Michael Kleber-Diggs is a poet, essayist, and literary critic. His debut poetry collection "Worldly Things" was published last year and he is also a contributor to the book "There’s a Revolution Outside, My Love: Letters from a Crisis". Michael teaches creative writing through the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and at colleges and high schools in Minnesota. In this conversation, Michael and I discuss his writing story, hope and sorrow, the power of mentorship to change a life and more.