HOW TO KEEP RUNNIN' AT THE OPEN MIC

Nols sits down on a rainy February day with Jake Nathan a poet and artist, from East London. They talk about mental health, masculinity, social justice and being working class in England.The show explores how Jake went from hip hop to open mic and the challenges of open mic burn out.Jake is a multiple-time poetry slam winner and grand poetry slam champion. Based in Essex, he performs his poetry and teaches workshops across the country.Jake has featured at the Faversham Literary Festival, Essex Writers’ House Festival, Margate Bookie Festival and the Medway River Lit Festival. His poems have been featured on BBC Radio and various podcasts. His page poetry has been published by Anti-Heroin Chic, Thanet Writers and elsewhere.A Life in the Day of Nathan Jake (Incomplete) is the debut pamphlet from Jake . Combining two of his passions, the pamphlet is composed of poems written to the titles of hip-hop songs. A Life in the Day of Nathan Jake (Incomplete)Nols and Jake make poems with prompts from Kestral Gaia.Keep this podcast runnin' on the patreonwww.patreon.com/makepoetryweirdagain