The poetry included in this ‘I AM A POET’ anthology is the hard work of 108 poets from around the globe; many who have never had work published before. This book serves as an outlet and opening for their talent. The work was submitted to me for my ‘I AM A POET’ Instagram project. My aim being to record many of the poems that were submitted – here in this anthology, and also via a consecutive spoken word project, which can be found on my website – www.rdw.world

This anthology has two overriding purposes –
To encourage poets like myself and the poets included herein, to believe and remember that they are, indeed, poets and should use the term often and without shame.
To showcase the diversity that exists among poets, and the wide-ranging, ever-changing reasons that we use poetry to express ourselves, make statements, and attempt to understand others, the...