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Episode - 01 - Justin Million - Poetry for the People!

Have you ever wondered where poetry fits in the modern world?

or

Simply, what are all these poets on about??

Then this invigorating conversation with an old friend--Canadian Poet Justin Million--has answers.

In the inaugural episode of Great Life Work, we delve deep into his Justin Million's unique approach to poetry. His is a confessional, popular, and uproarious style that speaks to the complexity simmering just under the surface of the everyday.

Highlights include:

• Why you should be writing on a typewriter (and not your phone)
• KEYBOARDS! "the most accessible poetry reading in the world"
• Formative High School moments in Justin's poetic development
• The four elements of greatness in poetry
• Why you should (once again) embrace paper (and trash)

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Links:

• Buy Justin Million's Ejecta at APT 9 PRESS (ETSY)
• Billy Collins Live reading (YOUTUBE)
• KEYBOARDS! short film by perfectpencil (YOUTUBE)
• Bird, Buried Press (HOMEPAGE)

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