Creativity in a Pandemic

08/08/20 • 56 min

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York Campbell from Poetic Earthlings talks with CAP

York Campbell with Poetic Earthlings Podcast has been creating his own audio drama tinged with SciFi and Psychology for years. Dave Jackson from Podcast Rodeo has praised the production value. I discovered Poetic Earthlings through twitter when York reached out to me and let me know he appreciated KDOI Podcasting ( my previous show) and now he has made the transition listening to Create Art Podcast. York uses poetry and storytelling to create one of the most immersive soundscapes in audio drama. Enjoy this episode and share it with a friend.

Topics Discussed

How to keep Creativity Fresh in a Pandemic
Description and goals of Poetic Earthlings
Writing for a Podcast vs writing for pleasure
How Podcasting influenced his writing style
How Art impacts his job
What is next for Season 2

Create Art Podcast Mission

Welcome friend to Create Art Podcast. Our goal is to help you create more than you consume. We have interviews, conversations, commentary, and projects to energize your creative side. You can create art, let my over 20 years of art experience in various fields help you break loose from the internal critic that plagues us all.

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Quick Overview of today's episode

Discussion with York Campbell of Poetic Earthlings Podcast on how to maintain your creativity through a Pandemic. Be encouraged to continue your discipline.

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York Campbell from Poetic Earthlings talks with CAP

Topics Discussed

How to keep Creativity Fresh in a Pandemic
Description and goals of Poetic Earthlings
Writing for a Podcast vs writing for pleasure
How Podcasting influenced his writing style
How Art impacts his job
What is next for Season 2

Create Art Podcast Mission

Need some inspiration?

Quick Overview of today's episode

Discussion with York Campbell of Poetic Earthlings Podcast on how to maintain your creativity through a Pandemic. Be encouraged to continue your discipline.

Previous Episode

Using Storytelling to Improve your Artistic Practice

Welcome friends to Create Art Podcast, today's topic is Storytelling and how to use it to improve your artistic practice. Being able to tell a story is the kernel of all artistic practices. We want to convey an idea or an image to our audiences and be able to truly reach them and impact their lives. To do this we must be able to tell a good story. Todays episode is broken down like this :

Ways to incorporate Storytelling into your art
Two Stories by your head instigator
Important items that need to be in any story

How can we incorporate storytelling into our artistic practice?

Use a journal to note the initial inspiration and the journey
Interview your favorite artists or teacher ( if alive) and ask about the story behind their creations
Study your favorite artist ( if not alive or "unreachable"), see if they have a biography or review interviews they have given where they discuss their works journey and find these elements in their work
Try another form of art and tell a story through that new form
Join up with a local storytelling group and practice telling stories

I recently have been trying StreamYard to tell my stories on FaceBook and Instagram. The first story I am presenting is my first time seeing the movie Rocky. This was inspired by a good podcasting friend of mine Lance Anderson from Verge of The Dude Podcast. The second story was inspired by the local storyteller's meetup that I attend monthly. During Valentine's day in 2020, we met up at a local gallery, took a piece of art that reminded us about a story we had and connected the two in the story. It is by practicing and presenting these stories that we get better at incorporating stories in our work.

Good storytelling has elements that need to be in place. Reviewing the article titled "A Refresher on Storytelling 101" by JD Schaum in The Harvard Business Review he reminds us of these elements.

Parachute in, don’t preamble
Choose first and final words carefully
Follow the “Goldilocks” theory of details
Focus your delivery on “one person with one thought
Consider the power of poetry
Use silence for impact and emphasis
Know your AIM

Next Episode

Discussion of Political/Protest Art

Christopher Sims discusses his journey from rapper to activist

Christopher "Universoulove" Sims talks with CAP about his journey from being inspired by the first and second generation of rappers, his approach to performance poetry vs slam poetry to the last 5 years of political performance poetry.

Topics Discussed

Christopher's initial inspiration
Time with Poetic Justice League of America
Influence of Saul Williams on his work and performance
Performance Poetry vs Slam Poetry
5 Years of writing political pieces
Next projects, books, possible Poet Laureate appointment

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Overview of Today's Episode

Discussion with Christopher Sims on how he became an activist through poetry. Find out how you can also use your discipline to create political/protest art.

Create Art Podcast Misson