Stay Committed to Your Lifelong Poetic Vibe with performance poet Galye Danley

James Navé here welcoming spoken word poet Gayle Danley ( www.gayledanleypoet.com )to the Twice 5 Miles Microphone and to this show titled Stay Committed to Your Life Long Poetic Vibe. What does staying committed to your lifelong poetic vibe mean? Well, it means that once you take up poetry, you keep it up for your entire life. Indeed, I've heard more than one tale of a poet on the deathbed attempting to write the last poem. Indeed, Gayle Danley is one of those poets who plans to die while writing poetry. How do I know this? Well, Gayle states that she plans to live beyond 90. So, why would one assume anything other than Gayle's last words will be, "hand me a pen and a piece of paper. She might even say while she's writing, "stay committed to your lifelong poetic vibe," For now, Gayle has miles to go before that day comes. Gail is one of the pioneers of the spoken word poetry movement in America, permeating all aspects of our culture. If you have doubts, consider Amanda Gorman, who spoke at Joe Biden's inaugural ceremony. I don't know Ms. Gorman, but I'll bet if you had a chance to ask her what influences allowed you to become such a mighty woman of the word? How could she not credit the legendary poets who came before her, like Gayle Danley? You may be interested to know that Gayle's range includes an educational component she developed over the years, providing live in-person Poetry classes and a robust online presence. In this conversation, Gail and I talk about the early days in the Poetry Slam, how much fun we have writing poetry, and talk about how it's done, and we talk about the entrepreneurial aspects of trying to make a living as s poet. Enjoy the show.