FearlessINK

FearlessINK

por Archuleta A. Chisolm
Temporada 5
Start Where It’s Messy — Drafting Without Permission
In the first episode of the May mini-masterclass series, We're breaking down the drafting process and why most writers struggle to begin. Learn how to separate drafting from editing, lower the pressure to start, and build a consistent writing habit. 🎧 Listen now — your first draft doesn’t need to be good. It just needs to exist. From The Inkwell: The Writer's Studio 🔗 Website: https://writerstudio.com Writing Workshops 🔗 Website: https://writingworkshops.com Visit me on all social platforms at @archuletawrites and at www.archuletachisolm.com
The Personal Is the Poem
In this third episode of the National Poetry Month series, we explore how personal storytelling becomes cultural power through poetry. Inspired by poets like Audre Lorde and Lucille Clifton, this episode invites writers to examine vulnerability, identity, and truth as creative forces. Listeners are encouraged to write something personal—not for performance, but for clarity. In The Inkwell: Button Poetry — https://buttonpoetry.com The Poetry Project — https://poetryproject.org 🎧 Listen now — your story is part of the language. Visit me on socials at @archuletawrites and at www.archuletachisolm.com
The Poet as Witness: Writing Through the Movement
In this second episode of the National Poetry Month series, we explore the role of Black poets as witnesses to social and political transformation. From the Civil Rights Movement to today, poetry has served as a powerful tool for documenting history and inspiring change. In The Inkwell: Furious Flower Poetry Center — https://www.jmu.edu/furiousflower/index.shtml Split This Rock — https://www.splitthisrock.org Poems Mentioned in this episode: “Riot” by Gwendolyn Brooks “a poem for my brothers” by Sonia Sanchez “SOS” by Amiri Baraka 🎧 Write a poem responding to something happening right now. Let it serve as a record of your presence in this moment. Visit me on all social platforms at @archuletawrites and at www.archuletachisolm.com
When Poetry Told the Truth First
In this opening episode of the National Poetry Month series, We' explore how poetry has historically been one of the first spaces where truth is expressed—especially for Black writers navigating systems that resisted their voices. From the Harlem Renaissance to today, this episode invites you to reflect on what it means to write honestly before the world is ready to receive it. In The Inkwell: Academy of American Poets — National Poetry Month https://poets.org Poetry Foundation resources and events https://www.poetryfoundation.org Cave Canem Black poetry community https://cavecanempoets.org 🎧 Listen now — sometimes the truth shows up in poetry first.
Ownership: Who Profits From Your Voice?
This episode examines creative ownership and the economic realities behind writing and creative labor. From underpricing to intellectual credit, We explore how writers can begin to think more strategically about their work, and reflect on the difference between visibility and ownership. In The Inkwell: The OpEd Project workshops https://www.theopedproject.org She Writes community resources https://shewrites.com PEN America advocacy for writers https://pen.org 🎧 Listen now and begin thinking about the true value of your voice. Visit me on socials at @archuletawrites and www.archuletachisolm.com
The Labor of Being Palatable
In this Women’s History Month episode, we explore the invisible labor many women writers perform to make their voices acceptable. From tone-policing to respectability politics, this conversation examines how cultural expectations shape creative expression. This episode invites you to question where you may be softening you voice and how reclaiming clarity can restore authenticity to your work. In The Inkwell: Women Who Submit submission support events https://womenwhosubmitlit.org National Women’s History Museum author talks https://www.womenshistory.org 🎧 Listen now and reflect on where your voice might be negotiating for approval. Visit me on socials at @archuletawrites and www.archuletachisolm.com
Permission Was Never the Point
In the first episode of Women’s History Month, we're challenging the idea that women creatives need permission before they begin. Through reflection and cultural context, this episode explores readiness, visibility, and the power of self-authorization. Plus, discover Women’s History Month literary events and organizations supporting women writers today. Visit Archuleta on socials at @archuletawrites and at www.archuletachisolm.com. 🎧 Listen now — waiting was never the requirement.
Still Writing: Choosing the Page as an Act of Care
In the final episode of the Black History Month series, we reframe persistence as care. This episode explores writing as refuge, integrity as success, and imagination as protection in a world that often pressures Black voices to perform or explain. 🎧 Listen now — staying with your voice is its own form of resistance. asalh.org cavecanempoets.org furiousflower.org Visit me on socials at @archuletawrites and www.archuletachisolm.com
The Risk of Telling It Anyway
In this third installment of the Black History Month series, we're exploring what bravery really looks like for writers today. From subtle professional consequences to internal exhaustion, this episode examines how to tell the truth without romanticizing burnout — and how to practice sustainable courage rooted in integrity. 🎧 Listen now — bold doesn’t have to mean self-destructive. hurstonwright.org callaloo.tamu.edu Visit me on socials at @archuletawrites and at www.archuletachisolm.com
Muted, Marketed, or Missing: Where the Writer’s Voice Gets Lost
In this second installment of the Black History Month series, we examine how modern media systems shape which Black voices are amplified—and which are adjusted, softened, or silenced. From algorithms to editorial “fit,” this episode explores the difference between craft-based self-editing and self-erasure. 🎧 Listen now — and consider where your voice may have been negotiating more than you realized. blackwritersweekend.com furiousflower.org cavecanempoets.org Visit me on socials at @archuletawrites and www.archuletachisolm.com
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