Arts
Poet Daniel Cockrill invites Poet, Writer and Mental Health Campaigner Carl Burkitt round his house for a chat. During this chat they explore the visceral space between fact and fiction to reveal certain truths that can’t necessarily be explained by these other fields. They also attempt to answer the Poet Waffle Big Question; Why Is Music Important? Topics covered include: Being a full-time writer, how to find a job, exploring mental health, marketing, changing your relationship with work, sharing your work with your passion, the importance of note books, remembering to write stories, the importance of a girl called Tracy, The Arts Cafe Southampton, being your own worst critic, W B Yeats, the ebb and flow of poetry, Unplugged at the Poetry Cafe, the best man speech, the Poetry Takeaway, Michael Bolger, Tim Clare, Free Poetry, Making your body move, moving and dancing badly, confidence on the dance floor, Riding The Low, music as art, Gina’s biggest regret, Elton John and Slash.