Episode Twelve: We get INSPIRED by Lauren Eve

Strictly Sapphic

The utterly lovely oracle of a human Lauren Eve is with us in the Podfort today, and we are deeply in love. Lauren is the first poet we’ve had grace the Podfort, and we jump right into structuring a poetry collection so it has a narrative, putting your heart on the page, and her process of introspection and journaling leading to her poems. We then dig into being a word geek, writing work that inspires others to create art, and how confidence as an artist and person leads to braver and more intimate art. We end up talking about creating art about becoming, the vulnerability and ethics of writing sex and intimacy autobiographically, how life imitates art and art imitates life when it comes to writing sex, and finally, we talk about the process of writing prose. Then, Lauren reads some poems for us before we get into her big threes! This podcast was nothing short of a delight and listening to it again had my (Macon) hands itching to create. Do yourself, and the world, a favor and GET INTO IT - then get into making some art.

Lauren’s Poetry Collections:

• A Graceless & Flourishing Heart
• A Fractured & Luminous Soul

Big Three Albums

• Lungs by Florence and the Machine
• Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful by Paloma Faith
• Light Me Up by The Pretty Reckless

Big Three Books

• Tulip Church by Anne Fine
• The Road Home by Erin Zak
• Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

Also, we will be at ReadOUT Literary Festival in Gulfport, FL from February 16-18, 2024. You can get tickets to attend both in person and online here. It’s going to be such an awesome time and we really hope to see you there!

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