{"id":8324,"date":"2023-12-18T09:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T09:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/?p=8324"},"modified":"2023-12-15T14:42:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T14:42:01","slug":"elena-chamberlain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/2023\/12\/18\/elena-chamberlain\/","title":{"rendered":"Elena Chamberlain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Describe yourself in 3 words\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I asked one of my best friends to help, here\u2019s the product:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cginger, approachable, and you\u2019ve got an artistic mind\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Thanks, Nell)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What inspires you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>People. I feel most inspired when I\u2019m seeing, listening or reading from\/about people who are really passionate about their craft, watching art that holds really strong emotions, or is done exceptionally well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tell us about your worst ever gig?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My worst fear before a gig is forgetting words, but I prefer having nothing in my hands and can blank when I panic, so that\u2019s happened a couple of times over the years now, even small audiences for performances and gigs I think there\u2019s something to learn from &#8211; but I feel uncomfortable when there\u2019s an audience of a few people and a really large stage &#8211; it feels isolating<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s your number one poetry pet peeve?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I dislike blanket ranking different poetry styles to decide what is \u2018good\u2019 and what isn\u2019t.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Whose words do you love at the moment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bodhan Piasecki &#8211; \u2018Almost Certainly\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ocean Vuong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kae Tempest&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harry Baker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve also been away from Bristol for too long, so I\u2019m hugely missing hearing friends perform, especially Emma Taylor&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What piece of advice would you give to your younger self?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Find what makes you want to get out of bed in the morning. Hold onto it for as long as it serves you, and let it go when it no longer does. Being worried about the future does nothing to reduce the worry you feel when you get there and it probably makes it worse!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is your top tip to stay toasty warm in the Winter time?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All the blankets, and double up your socks and jumpers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-8324_c629d4-aa .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-8324_c629d4-aa .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-8324_c629d4-aa\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Elena-Headshot-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Elena-Headshot-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Elena-Headshot-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Elena-Headshot-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Elena-Headshot-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Elena-Headshot-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Elena-Headshot-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Elena Chamberlain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Elena is a queer writer, theatre-maker and performance poet from the Midlands. 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