Blindness & Poetry

Joeita speaks with Dominic Roberts, author of a new book of poetry "Blinded by the Write: Poems from a Twisted Mind" in which he discusses his vision loss journey.

Highlights:

• The Emotional Landscape of Blindness - Opening Remarks (00:00)
• Introduction – The Pulse Home Studio (01:14)
• Introducing Dominic Roberts, Poet and Author of “Blinded by the Write: Poems from a Twisted Mind” (4:22)
• Writing Process (06:30)
• Fantasy Side (6:58)
• Making Peace with Vision Loss through Poetry (08:04)
• “Eyes Tell Lies” (09:23)
• Prominence of Nature in Poetic and Vision Loss Journey’s (13:03)
• Other People’s Poetry (14:15)
• From a Poem to a Book (14:46)
• Nature’s Own Disco (15:32)
• Paradise Lost, Inspiration & the Milking Process (16:53)
• Deciding to Write & Publish a Book (18:09)
• “Blind is Beautiful” (20:40)
• Is Blindness Something to be Overcome? (24:16)
• Find More from Dominic Roberts (25:00)
• Show Close (26:11)

Links:

Blinded by the Write: Poems from a Twisted Mind (Amazon Canada, GoodReads)

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