 |
 |
thank you. the list is amazing also your answers so glad no one knows... bobbi On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > thanks, Millicent! > and now I am aware of this - > > http://www.thismagnificentlife.com.au/archive.php > > well worth anyone's browsing time … > > seems to be based in Sydney > > but must be attracting unpolitical dreamers from all over. > > wondering how you chose it as your outlet, Millicent? > > Max > > On 08/06/2012, at 10:38 AM, Millicent Borges Accardi wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > Here's my latest story/interview > > > > Carlo Matos, Poet AND MMA Cage Fighter! > > > > Read all about him in This Magnificent Life (Aus) > > > > http://www.thismagnificentlife.com.au/magazine.php?pid=art#more > > > > > > Q: How does MMA cage fighting, the most brutal sport around inform and > affect your poetry and life? > > > > MMA is the thing that makes my life tenable. When I train, I get rid > of all the stress. I get to do something that requires a great deal of > focus and mental acuity but has nothing at all to do with words or ideas. > It clears my mind and makes me a better teacher, husband, and most > importantly, dad. My fighters all think I'm a mellow guy, which is > hilarious because anyone who knew me before I did MMA would have a very > different response. Recently, however, I have been interested in writing > about MMA. It's actually much harder than I thought. Again, I'm not doing > non-fiction pieces. But, my new manuscript actually has a character who is > an MMA fighter and so you get some musings and some scenes about it and > about fighting. But it certainly isn't - at least thus far - a good subject > matter for my poetry. > > > > > > Thanks > > Millicent > > > > > > > > > > > > >