"For me, poetry has been a way to express myself. When I was in university, there was a piece by Tom Wayman called Did I Miss Anything? — a question frequently asked by students after missing class. For me, it was about that sense of all the life I was missing out on versus missing out on all of the knowledge. I felt like I was spinning my wheels in university and I should be out doing things. But, then there all of the things you learn along the way, so there was value in both. That poem stood out to me at the time.

"Poetry and art, in general, continues to evolve. It changes to suit the times. With the advent of things like YouTube and social media, poetry spreads a lot. It's always going to be an ever-changing landscape. Poetry is going to continue to be relevant as long as people are writing about the world around them. It's a very nude or revealing art form — it exposes your beliefs, emotions and thoughts. It's going to be emotionally relevant for people who seek it out."