Luciana Fisher on Survival, Storytelling & the Power of Poetry An intimate interview with the poet behind Beneath the Surface
Dyslexic poet. Cancer survivor. Founder of Ink, Fire & Rebellion. Luciana Fisher speaks on turning pain into purpose — and art into impact.
What happens when you lose everything — and find your voice instead?
In this powerful video interview, poet and author Luciana Fisher sits down With Kirill Martin to talk about surviving cancer, living with dyslexia, and what it truly means to write from the edge of your life.
Luciana is the debut author of Beneath the Surface, a bilingual collection of poetry and lyrical prose published by 🖋️ Ink, ❤️🔥 Fire & 💥 Rebellion. Written during chemotherapy and radiation, her work has already begun to touch hearts across the globe — with raw honesty, lyrical vulnerability, and quiet fire.
In this conversation, she opens up about:
Losing her hair, her job, and her sense of certainty — but not her voice
Growing up with dyslexia and reclaiming language on her own terms
The difference between writing from pain and writing through it
Why AI must remain a tool — not a substitute — for authentic storytelling
How journaling, poetry, and speaking aloud can anchor identity
And the power of owning your story — no matter how imperfect
“Sometimes I feel like the book wasn’t written by me — it was written through me.”
— Luciana Fisher
🎥 Watch the full interview below:
✨ About the Author
Luciana Fisher is a Brazilian-American poet, survivor, and founder of Ink, Fire & Rebellion — a publishing house born from silence and built in defiance. She writes for anyone who’s ever felt different, survived something hard, or wondered if their story matters.
Her debut collection, Beneath the Surface, is available in English and Portuguese.
💗 How Beneath the Surface Is Helping Others Heal
Luciana didn’t just write Beneath the Surface to survive —
She wrote it so others might feel seen, held, and reminded that healing is possible.
📚 Beneath the Surface is currently available in English and Portuguese
💗 $2 from every sale supports nonprofits serving breast cancer warriors and neurodivergent communities
🎤 10% of all eligible speaking engagements are also donated
🔥 Follow Luciana on Instagram: lbfisher
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This isn’t just a book. It’s a mission!
For anyone who’s ever broken and rebuilt.
For anyone who’s ever asked, “Will my story ever matter?”
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Check back with my portfolio over the next couple of days or so, I’ll be dropping three new short-story reads:
A country boy can survive - a funny recollection of a few days spent in the western part of Virginia
A bend in the road - some background on the auto accidents over the years right in front of our home
A graceful manner - about a physician that went awry with his greed
I’m working hard to be one of your favorite Substacks. Since New Year’s Day 2025, I’ve dropped 128 short-stories. My range and style truly offers something for everyone. Humor, drama, irony, mystery, spooky, nostalgia, and some series historical fiction. My reads are about 6-8 mins. each, easy to enjoy throughout your day as you have a few spare moments. Read any 3-4 stories and you’ll be addicted. At this time, all of my writing is still fully-free. As always, tell your friends. Subscribe today.
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@the smell of smoke