This week, we sit down with Will Davis — a poet, educator, and bilingual parent advocate whose journey stretches from graffiti-tagged notebooks in Brooklyn to open mic stages and international humanitarian work. His story is one of layering — art, advocacy, faith, family, and the hard-won courage to say: “Yes, I am a poet.”
We get into it:
🧠 The power of doodling & where creativity begins
✍🏽 How graffiti shaped Will’s poetic voice
📚 Education as a form of healing and liberation
🗣 Why advocacy, community & storytelling go hand in hand
📖 Self-publishing two poetry books from lived experience
🌎 Processing global humanitarian work through the lens of poetry
🌬 The truth about permission, identity & showing up with heart
Whether you’re a writer, teacher, dreamer, or community builder — this one’s for anyone holding creative tension and wondering if it’s time to take the risk.
📍 Recorded live at Odd Duck Coffee in Charleston, SC
🎧 Hosted by @susartclub | @rabidlegion
🪶 Follow Will: @tetheredwrdspoetry
🌐 Website: tetheredwrds.com
🛒 Books by Will:
📘 Threads of Resilience
📗 Upon the Jet Stream: Hope and How Beauty Heals
(Both available via tetheredwrds.com)
Chapters & Highlights
Doodles, Desks & the Birth of Creativity – 00:00:20
Graffiti, Layers & the Language of Visual Art – 00:03:15
Poetry as a Spiritual & Emotional Practice – 00:10:40
Education, Language & Belonging in Immigrant Communities – 00:18:05
Community as Healing: How Art Holds Space – 00:26:30
Publishing Threads of Resilience & Immigration Work – 00:36:40
Launching the Second Book: Upon the Jet Stream – 00:45:00
Advice to Creatives: Take the Risk – 00:52:10
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