53 min
The Read-Write-Read-Write Method Man: Hiram Sims and The Sims Library of Poetry Inspiration Practice
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In this episode, I speak with friend, mentor, colleague and poet, Hiram Sims, an unstoppable force who brings poetry to all the diverse corners of Los Angeles --- and the World. The episode was recorded live at Sims's latest, greatest bricks-and-mortar enterprise --- The Sims Library of Poetry! Soon, I predict that this town will come to be known as: "Sims City."
Born and raised in and around Los Angeles, Sims is a poet, essayist and Creative Writing Professor teaching with The Community Literature Initiative. He graduated from University of Southern California and received a B.A. in English: Creative Writing, and a Masters of Professional Writing in Poetry.
In addition to teaching essay writing, creative writing, and literature, He has published three collections of poetry, including Poems of a Young, Troubled Mind (2007), Write or Die: An Anthology of Poetry from the Urban Poet's Workshop (2008), and PHOTOETRY: Poetry and Photography from South Central (2013), and his creative writing textbook, These Pages Speak (2015). He is the co-founder of World Stage Press, and founder of The Sims Library of Poetry, boasting the largest (and still-growing) collection of poetry in Los Angeles. Disclosure: I am a proud 44 Campaign Supporter of this new, bold endeavor --- launched during the pandemic when we all needed poetry more than ever!
A special note of gratitude for our original theme music composed and performed by Cato (Gilmour) @cato_gilmour and Creative Soundscapes.
"Inspiration Practice" was produced by Taller Alturas (Media) by Host-Producer-Editor Derek Denckla. Follow us: @inspiration_practice
We also send our brightest light and our deepest gratitude to all those lovely beings who have either inspired us to create this work or given us the space, the time, or the love to practice, practice, practice. (c) 2021.
In this episode, I speak with friend, mentor, colleague and poet, Hiram Sims, an unstoppable force who brings poetry to all the diverse corners of Los Angeles --- and the World. The episode was recorded live at Sims's latest, greatest bricks-and-mortar enterprise --- The Sims Library of Poetry! Soon, I predict that this town will come to be known as: "Sims City."
Born and raised in and around Los Angeles, Sims is a poet, essayist and Creative Writing Professor teaching with The Community Literature Initiative. He graduated from University of Southern California and received a B.A. in English: Creative Writing, and a Masters of Professional Writing in Poetry.
In addition to teaching essay writing, creative writing, and literature, He has published three collections of poetry, including Poems of a Young, Troubled Mind (2007), Write or Die: An Anthology of Poetry from the Urban Poet's Workshop (2008), and PHOTOETRY: Poetry and Photography from South Central (2013), and his creative writing textbook, These Pages Speak (2015). He is the co-founder of World Stage Press, and founder of The Sims Library of Poetry, boasting the largest (and still-growing) collection of poetry in Los Angeles. Disclosure: I am a proud 44 Campaign Supporter of this new, bold endeavor --- launched during the pandemic when we all needed poetry more than ever!
A special note of gratitude for our original theme music composed and performed by Cato (Gilmour) @cato_gilmour and Creative Soundscapes.
"Inspiration Practice" was produced by Taller Alturas (Media) by Host-Producer-Editor Derek Denckla. Follow us: @inspiration_practice
We also send our brightest light and our deepest gratitude to all those lovely beings who have either inspired us to create this work or given us the space, the time, or the love to practice, practice, practice. (c) 2021.
53 min