ZH7: Igor Bjorn-Brezhnev - Poet, Performer, Publisher, Soviet-born Immigrant

Igor Bjorn Brezhnev is a poet, artist, performer, and founder of the independent publishing house Lightship Press in Portland, OR. In this conversation with Josh, Igor describes his immigration from the Soviet Union, getting sober and how it relates to making art, dealing with bitterness and anger, having no country or place to call home, being interdependent on the world and other people, the physical versus the metaphysical, and much more. 

Find out more about Lightship Press and Wordlights Poetry Showcase at https://www.lightshippress.com/
Follow Igor's work on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/igorbrezhnevofficial/
as well as Lightship Press https://www.instagram.com/lightshippress/
Support Igor's writing on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/igorbrezhnev

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