Mark McGuinness on Poetry and Putting the Writing First

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 108 /</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Mark McGuinness joins us this week to talk about poetry and it’s a fascinating discussion. We chat about the multiple ways to experience poetry as well as how writing first thing in the day has been a key to Mark’s success.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Show notes:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why you sometimes have to get out of the way and let the poem or prose come through</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why it’s much better not to treat marketing as something separate from the creation process</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How a “mistake” led Mark to an unexpected career path</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Mark’s poetry podcast,</span> <a href= "https://amouthfulofair.fm/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Mouth Full of Air</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, where each episode focuses on one poem and the inspiration and writing process behind it</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How poets bring their poetry into physical world, including his  collaboration with a sculptor to produce</span> <a href= "http://www.sheenadevitt.com/gallery"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">concrete poetry</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A common mistake poets and writers often make </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why writing first is a key to his success  </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/304647074240099/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">WIKT Facebook group</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 40