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My guest today is poet, Eli Horan. She has an amazing way of taking her fears, pain and struggles and transforms them into works of powerful creativity. Her writing is about overcoming rage, anger, shame and self-pity. There's a very vulnerable beauty in her poems. I'm struck by the strength she gains from putting her fragility on the page.Eli's writing is close to the skin. She has found a way to find her truth through writing, through embracing her past and her present and through all she's experienced, find hope in her life.Eli has already published 3 collections of poetry: Bad Mommy Stay Mommy, Odd List Odd House Odd Me, and Was It R*pe.Her next book, Self Portrait, inspired by the art and life of Frida Kahlo, is due to be released by Cephalo Press on 30-September.Eli and I talk through some very tough subjects in our conversation today. If you are triggered by sexual trauma, suicide or depression please go into this podcast prepared to hear Eli talk about her experiences with pain and the loss of joy throughout the podcast.Here are some places you can reach out to if you need to talk to someone about what's going on with you:USA: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/Australia: https://www.beyondblue.org.auIreland: https://suicideprevention.ie/UK: https://papyrus-uk.org/A big thank you to Isabelle Kenyon from Fly on the Wall Press for connecting Eli and me. I'm very grateful.You can connect with Eli here:https://www.ehoranpoet.com/https://www.facebook.com/ehoranpoethttps://twitter.com/ehoranpoethttps://www.instagram.com/ehoranpoet/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtngb3-46X0wB-_1wePD0dABe well everyone. Take care,ken