Versus Et Alma Poetry Club {CLOSED}

Club Interview - Iamcastlesinthesky

1.         How long have you been writing?

I started writing when I was just a wee lad in eighth grade. I have always had a passion for writing. I used to annoy my teachers in grade school, when they would give me a prompt to write about I would just write about whatever I felt like, causing  me to fail every writing assignment I ever got.

2.         Why did you start writing?

I have always had a passion for storytelling, it just took some intuitive to start writing down the thousands of stories in my mind. Sadly I almost never finish my stories; once I play the whole thing in my head I tend to stop writing.

3.         Where does your inspiration come from?

Practically everything. A lot of my stories come from my obsessive love from space and the great beyond. I admit my poetry comes from a darker side of my life, I suffer from clinical depression, and I have been burdened with more than a few torturous events in my twenty years of life. On the other hand I find pleasure in using poetry to express the tripper side of life that I have experienced through my use of psychedelics and mediation.

4.         Do you listen to music while writing? If so what do you listen to?

Yes, music is a muse of mine. I like to say that I do listen to a variety of music from the Beatles to We Butter The Bread With Butter to Crizzly to Notorious B.I.G to The Bunny The Bear, and don't forget Ke$ha and Breathe Carolina. But my personal favorites are The Front Bottoms and La Dispute, I find the stories their music tell to be very moving. When I write though I generally, depending on my mood, that lyrics can be very distracting so I usually play instrumentals by various metal core bands along with the beautiful Lindsey Stirling.

5.         If you are not able to become a professional writer, what would be your next career choice?

I am currently working on becoming a full-fledged EMT and then moving on to the fire academy. Although recently I have been presented with a unique opportunity by the ex-editor of High Times Magazine to work in an emerging million dollar industry that could be very lucrative and help me pay my way through college and possibly make a career out of. I won't name it because the industry can be a bit taboo for people that are not so traveled.

6.         What is your favorite poem you’ve written so far? Why?

This is an easy one, the first one that I published on Wattpad. Body of Art. Why? It describes my first love.

7.         What is your favorite book/poem on wattpad? Published book/poem?

This is a hard one to answer. On wattpad I am fond of a variety of stories but my favorite and one I am currently reading is All Your Fates by The Karada. Published? My all-time favorite book is Hitchhikers Guild To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams, a great mix between comedy and galactic adventure. My favorite poem is The Real Work by Wendell Berry

8.         What other hobbies do you have?

I would say most of my hobbies are more habit than hobby. I often find my self-fixed in front of a screen for hours upon hours play various video games, but mostly ones that embrasure ether an in depth stories, such as Mass Effect, or are allow the player to be creative and witty such as Starbound or Kerbal Space Program. I also have taken up tabletop games with several of my friends, again something that involves deep story telling. Being human I am naturally a social creature I find myself spending a large amount of time in Tampa's Ybor district, full of Clubs and what not, I am a decent swing dancer as well (although I wouldn't recommend Swing dancing in an ybor club) Other than that I try to go to as many local concerts as possible, I support and know many of the local band in Tampa.

9.         What’s your favorite color?

Red or Black.

Or Blue.

I'm indecisive.

10.       Favorite animal?

Any animal with wings and the ability to fly. I'm an explorer by heart and American because at least I know I'm free. Scratch that last part. Nationalism is the reason this planet is falling apart. 

11.       Favorite food?

Pizza, because pizza. Although my topping choice is limited because I am a vegetarian, or in the process of becoming one.

12.       Favorite movie?

Pulp Fiction, because the star filled cast, writing, acting, general everything is a pleasure to watch again and again. Although the new film Guardians of the Galaxy is a close second. The mix between comedy and action along with a deep emotionally relatable plot was both impressive and sent me into awe.

13.       You are stranded on an island and can only have two things with you, what are they?

A Satellite phone with GPS location ability so I can call for help. The second item, a mega phone so I can rampage naked through the jungle island scaring the skins off the native animal population while I wait for rescue.