302: Building a Pop Poetry Empire — Interview with Jade Dee and Wilnona Marie

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Jade Dee and Wilnona Marie, the “And I Thought” Ladies!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jade is the 2019 Poet of the Year, and Wilnona is Advocate Awarded. Both ladies recently accepted the job as US correspondents for UK TV show</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chrissy B</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">on Sky TV. They recently made the list of 20 Iconic Authors according to Every Writers Resource Magazine. This dynamic duo has contributed to eleven books: The And I Thought Series & The Miss-Fit Guides.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition, Jade and Wilnona are the Co-Founders of The Inspirational Women in Literature Media and Journalism Awards, The Thoughtful Book Festival, the 25 Hottest Authors Magazine & And I Thought Literary Magazine. They starred in docuseries</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Just Writin Life</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">about authors. They will be starring in the film</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Create, Aspire & Inspire.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They have co-hosted conferences on three continents. They have read poetry for loving fans in Australia, the U.K., Greece, and Canada, by Invitation for a regional poet laureate, and at the U.K. literary book festival. In July they were on their fourth European book tour reading their poetry, promoting their magazine and their movie.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Jade, Wilnona and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The power of writers championing other writers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The myth that you’ll never make money as a poet</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Understanding the impact of your writing </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><sp