Luke Emsley is a talented poet, rapper and the author of 'Beyond Daylight', a psychological crime thriller. He trained as an actor at Italia Conti drama school in London and has always been massively passionate about performing. In this episode, Luke shares more on the following: "I thought theatre, TV and film work would be my ‘forever-career’, but as with the best laid plans of mice and men, it didn’t work out that way. I was a naive, young man, immature in many ways. I couldn’t figure out how to pay the bills and live independently and so waiting on my ‘big break’ was a little like playing the lottery; I was just hoping for things to fall into place..." ⚠️ Find out what happens next, listen to his wonderful poems, top tips about being true to yourself, how to deal with stress and mental health and how creativity can aid you in your journey. We discuss ways in which we can build good communication skills when working with children, the flaws in the education system and the simple solution. We also touch base on how it can be difficult to find the right balance in life, why expressing yourself through writing is important, how this can be a challenge and how Luke has been using Lockdown to rekindle his creative passion! He has also started to professionally film his spoken word poetry and you can subscribe to his channel 'lemsleyspeaks' here and if you're a poet, why not put yourself forward to 'lemsleyrecommends' and have your work featured? 🎉: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXwsjVHFpRg1S79A2bqEYKg |
Check out his debut novel here 📙 | https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07GXQ9ZSW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_GNihFb9B6CJ50 |
Find his amazing work on Instagram here: @lemsleynovels