'I am not just man. I am not just masculinity. Those boxes of gender are so unhelpful to me. I want to collapse them and in that way become less lonely, and more comfortable with myself.'

James McDermott talks to poet and educator Lewis Buxton about the pressures and responsibilities of being being a young man in the 21st century, toxic masculinity, and poetry.

Hosted by James McDermott: www.jamesmcdermottwriter.weebly.com

Produced by Story Machine Productions: www.storymachineproductions.co.uk

Music by Jordan Mallory-Skinner

For more on Mantor: The Masculinity Conversations see here.

Supported by Arts Council England's Emergency Fund.