Alan Bisson on Becoming Celery Man

On this episode I’m joined by local poet and performer Alan Bisson, who has recently been gaining attention through his Celery Man TikTok videos. Alan’s work blends poetry, humor, performance, and character-driven creativity. His online presence includes poetry-related tags such as #poetry, #poetrydagger, and #ThePeoplesPoet, along with the now attention-grabbing #celeryman. IDCrawl Locally, Celery Man has already become the kind of wonderfully strange Vermont conversation starter that gets people reacting, joking, defending, and asking what exactly they just saw. Reddit In this conversation, we talk about how Celery Man began, what it feels like to unexpectedly find an audience online, how poetry and performance fit together, and why local creativity often works best when it is a little odd, a little vulnerable, and completely its own thing. We’ll also dig into Alan’s life as a poet, what he wants people to understand about the work beyond the viral character, and how a playful online persona can open the door to deeper conversations about art, community, and being seen. #AlanBisson #CeleryMan #VermontPoet #VermontArtists #VermontAuthors #LocalArtist #TikTokCreator #PerformancePoetry #PoetryCommunity #SpokenWord #VermontCreatives #LocalFame #VermontWeird #Storycomic #VermontArtistsAndAuthors The Title sequence was designed and created by Morgan Quaid. See more of Morgan’s Work at: https://morganquaid.com/   Storycomic Logo designed by Gregory Giordano See more of Greg’s work at:   / gregory_c_giordano_art     Want to start your own podcast?  Click on the link to get started: https://www.podbean.com/storycomic   Follow us: Are you curious to see the video version of this interview?  It's on our website too! www.storycomic.com www.patreon.com/storycomic www.facebook.com/storycomic1   / storycomic   For information on being a guest or curious to learn more about Storycomic? Contact us at info@storycomic.com   Thank you to our Founders Club Patrons, Higgins802, Von Allan, Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos, Marek Bennett, Donna Carr Roberts, Andrew Gronosky, Simki Kuznick,  John Holland, Maureen Devline, Benjamin Hunting, Samantha Kolber, Frank Walk, Mark Bell, Alexis E. Fajardo, Bill Lutz, and Matt & Therese. Check out their fantastic work at: https://marekbennett.com/ https://www.hexapus-ink.com/ https://www.stephanieninapitsirilos.com/ https://www.vonallan.com/ https://higgins802.com/ https://shewstone.com/ https://www.simkikuznick.com/ https://www.dieboldcomics.com/ https://www.maureendevlinauthor.com/ https://benjaminhunting.com/ https://www.rootstockpublishing.com/ https://www.pigmacast.com/ https://plaguedoctorpress.com/ https://kidbeowulf.com/ https://www.billlutzdesigns.com/