Welcome to Episode 220 of the podcast and Inspirational Shorts where we look at the Poetry of different artists and poets.  In this episode 220 we are looking at Poet Gwendolyn Brooks - and her poem 'Of Dewitt Williams on his way to Lincoln Cemetery.********************************************************************************************The best way to utilize these weekly 'Friday Shorts' is to spend time meditating on the words and allowing them to permeate your inner consciousness.Think about the changes you would like in your own life and the step or steps you would like to take. Take out your art journal and be creative, use colour, texture, whatever you feel inspired to use.I love to hearing from listeners and you can connect with me on a number of platformsA great way to make the most of these recordings is to check out the accompanying blogpost and have a journal or art journal handy, so that you can either make notes or create something from what inspires you.*********************************************************************************************Amanda Trought on Social Media (Realityarts):Patreon - https://patreon.com/realityartsYouTube www.youtube.com/amandatroughtBlog - http://realityarts-creativity.blogspot.comTwitter - www.twitter.com/RealityartsInstagram www.instagram.com/realityarts/Facebook www.facebook.com/realityartss/*********************************************************************************************Check out the Arts and Health NHS Network for information on activities and organisations working in the field. You are welcome to join, it is a FREE resource and if you have any activities or want to talk about your work you are welcome to send me the information and I will see that it gets uploaded. You can create your own profile on the network and connect with others who are passionate about the arts in health too.Creative Encourager - If you want to talk about creativity and the direction your going and need an ear, sign up for a FREE 30 minute call http://bit.ly/Encoura--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realityarts/message