A spoken word poem is a piece of poetry that demands to be said out loud. The thoughts and sentiments are there to share and impact on others through the words delivered.
I recently explored writing and performing some pieces, having been inspired by artists like Sarah Kay and Lin-Manuel Miranda. I challenged myself to write three pieces around different things I was feeling, learn them and record them.
People Say was my first piece that I wrote in 20 mins having watched Hamilton for the first time, I was inspired to speak my mind and it just poured out.
Call me daddy reflects on my relationship with my son and Breathe is some advice on how to get through those overwhealming times.
The confidence and response from those experiements led me to deliberatly lend my voice to sometihng I care about and the Squiggly Careers piece was born.
Please let me know what you think about these pieces, your thoughts really help me shape future pieces.
Careers, as we know them are changing, the conventional ladder to the top is being broken and AmazingIf are making careers better for everyone.
Having had my own squiggly moment and being an advocate for #squigglycareers, I wrote this piece to encourage others to pro-actively consider their choices when thinking about their options and to check out the amazing work of AmazingIf.
People Say: In a world where the impositions of others shift and mould our lives, this piece talks about the importance of being you, focusing on the present, and not listening to what other people have to say.
Being overwhelmed and feeling like you're in a never-ending fight against time can make it really hard to be at your best. This piece reflects a perspective that everything you are right now is exactly what you're meant to be and to keep going, to breathe, and to make a plan.
Inspired by quotes from the great leaders, inspirers of our time, Oprah, Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Jay Shetty, Sadhguru, this piece shines the light inwards, revealing that everything we are and can be is down to us.
A piece I wrote on Father's day 2021 reflecting on the conversations I have with my son about how I want him to call me daddy and not grow up too quickly.