Ep 5: "Cry, but move on quickly": Life as an immigrant artist | Tèmítáyò Olófinlúà

In this episode, Tèmítáyò Olófinlúà and I unpack what it means to be an artist and an immigrant. We share vulnerable moments about struggling to survive, learning to write in foreign places, fighting for our creativity, and being open-minded.

We had a lot of laughs on this one, and this might be the episode where I’ve spoken the most!

Highlights

• The struggles of job-hunting in the UK
• Pivoting to writing for the stage
• Stealing time to preserve creativity
• Finding new writing communities
• Mining stories/the writer as a collector of story ideas
• Reimagining the concept of wins
• Advice for artists looking to immigrate