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David Gilbert is a poet and a writer, who this year published a collection of his work in his pamphlet ‘Elephants {Fragile}’. Beginning with the feeling of being a late learner catching up with poetry’s form and tradition, we explore the types of poetry David has been inspired to write on his journey. Hear about the poetry that got him back into writing, the absolute value of discipline in writing and being with other great poets, the silence in his household that still urges David’s curiosity to mine for stories, the effect of digital media on publishing routes for poetry and his new venture to combine the two loves of his life: mental health and creativity. ‘ELEPHANTS {FRAGILE}’ https://www.cinnamonpress.com/index.php/hikashop-menu-for-categories-listing/product/318-elephants-fragile-david-gilbert DAVID’S RECOMMENDATIONS ‘A Writer’s Book of Days’ by Judy Reeves https://www.amazon.co.uk/Writers-Book-Days-Spirited-Companion/dp/1577319362/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529341284&sr=8-1&keywords=a+writers+book+of+days ‘Being Alive: the sequel to Staying Alive’ http://amzn.eu/3ZrOiep ‘Summer with Monika’ by Roger McGough http://amzn.eu/2ehLxju ‘Little Johnny’s Confession’ by Brian Patten http://amzn.eu/3OZlytk FOLLOW DAVID Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/DGPoet & https://mobile.twitter.com/DavidGilbert43 Blog: https://futurepatientblog.com Creative Loving Spirit is produced by Paul Macauley. You can find out more about this and other things he makes at: www.paulmacauley.net The music in this podcast is taken from 'In Between The Blinks' by Gudjohr, used with kind permission. Check out this excellent album here: gudjohr.bandcamp.com