19 episodes
The Brightly Human Podcast July Westhale
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This podcast is an offshoot of the Brightly Human empire created by author + teacher July Westhale. Covering everything under the umbrella of writing, teaching, creativity, craft, and much, much more.
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S2 E4: Instructions on Not Giving Up
Today we look at Ada Limon’s poem “Instructions on Not Giving Up” and discuss the strange idea of continuous living.
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Season 2, Episode 3: generation of feeling
Today we look at Marwa Helal’s poem “generation of feeling” and talk isolation, connection, and verse.
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S2E2: break your heart, break mine
Texture, white space, lyricism via Carl Phillips’ “Radiance versus Ordinary Light.
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Season Two, Episode One: We Can May Share
We read Bob Hicok’s “What the great apes call the philosophy of life”
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Episode Fifteen: Is It a Burden
In this episode, we discuss Dorothea Lasky’s “Is it a Burden”, perfection, and taking oneself too seriously.
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Episode Fourteen: Famous to the Fish
In this episode, we discuss Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Famous” and talk about relationship to self, interiority, and the outside world
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Song Exploder meets Levar Burton Reads—but it’s POETRY!
July Westhale has gifted us with a second season of this enriching and enchanting poetry podcast for the new year. Even as the last episode of season one still rattles in my bones and squeezes my heart (Perfection!), I am learning a new poem, falling in love with another poet, and finding literary truths in my life’s challenges. If you want to understand poetry better or just understand yourself better, July’s gentle voice and command of the material will guide you.