The Ever-Evolving Future of Language, with
James Navé, Co-Founder of Poetry Alive!
Ever think you’d hear anybody singing on a podcast? Well, today’s the day.
From music to poetry, be prepared to be transported to another dimension on today’s show. My brilliant Native Analog guest, James Navé, steals the show with live dramatized poetry. I croak out a Billie Eilish chorus about halfway through the episode.
“We were all poetic friends laughing away the afternoon
Full of honey, wine, and smoky stories of Cuban music weeping from
Old radios falling out of a postcard sky after the neighborhood parties
Ended, and nobody wanted to go home.” – James Nave
James is a skilled master of words, to say the least (the poetry above is his). Honestly, I feel no need to write too much here; you simply need to listen to the episode.
In today’s storied journey, James recalls the tale of his meeting with aspiring young poets, and co-founding The Artist’s Way Creativity Camp with Julia Cameron, whose book “The Artist’s Way” has exploded in popularity for Gen Z’rs recently. Since its publication, over 4 million copies have been sold, mainly due to the catalyst of TikTok in recent months.
We also ponder the questions:
• What is “poetry” to Native Digitals?
• How do we leave a legacy of the written, spoken, and practiced word?
• What is the future of language? (and ha! Should “lol” be a word in the dictionary? Listen for James’ opinion…)
• Are pop icons like Billie Eilish poets? Can modern music be considered poetry?
“The difference in my view of what makes me register a work as art… the artist knows when to stop. The artist knows how much sandpaper to rub over the skin so you notice the little abrasion, so you remember the message, but not so much that your arm gets infected.” – James Nave
What could we as leaders, parents, artists, and business owners learn from the use of our own words? How they shape the world? How they determine the future?
If you want to improve your own writing or look at leaving a legacy of the written word, I HIGHLY suggest you visit the Imaginative Storm Writing Prompt of the Week session. It’s held on Saturdays at 12noon ET and is a community of writers James and fellow writer, Allegra Houston, lead in discovering their voice. www.imaginativestorm.com
About James Nave
Connect with James: www.jamesnave.com
James has presented well over 10,000 shows and workshops as a poet, teacher, and storyteller. He holds an MFA in Poetry from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BA in International Relations from UNCA. His company, The Imaginative Storm for Writers, teaches writers how to write from the Imaginative Storm to the Creative Form. He co-founded The Artist's Way Creativity Camp in partnership with Julia Cameron, author of the perennially bestselling guide to creativity, "The Artist's Way,” and has taught writing, creativity, performance poetry, and public speaking worldwide, from Nouakchott, Mauritania, to Galway, Ireland, Bangkok, Lima, and all across the US. As co-founder of the landmark performance company Poetry Alive!, he memorized over 600 poems and has performed shows and workshops in the United States and International Schools throughout West Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe. In addition, he hosts a weekly radio show, Twice 5 Miles Radio, which airs on WPVMFM-Asheville, NC, KECIFM-Taos, NM. Google Twice 5 Miles-SoundCloud to hear all the show. His latest book of poems, The 100 Days, will be published by 3: A Taos Press in late 2022.
