Our “Speaking of” series spotlights local creatives sharing their inspiration, influences and experiences. In our continued efforts to expand the series, we’ve added “Speaking of Poetry” to our collection. In this segment, Atlanta’s most prolific wordsmiths discuss the art of evoking emotions with words.
For this edition of “Speaking of Poetry,” we feature poet Justin Patton. Patton describes his style as genuine, honest and personal. “I like to talk about the things that I’m going through in a real way so that it might help people with what they’re going through,” Patton said.
Patton also likes to be as honest as possible because the more he gets it [issues] out when writing, the easier it is to deal with.
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