Find something real, and build your art around that - Daniel Sluman

We’re back with CM Conversations. And an amazing one to return with. Daniel is a poet, but he brought interest and experience on all types of struggles artists deal with - creative routine, approaching the political from the lens of the personal, and the necessity for vulnerability when we share our work.There will be something in here for every passionate creative, and it’s a great starting point for the new season.As you jump in here, I also wanted to call forward anyone who’s trying to make a real step-change in their practice this summer, and would like some additional support to do so. I’ve just opened up my second intake for Do The Hard Thing - a 30 day challenge where I support artists and creatives to Step towards the harder work they’ve been avoiding with 30 days of guided reflection and direct action.Come join here: https://creativeminds.mykajabi.com/do-the-hard-thingI’ve built on the feedback from the first cohort, and built something more flexible, more long-term in regards the community building, and where the access to the material is completely up to you.Another thing I wanted to say here, was a massive thanks for anyone who read and supported the first collab post I did here earlier this week. I first reached out to Sydney 3 or 4 months ago now, and to push the collaboration all the way to release, then see such warmth and support shown here for the work - really was a blessing.If you haven’t checked that one out, go take a read now. It’s getting great support, and Sydney’s writing really hits on Substack - a great follow. So with all that said, peace, the links to Daniel’s work, which we have the honour of getting a short reading from at the end of this conversation, are below:Daniel Slumen Insta: https://www.instagram.com/danielsluman/Daniel Slumen Publisher: https://ninearchespress.com/publications/poetry-collections/pain-songsAnd yeah, I hope you enjoy this one, go and show him some support from this community.Best,Will ✌️❤️ Get full access to The Creative Minds Newsletter at insidecreativeminds.substack.com/subscribe