Joeita speaks with Dominic Roberts, author of a new book of poetry "Blinded by the Write: Poems from a Twisted Mind" in which he discusses his vision loss journey.Highlights:The Emotional Landscape of Blindness - Opening Remarks (00:00)Introduction – The Pulse Home Studio (01:14)Introducing Dominic Roberts, Poet and Author of “Blinded by the Write: Poems from a Twisted Mind” (4:22)Writing Process (06:30)Fantasy Side (6:58)Making Peace with Vision Loss through Poetry (08:04)“Eyes Tell Lies” (09:23)Prominence of Nature in Poetic and Vision Loss Journey’s (13:03)Other People’s Poetry (14:15)From a Poem to a Book (14:46)Nature’s Own Disco (15:32)Paradise Lost, Inspiration & the Milking Process (16:53)Deciding to Write & Publish a Book (18:09)“Blind is Beautiful” (20:40)Is Blindness Something to be Overcome? (24:16)Find More from Dominic Roberts (25:00)Show Close (26:11)Links:Blinded by the Write: Poems from a Twisted Mind (Amazon Canada, GoodReads) 
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