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Words to live by and die for. Life Sentences provides a pathway to greater knowledge and drive for inquiry through multiple wells of literature: fiction, poetry film, non-fiction, and speeches. Through Life Sentences, people are more engaged, edified, and hungry to read more. Hosted by Quintin Pastr…

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  • Mar 13, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 13m AVG DURATION
  • 11 EPISODES


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Episode 11: Rilke Condensed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 21:54


If you're looking for that spark of inspiration to thrust you into writing, look no further. Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a number of Letters to a Young Poet -as you may be - on how to begin a literary career. All you have to do now is to listen.

Episode 10: J. Ruth Gendler's Book of Qualities

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 11:27


A sampling of the ground breaking, and all-too human and beautiful Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler.

Episode 9: Roco Manifesto

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 19:49


The Roco Manifesto is a meditation and touchstone on leadership for our times. Listen to the words of a timeless hero and statesman, 17 years after it was first delivered. Coincidentally, that day was also the 17th Anniversary of the EDSA Revolution.

Episode 8: The Tale of the Unknown Island by Jose Saramago

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 11:31


A reading of Jose Saramago's magical tale of adventure and self-discovery.

Episode 7: Valentine's Day Poems

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 15:51


There are many forms of love, but none of them can be expressed without words. In this episode, we'll delve into the love for language, through the help of Garrison Keillor's Good Poems, as well as the team behind Project Marayum.

Episode 6: Gift of Gattaca

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 12:04


Why this work of art matters, over 20 years since it championed the power of the human spirit in an increasingly dystopian age.

Episode 5: Wendell Berry's Manifesto: Mad Farmer Liberation Front, and The Vacation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 15:25


Missed out on your resolutions for 2020? It's not too late. The Lunar New Year offers a fresh start.

Episode 4: A tribute to Twink Macaraig and Mary Oliver

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 8:04


A tribute to veteran journalist Twink Macaraig, a woman larger-than-life, for succumbing to a battle well-fought. And two of Mary Oliver's poems: one to comfort those who are grieving, and another to inspire those who were left behind.

Episode 3: Riverrun, through it

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 14:06


Riverrun, through it: an exploration and exclusive reading of author Danton Remoto's groundbreaking novel

Episode 2: Year End Poems

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2019 7:08


New Year's resolutions: a pair of spiritual and secular readings to start the year right

Episode 1: Mi Ultimo Adiós

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 12:55


Mi Ultimo Adiós: Rizal's farewell revisited and reimagined

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