8 episodes
Give me your hand BJ
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- Society & Culture
Reflections on the deep truths in poems and other writings that feel like a hand reached out to us in moments when we most need it. A celebration of connection between human experiences past and present.
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Poetry Pause 3: memories as proverbs of spring
Denise Levertov’s poem “I learned that her name was Proverb.”
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Poetry Pause 2: welcoming everything that is
The poem The Guest House, by Rumi
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Poetry Pause 1: creativity and the generative darkness
“You, darkness, of who I am born” by Rainer Maria Rilke
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Episode 4: “Variation on a theme by Rilke”
In this episode I reflect on the themes of trust and power in Denise Levertov’s “Variation on a theme by Rilke.”
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Episode 3: “The Sun”
In this episode I discuss the poem “The Sun” by Mary Oliver and reflect on what it can teach us about attention.
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Episode 2: "The Red Wheelbarrow"
In this episode I reflect on the idea of encounter in "The Red Wheelbarrow," by William Carlos Williams.