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Exclusive Interview with Bilan Thompson Bilan Thompson is a poet, an outstanding content creator and a wonderful human being. We had the exclusive privilege of Interviewing her.   Question 1 Tell us about your background Bilan: As far as I can remember I have always loved reading, writing, and creative arts. I was the child that would read a chapter book in one day. I would spend my day writing songs and choreographing dances. In my adulthood, I graduated with a degree in Organizational Leadership and another in Liberal Arts and science.  My background experience before starting my brand has always been in education, ministry, and performing arts.     Question 2 How did poetry begin for you Bilan: For me, poetry started the very first time I read a Dr. Suess book. I can remember being a little girl writing my own stories using rhyming words like his.   Question 3 What is your writing process like Bilan: my writing process i...

INTRODUCING ' THE BLACK DIAMOND' Bilan Thompson is an amazing poet and creative with a powerful will, and this all translates in her poetry and other creative ventures. Bilan is a frequent collaborator with International Best selling Poet, Joseph Spencer and in their very first collaboration, which garnered thousands of engagements worldwide; She was Universally dubbed by the alias, 'Black Diamond' for her powerful piece on pride as a person of Black descent. Today Bilan takes us into her world as she discusses the subject ' Come out of the Shell'.   full excerpts from Bilan below: Have you ever witnessed a turtle draw back in its shell? If you were to study a turtle, you would discover that turtles use their shells to protect themselves from danger. Just like the turtle, I can relate to hiding in my own personal shell. I spent most of my life shy, petrified and frozen, scared. Not wanting to be seen. Fear is something I always struggled with being a...

ENTERING INTO LAURA'S WORLD Laura is a special poet with an amazing message which she translates through her poetry. Her recent collaboration and feature with International Best Selling Poet, Joseph Spencer has generated so much buzz around her art and hence her unique alias, ' The Phoenix'  Please sit back as we take a deep dive into how poetry all started for Laura and her journey so far  Laura: Writing has been this secret Love of mine since I was a teenager. But I was'nt old enough to understand why I would keep being drawn back to the pages. I have had Anorexia since I was 14, way more than half my life and so long that I struggle to remember who I was without it.  One day I picked up a pen, one of the support workers had suggested writing a diary, I soon got bored of that but found myself writing poems instead. Poems upon poems started falling like a Literary waterfall from my pen to paper. After feeling such hate for myself and not underst...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ESTHER ADU- OFORI, INTERNATIONAL WRITER! Esther Adu- Ofori is an International writer and poet. She is a Ghanaian by birth but her forays in the world stage has confirmed her status as a 'Global Citizen'. We take a deep dive into her world on this exclusive interview. ESTHER: My name is Esther Adu-Ofori,a natural-born-Ghanaian author, who was born in the lovely month of June, and the second child of Mr and Mrs Adu-Ofori. I studied marketing management at the tertiary institution, and had the opportunity of working with reputable companies as, a marketing executive, customer service representative, personal assistant, office administrator, travel agent and a marketing representative  for children’s books. I love to hang out at serene places and I absolutely  adore the elegance  and beauty of words! How did poetry all begin for you. ESTHER: Poetry came to me naturally.However,I begun writing poetry actively, after a friend  convince...

Rosie, The Poet and Creative par Excellence Rosie has been such an impactful poet and her themes range from Philosophy to Love and other very important subject matters.  Rosie speaks to us about the journey so far in the interesting excerpts below Rosie profile 'I’m an accidental writer; I never knew I could write until I opened this account. I used to be an avid reader, often lost in the pages of countless books, allowing my imagination to carry me to places only dreams could reach. I have a penchant for positivity and avoid dwelling on negative matters, which is why I steer clear of the news; my empathetic soul can’t bear the weight of fear and loathing. When I’m hurt, I tend to go silent. I have a very sensitive soul. Loyalty is paramount to me, and I’m unwaveringly committed to friendships. I set high standards because when I call someone my friend, I give my all, and if that’s not enough, I see no reason for anything less. My words are my truth, and few...

THUNDER BY RENARIA.B ON THE RISE! Its been more than a month since Renaria.B released her masterpiece memoir, titled 'Thunder' and the plaudits and recognitions keep coming.  According to Samson Victor of the Nigerian Times, ' Thunder is a generational memoir with Life lessons and something for everybody. Renaria does an amazing job exposing the unspoken truths and challenges women face, especially when it comes to sexual assault and she marries her story with Universal elements like perseverance and Love! A must read '. Thunder topped the Amazon New Releases list for an extended period of time and made multiple bestsellers list on Amazon. The whole excitement around Thunder is a welcome development as finally, Renaissance writers like Renaria.B, who put the hardwork in are finally getting their due. Thunder is still available on Amazon.com and the paperback is also available.  Grab a copy if you are yet to do so!