071: Danielle Bennett: Performance Poetry & The Art Of Storytelling

Danielle Bennett is a professional poet, communicator, and educator who travels around the country delivering spoken word performances, workshops and private coaching on effective storytelling.  She also works in special projects and strategy for an education non-profit, operating public charter schools in Los Angeles, Memphis, and Tacoma.

Prior to this work, she helped run a family business in technical inventions and was a high school teacher in Inglewood CA. While her day-to-day work has given her a wide range of experiences in tackling challenging issues, poetry has been a lifeboat through it all. She deeply believes in the power of poetry as a cathartic tool and means of compelling storytelling.

During this interview, she shares the power and freedom of storytelling, how to craft a story, and a list of tips and avenues for budding artists to fund their artistic endeavors.

Danielle has a Masters in Education from Loyola Marymount University, where she wrote her thesis on arts education as a venue for social justice.  She runs the spoken word ministry at Mosaic LA, and has worked with Saddleback Church, Biola University, Urban Youth Workers Institute, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, World Mission International, and YWCA International.

Her work has been featured in the podcast Sounds Like a Movement, and a documentary that explores the power of the written word, Words of Art. 

Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/business/071-danielle-bennett-performance-poetry-the-art-of-storytelling 

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