Poetry, Prostate Cancer, and Preserving Queer Legacy – A Conversation with Mickie Kennedy

Poetry, Prostate Cancer, and Preserving Queer Legacy – A Conversation with Mickie Kennedy

In this deeply moving episode, Rick sits down with poet and cancer survivor Mickie Kennedy to explore how poetry became a tool for healing after prostate and colon cancer. Together, they unpack the power of storytelling, the challenges of queer survival during the AIDS crisis, and the urgency of preserving LGBTQ+ histories. From laughter about fiducials to tearful reflections on family and legacy, this episode invites you to witness resilience, creativity, and the choice to keep living out loud. In this episode you'll
  • Learn how to heal through creative expression
  • Discover ways you can give yourself permission to feel, create, and heal
  • Understand why Queer stories matter and how they can support your own challenging journeys

About Mickie Mickie Kennedy is a gay writer who resides in Baltimore County, Maryland. His work has appeared in POETRY, The Threepenny Review, The Southern Review, The Sun and elsewhere. His chapbook Glandscapes, published by Button Poetry, can be ordered at Glandscapes.com. Connect With Mickie Website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn

Jaksot(300)

257: Rick Clemons – What are you willing to…in 2024

257: Rick Clemons – What are you willing to…in 2024

This is not a New Year's Resolution podcast. It is a come to Jesus podcast with you and yourself. But first, Happy New Year. Now that we have that out of the way, what are you willing to do this comin...

29 Joulu 202316min

256: Kevin Jones – Living Out & Proud In The Corporate Closet

256: Kevin Jones – Living Out & Proud In The Corporate Closet

Being out and proud is one of the most freeing and liberating experiences an LGBTQ person can experience. It can also create anxiety on how out you can be in certain situations - like work! Could you ...

22 Joulu 202346min

255: Adam Fitzgerald – Recovering from Recovery. Another way to sobriety.

255: Adam Fitzgerald – Recovering from Recovery. Another way to sobriety.

Imagine sobriety coming from having more sex? Sounds crazy, right? But there are multiple pathways to becoming sober and staying sober. In his new book, Recovery From Recovery: One gay man’s journey t...

15 Joulu 202342min

254: Dr. Elliot Justin – How to have thriving erections at any age!

254: Dr. Elliot Justin – How to have thriving erections at any age!

Just because you are gay and over 40 doesn't mean your sex life or your erections are dead. However, understanding your nocturnal erections, can lead to better sexual health and greater pleasure in th...

8 Joulu 202342min

253: Tammy Shaklee – Making A Match With Your Dream Man

253: Tammy Shaklee – Making A Match With Your Dream Man

You're a guy over 40 and Mr. Man still is elusive. You've tried online dating, hooking-up, going to the bars, and putting yourself out there and you still are single and about ready to give up on bein...

1 Joulu 202344min

252: Rick Clemons – Avoiding The Hurry Scurry Holiday Syndrome

252: Rick Clemons – Avoiding The Hurry Scurry Holiday Syndrome

Here it is guys...the holiday season. No better time to lose our minds and think we have to do everything. But what if we didn't. What if we did what we wanted to do, instead of what everyone else exp...

24 Marras 20238min

251: Warren Augustin – Transforming Into Yourself & Letting Go

251: Warren Augustin – Transforming Into Yourself & Letting Go

Have you ever found yourself wishing you could make yourself a priority instead of making everyone else the focus of your life. Or maybe you just can't find the way to give yourself unconditional love...

17 Marras 202338min

250: Elliott Kronenfeld – Navigating Gay Empty Nester Syndrome

250: Elliott Kronenfeld – Navigating Gay Empty Nester Syndrome

You come into your gay life and for some, being a parent is dream. Or maybe you have kids from a previous heterosexual relationship and then your gay life brings a whole new dimension to the situation...

10 Marras 202348min

Suosittua kategoriassa Yhteiskunta

olipa-kerran-otsikko
siita-on-vaikea-puhua
kaksi-aitia
gogin-ja-janin-maailmanhistoria
i-dont-like-mondays
poks
kolme-kaannekohtaa
antin-palautepalvelu
sita
aikalisa
yopuolen-tarinoita-2
mamma-mia
rss-murhan-anatomia
lahko
rss-nikotellen
terapeuttiville-qa
loukussa
meidan-pitais-puhua
rss-palmujen-varjoissa
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2