My guest today Adam Schmahl-Halls is also known as InQ, and Patis probably more publicly

known by that.

He's a national poetry slam champion award-winning poet and multi-platinum songwriter.

He was named to Oprah's Super Soul 100 list of the world's most influential thought leaders,

first spoken word artist to perform with Cirque du Soleil, and has been featured everywhere

from A&E ESPN, HBO's Poetry Def Jam, and inspired audiences around the world through

live performances and storytelling workshops where he invites people to step into their

own poetry and to own it and to become brave and vulnerable and share.

Many of his recent poetry videos have also gotten viral with, I don't know, something like

70, 80, 90, probably at this point over 100 million views combined.

He grew up in Venice, California and really immersed himself in the world of hip hop and

rap in the early days, writing and freestyling and rap battles, before finding his place in

the poetry scene in LA, becoming a weekly regular at the poetry lounge for nearly 15 years

while building his skills and voice and presence, and supporting himself writing songs for

mega stars like Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and so many others.

Now his first book of poems, InQ, is out.

I am super excited to have him on the show, and he's also performing a number of his

spoken word pieces that kind of weave in and out of the conversation.

You will not want to miss this deeply personal conversation, along with the chance to be swept

away by the beauty and power of his performances.

So excited to share it with you.

I'm Jonathan Fields, and this is Good Life Project.

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