A Working Poet Explains How He Writes, Performs, And Pays The Bills
From Read And Write With Natasha by Natasha Tynes
March 26, 2026 · 34 min · Episode 109
About this episode
Viral Gore discusses his journey as a modern poet and the intersection of poetry with music and performance.
He calls himself Virus the Poet, and the name is the point: take something with a negative meaning and flip it into art that spreads in a better way. I sat down with Viral Gore to talk about what it looks like to build a modern poetry career that lives both online and on real stages, with real people, and real stakes. We got into why poetry became his most natural channel for expression, how spoken word connects to music and rap lyrics, and why he keeps most poems short to match today’...
People in this episode
Host: Natasha Tynes
Guests: Virus the Poet, Viral Gore
Topics covered
- poetry
- spoken word
- performance art
- music
- creative expression
Keywords
- poet
- performance
- spoken word
- art
- music
- poetry career
- expression
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