February 10, 2015 • 17 mins
I talk to the illustrious Chris Billings, "The Barefoot Poet"... He's an amazing poet that roams the San Antonio, Texas poetry scene and he tells us about how he started, shares his favorite poem and we talk about the most important lessons he's learned in life.LINKS: http://facebook.com/chris.billings.16http://facebook.com/sunpoetssocietyLINK TO EPISODE 2 with Poet Rod Stryker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4-rqlSGdnoSpecial Thanks to Olmos Pharmacy for having us:http://facebook.com/olmospharmacy2:40 The Barefoot Poet5:40 Sun Poets Society Open Mic7:37 Rock n' Roll got me into poetry (What?)8:21 POEM: Nick the Mediocre Arsenist11:10 What the hell is poetry?12:14 How to get out of a funk?13:11 Favorite habits on writing14:20 "I wonder what the poor people are doing today?"16:30 CloserRicky Mendoza is a filmmaker, musician & entrepreneur... Learn more at http://ricardomendoza.orghttp://facebook.com/theantishowhttp://instagram.com/rickymendozaorghttp://twitter.com/rickymendozaorg
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