Flesh Becomes Word

Scott reads poems from his collection Compass of Affection and then introduces us to the Russian Orthodox poet Olga Sedakova.

Scott reads the writings of three Eastern Saints that he versified for his collection Love's Immensity.

Scott reads the writings of four early Church Fathers that he versified for his collection Love's Immensity.

Scott introduces us to the poetry of Claire Bateman, a recent convert to Orthodox Christianity.

Scott reads poems that resonate with the grind of our respective Lenten journeys.

As Scott is thinking about and preparing for Great Lent, he share some of his works in progress.

Scott shares poems from an old collection titled Recovered Body.

Scott shares the poetry of Tryfon Tolides, as well as the work of some Orthodox Saints whose writings exhibit a poetic sensibility.

Scott reads some older poems from his book Figures for the Ghost.

Scott reads the poems "Advent," "City Under Construction," "Possible Answers to Prayer," "Blessed," "The Modern Poet," and "Three Descents." He also shares the work of Liliana Ursu, gleaned from her collection of poems titled Lightwall.

In his inaugural episode, Scott talks about language and art and reads two of his Nativity poems, as well as a touching poem by Nick Samaras. The poems in this episode come from Compass of Affection: Poems New and Selected (Paraclete Press, 2006 - http://paracletepress.com/compass-of-affection-new-and-selected-poems.html). The Nick Samaras poem comes from Hands of the Saddlemaker (Yale University Press, 1992 - http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300054583).