NEW EPISODE OF IN THE PEN WITH ROSCOE BURNEMS ON VPM CULTURE YOUTUBE CHANNEL IS NOW LIVE! Inspiration for poetry can be a wave of emotion. In this episode, host Roscoe Burnems talks with Paula G. Akinwole (@pgartistry), a fiction writer and blogger at For Lack of Better Words. Paula is an expert at building imagery as a poet, creating narratives and building characters. She is also a teaching artist that conducts writing workshops for youth and adults. Paula takes participants through themed writing workshops to encourage using writing as a therapeutic process. Co-produced with @19red.fuel and @thewritersdenrva. #spokenword #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poet #poets #richmond #virginia #virginiastate #history #spokenwordpoetry #metaphors #metaphor