Rhea Carmon is a poet, a math teacher, a mother, a wife, and so much more. As Knoxville’s Poet Laureate, Rhea is using her platform to share the power of story (and the power of telling your own story) with school children. Rhea talks about her reality web series, Beyond the Spark, and her role as a coach to other poets. She also shares the story behind her spoken word collective, The 5th Woman, and how her realization that speaking our stories out loud can bring healing. Rhea believes that our stories reveal that women share many of the same experiences and emotions, regardless of race, class, and other dividing lines. Rhea shares her story and talks about the effect poetry has had on her life, her battle with MS, revising her body, and her journey of motherhood. Learn more and connect at insisterhoodpod.com. Become a Patron and join the conversation! Support Insisterhood at patreon.com/insisterhood.