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"It is a radical act to not fold yourself under. It is a radical act to say, I'm going to take this time and go write a poem because I want to - because it makes me feel whole and because I find it fulfilling."- william katharine ‘wim’ blair, founding editor of kith books.

I spent this conversation with wim frantically writing down notes and pausing for too long, simply to reflect on what was being said. We spoke back in June and I have thought about this conversation repeatedly since. We talk about so much - personal responsibility, art making, disability, crafting supportive environments, autonomy. There are so many insights in this conversation that I keep returning to.

This episode begins with a discussion about the occasional instances when writers withdraw their work from journals after it has been accepted.

About the guest:

william katharine ‘wim’ blair
publisher • writer • tired • mother • hungry • scared [reversed]
founding editor of kith books & co-eic of corporeal & en*gendered with cora hermes
williamkatharine.com
www.kithbooks.com

What We Aim To Do is a podcast about vocation. Featuring conversations with artists, writers, and founders, host Megan Nichols asks questions about the challenges and joys of pursuing meaningful work, balancing ambition with well-being, and finding purpose in the work we share with the world.

www.whatweaimtodo.com

Megan Nichols is the author of the chapbook Animal Unfit (Belle Point Press, 2023). Her poems have appeared in Iron Horse Literary Review, The Threepenny Review, Frontier Poetry and elsewhere. She lives in the Ozark Mountains.