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Have you ever thought to yourself I think I could be a poet? Today's guest, Stuart Barnes is an acclaimed Australian poet who reveals the trials and tribulations of becoming a published poet! Stuart opens up about how he found his openly queer male poetic voice, biographical elements in his poems, the ethics of Grindr, and thinking beyond human speech. Stuart even indulges us all in a reading of his poems "Moby Dick; or The Whale" and "Sex & Drugs & Goth Rock & Synth-pop & Hip-hop & New Wave & Funk/Soul Ghazal" from his new poetry book "Like to the Lark."

Get your hands on Stuart's poetry collections "Like to the Lark" and "Glasshouses" here: https://stuartabarnes.com/

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