Life is Literature

Kelly Kirwan

Reading literature leads us to ponder questions all of humanity has been asking for centuries. In this podcast, we'll share opportunities to analyze and discuss the literature we've been reading. Through these analyses and discussions, perhaps we'll find ways to create meaning that will guide us in living our lives.

Episodes

  1. 01/06/2021

    King Lear: A Play About Everything

    Is Shakespeare's King Lear a play about everything? In Episode 3, we'll examine a series of questions to see what the play offers.

  2. 10/14/2020

    Tortured Souls and Tension - How Authors Create Engaged and Invested Readers

    In this episode of Life is Literature, we chat about how writers create engaged readers by luring them with tortured souls and tension-filled plots. From our observations, we find that dramatic characters and friction in a story's conflict can unearth great truths about humankind.

  3. 09/18/2020

    Literature: Paying Attention With What We Already Know

    In Season 1, Episode 1, we discuss how we can tap into our reading experiences to approach literature. This initial look exposes big questions as well as conventions writers use to tell their stories.

  4. 07/23/2020

    Podcast Intro

    Life is Literature discusses the complex questions that literature begs of us. In the introduction we hear a sampling of the questions we will explore.

  • 4 Episodes

About

Reading literature leads us to ponder questions all of humanity has been asking for centuries. In this podcast, we'll share opportunities to analyze and discuss the literature we've been reading. Through these analyses and discussions, perhaps we'll find ways to create meaning that will guide us in living our lives.

Information

  • Creator
    Kelly Kirwan
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Kelly Kirwan
  • Show Website
    Life is Literature