Play."

I sat down with Blake, an author that I found via Threads. She was looking to be on a podcast, I was looking for guests, and here we are!

IG: @blake_gabrielle_

TikTok: @blake_books

I sit down with Uwana and we talk about...we discuss...aye listen, just know, we talk. Surely something is going to resonate.

Had a conversation with AMikeAPhone, a poet, father, and dope Black man. We got real comfortable in our conversations about life from artistry to men's mental health to being a Black man in America.

The road to Atlanta and then Cabo was met with....delays.

Tune in to see how Delta, American Airlines, and Microsoft failed me. And who is CrowdStrike??

I sit down with multi-faceted author Dylan. We have conversation about life from a supportive upbringing to mental and physical health; motivation and finding purpose; dealing with a non-traditional situation; and the importance of arts.

Timestamps:

6:43 "I'm here to honor an oddity."

7:57 "...reverence to a rarity."

8:56 "She was willing to..."

10:17 "And it's Heaven sent..."

11:50 "So please don't confuse..."

13:24 "And that body..."

17:38 "So what we got?"

20:34 "And we're so right..."

21:30 "So forgive me if I..."

26:14 "And I'm appreciating value."

27:41 "...boring digging and granite..."

29:39 "This isn't your immediate expectation..."

30:55 "You're able to control..."

35:07 "Please don't (think I) get..."

40:00 "Cause when you write something down..."

42:08 "See left and up is..."

44:23 "But you already knew that.

46:12 "So forgive my zeal..."

47:54 "...those speak louder than words..."

49:52 "I lyrically love on..."

50:30 "And she likes to rewind..."

Season 6's first interview is with Goddess Nekhbet. We speak on her