ep. 342 - Luigi Coppola

Luigi Coppola has appeared in multiple issues of Rattle and the Ekphrastic Challenge. He is a teacher, poet, DIY music producer and multimedia artist (recording and performing as The Only Emperor), first-generation immigrant and avid rum and coke drinker. A graduate of the Warwick University Creative writing programme, he is Bridport Prize shortlisted, Ledbury and National Poetry Competition longlisted, has been included in the Poetry Archive Worldview winner’s list. He has performed poetry and music across the UK, including at the Poetry & Words tent at Glastonbury, literature festivals in Brighton, Coventry and London, and numerous events, slams and open mics. In 2022 he collaborated with the American singer Kyla Gabka on her debut album Waiting for Autumn. His most recent book, Even God Gets Distracted Sometimes, combines his poems with visual art by Mark Shuttleworth. Find more here: https://linktr.ee/PoetryPreacher As always, we'll also include the live Prompt Lines for responses to our weekly prompt. Submit your poems through Submittable by midnight Sunday for a chance to be invited: https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/269309/rattlecast-prompt-poems-online For links to all the past episodes, visit: https://www.rattle.com/page/rattlecast/ This Week’s Prompt: Consider your most controversial opinions and boldly write a poem about at least one without apologizing for the stance. Include a fresh metaphor. Next Week’s Prompt: Write an after poem to one of the Rattle Poetry Prize finalist poems. Make sure not to take the magic from the source poem. Instead, create your own transformation! The Rattlecast livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, then becomes an audio podcast. Find it on iTunes, Spotify, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.