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By: Darby Hudson

Darby Hudson talks about poetry, the 'creative process', cats, alchemy and life.My book that essences all the best bits from my podcast:Um: Things I've Learned About Creativity And Poetry

I've got an inner waggy pissed off cat's tail and an outer waggy happy dog's tail
#81
Last Thursday at 10:00 PM

I've writen and recorded a lot of cynical videos over the past 6 months. Perhaps it's time to mix it up (soonish)..

My new book: WORKING NINE LIVES

WORKING NINE LIVES

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Balancing Sensible Self and Crazy Self (to pay bills and make art)
#80
04/11/2024

I struggled for years trying to find the balance going to work and pretending to be sensible then getting home to get insane to make interesting things.

My new book: WORKING NINE LIVES

WORKING NINE LIVES

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Your old ideas that never found an audience are the most important
#79
04/04/2024

It's something I've been rambling about recently, but it took 30 years to find an audience and none of the stuff I made over this time without an audience has gone to waste.

My new book: WORKING NINE LIVES

WORKING NINE LIVES

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Unexplained happiness
#78
03/28/2024

Sometimes I'll be out somewhere, and for no reason at all, unexplained and unexpected happiness moves through me.

My new book: WORKING NINE LIVES

WORKING NINE LIVES

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I know who I am and after all these years there's a victory in that
#77
03/21/2024

This title is after a quote from True Detective season one by Nic Pizzolatto.

YouTube clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Taf4P1uXR6Q

This ep I crap on about art being a weird way of connecting, turning strangeness into magic.

My new book: WORKING NINE LIVES

WORKING NINE LIVES

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The duty to make art in a shit culture
#76
03/14/2024

Here I crap on about traditional gatekeepers and our inner gatekeeper. And Trojan horsing/subversive social commentary through different avenues.

My new book: WORKING NINE LIVES

WORKING NINE LIVES

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Memes and culture
#75
03/07/2024

Just a little thought on memes and how they shape thinking. I am no academic or sociological expert. Entertainment purposes only 😂

My new book: WORKING NINE LIVES

WORKING NINE LIVES

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Thinking out loud has changed the way I write
#74
03/01/2024

Thinking aloud helped massively this last year, mainly thanks to making this podcast! I never thought I'd enjoy it. I never know what I'm thinking untiil it tumbles outta my mouth, threads back through my ears and then written with the hand.

My new book: WORKING NINE LIVES

WORKING NINE LIVES

My books and prints:

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Writing in 'beginner mode' and poetry as a baseline to find one's voice
#73
02/22/2024

I have to constantly trick my brain back into beginner mode. As soon as I think I'm an 'expert' on a particular way of writing, my writing is dead on the page.

My new book: WORKING NINE LIVES

WORKING NINE LIVES

My books and prints:

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A little about writing me new book, WORKING NINE LIVES
#72
02/15/2024

This week I read a few poems from my book and talk about a quote from Cormac McCarthy that was in the back of my mind while I wrote it.

My new book: WORKING NINE LIVES

WORKING NINE LIVES

My books and prints:

Books and prints

Find me:

My free eBook of poemsInstagramTikTokYouTube