Summary: <p>Albert Flynn DeSilver began his professional career as a photographer but was blown away by poetry during a reading in San Francisco. From that moment on, he dedicated his efforts to writing poetry, and funneling his passions into that art helped him recover from trauma he dealt with from a past that included substance abuse and strained family dynamics. Take a listen and learn how your passions can help you achieve healing in your life!</p> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p><a href="https://www.skillshare.com/">Skillshare </a>is giving my listeners a month of unlimited access — absolutely FREE! Go to<a href="https://www.skillshare.com/join/premium?coupon=create&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=create"> www.skillshare.com/create</a> to redeem your free month.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hostgator.com/creative">Hostgator</a> hosts your website. As you have heard on the show, you can get a 30% discount on the hosting of your next creative or business project’s website hosting by clicking <a href="http://www.hostgator.com/creative">here</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.designcrowd.com/creative">DesignCrowd</a> gives you access to a creative team of more than 550,000 logo, web, and graphic designers at a price that is accessible to anyone. For up to $100 off your first design project, click<a href="http://www.designcrowd.com/creative"> here</a> and use the promo code CREATIVE.</p> <p><em>Albert Flynn DeSilver is an American poet, memoirist, novelist, meditation teacher, speaker, and workshop leader. He has a BFA in photography from the University of Colorado and an MFA in New Genres from the San Francisco Art Institute. Albert served as Marin County California’s very first Poet Laureate from 2008-2010. His work has appeared in more than one hundred literary journals worldwide including ZYZZYVA, New American Writing, Hanging Loose, Jubilat, Exquisite Corpse, Jacket (Australia), Poetry Kanto (Japan), Van Gogh’s Ear (France), and many others.</em></p>
