Welcome to Compassiviste Dialogues! I’m your host, Ali, and today we’re joined by Francis Hulbert-Powell a multidisciplinary artist, author, poet, and curator whose work spans cultures, genres, and generations.

In this episode, we explore how art can serve as healing, how surreal storytelling can reveal deeper truths, and why Francis believes in supporting grassroots action—like Road to Recovery, an Israeli–Palestinian initiative that helps transport wounded patients to receive life-saving care.

This conversation also supports our Indiegogo campaign for the upcoming anthology We All Live Under the Same Sky, raising funds for peace-building efforts and featuring voices from around the world.

ABOUT GUEST:

Born in England and now based in France, Francis has lived a life shaped by creativity, empathy, and activism. From teaching English in Austria to writing powerful prose and poetry, his journey is one of connection, between people, places, and perspectives.

 His published works include The Fish King, Two Wise Ghosts, and Together Behind Four Walls, a pandemic-era anthology created to raise funds for Marie Curie nurses.

Keynotes:

How Art Becomes a Bridge in a Divided World

What a Pandemic Taught Us About Collective Healing

Can Storytelling Make Us More Human?

Why Peace Demands More Than Hope—It Requires Action

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

04:50 - What Shapes an Artist’s Soul?

07:16 - How Was Together Behind Four Walls Anthology Created?

12:38 - Writing to Heal a Divided World?

16:38 - Why Road to Recovery?

18:58 - Is Resolution Possible in Today’s Divided World?

21:09 - What Role Does Education Have in Healing?

27:24 - Why Peace Is a Long Road, But Still Worth Walking

31:50 - Did Teaching Spark Empathy and Inspired Art?

39:17 - Emotional Realism in Fiction

44:02 - The Purpose Behind We All Live Under the Same Sky

49:03 - Indiegogo for Peace and Healing

52:07 - If You Could Change the World

58:47 - Outro

THINGS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

Franci's X: https://x.com/Dreamheadz

Franci's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/francis_h_powell_writer/

Franci's Website: https://francishpowellwriter.wordpress.com/

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