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Donate to our October 2024 OVERCOMING THE DARKNESS campaign at https://weirddarkness.com/overcoming. Weird Darkness is narrated by professional full-time voice actor Darren Marlar. No A.I. voices are ever used in the show.IN THIS EPISODE: Today, the name Marquis de Sade is immediately associated with immorality and sadistic sexuality. But does history bear out the disdain we have for him? (Does the Marquis de Sade Deserve The Hate?) *** Connie Converse wrote and performed trailblazing music in the 1950s, but one day in 1974, she drove off looking for a fresh start — and was never seen again. (The Strange Disappearance of Singer-Songwriter Connie Converse) *** Jack Pyle was a hermit and a recluse, living in a tiny shack – selling the fish he caught out of the river to supplement his income. But that doesn't mean he didn't have money, which might've been the reason someone killed him. (Death of a Miser) *** Napoleon Bonaparte is known as one of the greatest military commanders in history, and his battles and ambitions changed the shape of Western Europe. But it seems that the only foe that could best this great man was small and fluffy. (Napoleon Versus The Bunnies) *** For centuries, bizarre physical conditions, strange health-based occurrences, and questionable treatments have gained widespread attention, only to be exposed as frauds. We'll look at some of the strangest! (Medical Hoaxes) *** In 1896, 22-year-old schoolteacher Pearl Bryan was found dead. But after her killers were found, tried, and hanged, her story continued to fascinate the public even to the point of having folk songs sung about her. But it wasn't her beauty that inspired the songwriters so much as it was that she was found without her head. (Pearl Bryan and Her Missing Head)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:03:07.438 = Pearl Bryan And Her Missing Head00:15:59.247 = Napolean Versus The Bunnies00:26:41.044 = Death of a Miser00:32:46.763 = Does The Marquis de Sade Deserve the Hate?00:41:26.128 = The Strange Disappearance of Singer-Songwriter Connie Converse00:55:58.041 = Medical Hoaxes01:08:13.358 = Show Close01:10:55.896 = Bloopers/OuttakesSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…ALBUM: “How Sad, How Lovely” by Connie Converse: https://amzn.to/3YV1JdfALBUM: Connie Converse's “Piano Songs”: https://amzn.to/3P1wObCFILM: “We Lived Alone: The Connie Converse Documentary”: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3841606/SONG” “Pearl Bryan” by Bradley Kincaid (released in January1929): https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/pearlbryan“Pearl Bryan and Her Missing Head” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/15765“Death of a Miser” by Robert A. Waters for Kidnapping, Murder and Mayhem: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y2uyrycy“Does the Marquis de Sade Deserve The Hate?” by Bipin Dimri for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ye83efw5“The Strange Disappearance of Singer-Songwriter Connie Converse” by Austin Harvey for All That's Interesting:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/zkt5yaw2“Napoleon Versus The Bunnies” by Gemma Hollman for Just History Posts: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p99eecn,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckskyet“Medical Hoaxes” by Jennifer Lafferty for List Verse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8vvfamWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: August 17, 2023CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/pearlbryan

Set to the beautiful air ‘Carrickfergus,' this Psalm depicts the pilgrimage of faith. It recounts the ways we can enter into God's courts of dwelling, such as through the birds who sing their praise, or through the desert valley that becomes a place of flowing streams, and gain strength for our journey towards our heavenly home.You can find lyrics, scores/books, mp3s, CDs for How Lovely on the Celtic Psalms webpage (www.celticpsalms.com)The journal is available in paperback format on Amazon!Here's the link to the paperback journal (available globally), and if you would be so kind as to leave a review on the Amazon platform in your region, that will help other readers find it! Thank you in advance!For the time being, paid subscribers to Bless My Feet (Kiran's spirituality newsletter) or Psalms for the Spirit still receive the free journal ebook (180 pages) with further questions for reflection and some invitations to prayer and practice. You will receive a weekly email with a downloadable mp3 of the song and journal pages, and occasional invitations to Zoom check-ins with others sharing this Psalms journey.Psalms for the Spirit is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit psalmsforthespirit.substack.com/subscribe

In Part 1 of Episode 50, we delved into the mesmerizing world of author Jeff Jackson and his acclaimed novel ‘Mira Corpora', in which enigmatic underground rockstar Kin Mersey mysteriously disappears. Now, in Episode 50 Part 2, Nathan D. Duvall (host of the Lucid show on 103.3 Asheville FM) and this semester's Rock is Lit intern, Cador Jones, join me to talk about actual musicians who, like the rockstar in Jeff's novel, vanished without a trace, including Richey Edwards, Jim Sullivan, Connie Converse, Christina “Licorice” McKechnie, and more. PLAYLIST “Lithuania” by Julian Calendar Rock is Lit theme music [Guitar Instrumental Beat] Sad Rock [Free Use Music] Punch Deck—“I Can't Stop” Avant-Garde Sound Collage/Experimental Electronica/Royalty Free Background Music (8-mindemo Mix) “This Road” by Julian Calendar “4st 7lb” by Manic Street Preachers “How Sad, How Lovely” by Connie Converse “U.F.O.” by Jim Sullivan “I Know You” by The Incredible String Band, with Christina “Licorice” McKechnie “When the Music's Over” by The Doors “Jerome” by Jim Sullivan Julian Calendar Medley: “Language Lessons,” “King Blank,” “Stolen Eyes” Rock is Lit theme music LINKS: Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/rock-is-lit-212451 Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-is-lit/id1642987350 Rock is Lit Episode 1 featuring Jeff Jackson (‘Destroy All Monsters') with Nathan D. Duvall: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/rockislitpodcast/jeffjackson-nathandduvall Jeff Jackson's website: http://deathofliterature.com/ Jeff Jackson on Instagram: @deathofliterature Jeff Jackson on Twitter: @DeathofLit Julian Calendar on Bandcamp: https://juliancalendar.bandcamp.com/ Trailer for ‘Mira Corpora': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upTakZdScwY Nathan D. Duvall's website: http://nathandduvall.com/ Nathan D. Duvall's Lucid show on 103.3 Asheville FM: https://ashevillefm.org/show/lucid/ Nathan D. Duvall on Instagram: @nathandduvall Cador Jones on Instagram: @bluecadorade Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: www.christyalexanderhallberg.com Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter, Instagram & YouTube: @ChristyHallberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 1 of Episode 50, we delved into the mesmerizing world of author Jeff Jackson and his acclaimed novel ‘Mira Corpora', in which enigmatic underground rockstar Kin Mersey mysteriously disappears. Now, in Episode 50 Part 2, Nathan D. Duvall (host of the Lucid show on 103.3 Asheville FM) and this semester's Rock is Lit intern, Cador Jones, join me to talk about actual musicians who, like the rockstar in Jeff's novel, vanished without a trace, including Richey Edwards, Jim Sullivan, Connie Converse, Christina “Licorice” McKechnie, and more. PLAYLIST “Lithuania” by Julian Calendar Rock is Lit theme music [Guitar Instrumental Beat] Sad Rock [Free Use Music] Punch Deck—“I Can't Stop” Avant-Garde Sound Collage/Experimental Electronica/Royalty Free Background Music (8-mindemo Mix) “This Road” by Julian Calendar “4st 7lb” by Manic Street Preachers “How Sad, How Lovely” by Connie Converse “U.F.O.” by Jim Sullivan “I Know You” by The Incredible String Band, with Christina “Licorice” McKechnie “When the Music's Over” by The Doors “Jerome” by Jim Sullivan Julian Calendar Medley: “Stolen Eyes,” “King Blank” Rock is Lit theme music LINKS: Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/rock-is-lit-212451 Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-is-lit/id1642987350 Rock is Lit Episode 1 featuring Jeff Jackson (‘Destroy All Monsters') with Nathan D. Duvall: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/rockislitpodcast/jeffjackson-nathandduvall Jeff Jackson's website: http://deathofliterature.com/ Jeff Jackson on Instagram: @deathofliterature Jeff Jackson on Twitter: @DeathofLit Julian Calendar on Bandcamp: https://juliancalendar.bandcamp.com/ Trailer for ‘Mira Corpora': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upTakZdScwY Nathan D. Duvall's website: http://nathandduvall.com/ Nathan D. Duvall's Lucid show on 103.3 Asheville FM: https://ashevillefm.org/show/lucid/ Nathan D. Duvall on Instagram: @nathandduvall Cador Jones on Instagram: @bluecadorade Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: www.christyalexanderhallberg.com Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter, Instagram & YouTube: @ChristyHallberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this morning's virtual minyan, Rabbi Lizzi read from How Lovely the Ruins: Inspirational Poems and Words for Difficult Times, a poetry collection she has been turning to during this painful time.  Just try not to cry.Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. Our Thursday sessions are hosted by Mishkan's Founding Rabbi, Lizzi Heydemann. You can join in yourself or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai.https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-summer-fall-2023/****For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates.Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss.Transcript

How Lovely is Your Dwelling PlacePsalm 84

Join us, Jesse and Andrew, on a fascinating tour of the iconic musical, Bye Bye Birdie. We guarantee you an enlightening journey as we trace the musical's journey from stage to screen, highlighting the original concept and its transformation to include the Elvis Presley draft plot. We'll discuss the Broadway production that ran for over 600 shows and the subsequent changes made to accommodate the movie's star, Anne Margaret. Penetrating the surface, we'll uncover the more subtle aspects including the whitewashing of characters and the shift in focus on the musical's storyline. As we dissect the film adaptation, you'll gain an understanding of the various alterations that occurred, such as the introduction of the now iconic song 'Bye Bye Birdie'. We'll evaluate the restructuring of the narrative to focus more on Ed Sullivan and critique the 1960s reviews and critical response. Together, we'll lay bare the impact of these changes on the overall structure and reception of the musical. Moving to the musical numbers, we'll dissect the lyrics of songs like "How Lovely to Be a Woman", examining the questionable message it sends across in the movie. We'll ponder over the darker implications behind the musical number 'Kids' and question the decision to omit certain plot lines from the film. Finally, we'll wrap up with our personal rating of the movie, and what we think about it. So sit back, relax, and let's explore Bye Bye Birdie together. Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PLEASE SHARE THIS EPISODE in your social media so others who loves strange and macabre stories can listen too! Find all of podcasts I host at https://weirddarkness.com/links.IN THIS EPISODE: Today, the name Marquis de Sade is immediately associated with immorality and sadistic sexuality. But does history bear out the disdain we have for him? (Does the Marquis de Sade Deserve The Hate?) *** Connie Converse wrote and performed trailblazing music in the 1950s, but one day in 1974, she drove off looking for a fresh start — and was never seen again. (The Strange Disappearance of Singer-Songwriter Connie Converse) *** Jack Pyle was a hermit and a recluse, living in a tiny shack – selling the fish he caught out of the river to supplement his income. But that doesn't mean he didn't have money, which might've been the reason someone killed him. (Death of a Miser) *** Napoleon Bonaparte is known as one of the greatest military commanders in history, and his battles and ambitions changed the shape of Western Europe. But it seems that the only foe that could best this great man was small and fluffy. (Napoleon Versus The Bunnies) *** For centuries, bizarre physical conditions, strange health-based occurrences, and questionable treatments have gained widespread attention, only to be exposed as frauds. We'll look at some of the strangest! (Medical Hoaxes) *** In 1896, 22-year-old schoolteacher Pearl Bryan was found dead. But after her killers were found, tried, and hanged, her story continued to fascinate the public even to the point of having folk songs sung about her. But it wasn't her beauty that inspired the songwriters so much as it was that she was found without her head. (Pearl Bryan and Her Missing Head)SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…ALBUM: “How Sad, How Lovely” by Connie Converse: https://amzn.to/3YV1Jdf ALBUM: Connie Converse's “Piano Songs”: https://amzn.to/3P1wObC FILM: “We Lived Alone: The Connie Converse Documentary”: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3841606/ SONG” “Pearl Bryan” by Bradley Kincaid (released in January1929): https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/pearlbryan “Pearl Bryan and Her Missing Head” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/15765 “Death of a Miser” by Robert A. Waters for Kidnapping, Murder and Mayhem: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y2uyrycy “Does the Marquis de Sade Deserve The Hate?” by Bipin Dimri for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ye83efw5 “The Strange Disappearance of Singer-Songwriter Connie Converse” by Austin Harvey for All That's Interesting:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/zkt5yaw2 “Napoleon Versus The Bunnies” by Gemma Hollman for Just History Posts: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p99eecn,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckskyet “Medical Hoaxes” by Jennifer Lafferty for List Verse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8vvfam Visit our Sponsors & Friends: https://weirddarkness.com/sponsors Join the Weird Darkness Syndicate: https://weirddarkness.com//syndicate Advertise in the Weird Darkness podcast or syndicated radio show: https://weirddarkness.com/advertise= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. 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Howard Fishman's To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse (Dutton, 2023) is a fascinating hybrid biography that weaves together Fishman's own odyssey of research with the surprising life story he uncovers. Connie Converse was a gifted songwriter whose music came to public notice more than fifty years after it was recorded. Her album How Sad, How Lovely has taken its place alongside albums by rediscovered artists like Karen Dalton, Kath Bloom, and Sibylle Baier. In Converse's case, though, it was not only her music that disappeared. Following a series of personal and professional crises, Converse drove away from her home in Ann Arbor, never to be heard from again. When Fishman visited Ann Arbor to meet Converse's brother, he was shown an archive of several filing cabinets that revealed Converse as much more than a singer and guitarist. She composed art songs, song cycles, and operas. She was also managing editor at the Journal for Conflict Studies and authored a pioneering analysis of structural racism. To Anyone Who Ever Asks gives us a fuller portrait of Converse than has ever before been available, even as it reveals the many gaps that remain in her story. Andy Boyd is a playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of the playwriting MFA at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Arizona School for the Arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Howard Fishman's To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse (Dutton, 2023) is a fascinating hybrid biography that weaves together Fishman's own odyssey of research with the surprising life story he uncovers. Connie Converse was a gifted songwriter whose music came to public notice more than fifty years after it was recorded. Her album How Sad, How Lovely has taken its place alongside albums by rediscovered artists like Karen Dalton, Kath Bloom, and Sibylle Baier. In Converse's case, though, it was not only her music that disappeared. Following a series of personal and professional crises, Converse drove away from her home in Ann Arbor, never to be heard from again. When Fishman visited Ann Arbor to meet Converse's brother, he was shown an archive of several filing cabinets that revealed Converse as much more than a singer and guitarist. She composed art songs, song cycles, and operas. She was also managing editor at the Journal for Conflict Studies and authored a pioneering analysis of structural racism. To Anyone Who Ever Asks gives us a fuller portrait of Converse than has ever before been available, even as it reveals the many gaps that remain in her story. Andy Boyd is a playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of the playwriting MFA at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Arizona School for the Arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

Howard Fishman's To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse (Dutton, 2023) is a fascinating hybrid biography that weaves together Fishman's own odyssey of research with the surprising life story he uncovers. Connie Converse was a gifted songwriter whose music came to public notice more than fifty years after it was recorded. Her album How Sad, How Lovely has taken its place alongside albums by rediscovered artists like Karen Dalton, Kath Bloom, and Sibylle Baier. In Converse's case, though, it was not only her music that disappeared. Following a series of personal and professional crises, Converse drove away from her home in Ann Arbor, never to be heard from again. When Fishman visited Ann Arbor to meet Converse's brother, he was shown an archive of several filing cabinets that revealed Converse as much more than a singer and guitarist. She composed art songs, song cycles, and operas. She was also managing editor at the Journal for Conflict Studies and authored a pioneering analysis of structural racism. To Anyone Who Ever Asks gives us a fuller portrait of Converse than has ever before been available, even as it reveals the many gaps that remain in her story. Andy Boyd is a playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of the playwriting MFA at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Arizona School for the Arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Howard Fishman's To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse (Dutton, 2023) is a fascinating hybrid biography that weaves together Fishman's own odyssey of research with the surprising life story he uncovers. Connie Converse was a gifted songwriter whose music came to public notice more than fifty years after it was recorded. Her album How Sad, How Lovely has taken its place alongside albums by rediscovered artists like Karen Dalton, Kath Bloom, and Sibylle Baier. In Converse's case, though, it was not only her music that disappeared. Following a series of personal and professional crises, Converse drove away from her home in Ann Arbor, never to be heard from again. When Fishman visited Ann Arbor to meet Converse's brother, he was shown an archive of several filing cabinets that revealed Converse as much more than a singer and guitarist. She composed art songs, song cycles, and operas. She was also managing editor at the Journal for Conflict Studies and authored a pioneering analysis of structural racism. To Anyone Who Ever Asks gives us a fuller portrait of Converse than has ever before been available, even as it reveals the many gaps that remain in her story. Andy Boyd is a playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of the playwriting MFA at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Arizona School for the Arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Howard Fishman's To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse (Dutton, 2023) is a fascinating hybrid biography that weaves together Fishman's own odyssey of research with the surprising life story he uncovers. Connie Converse was a gifted songwriter whose music came to public notice more than fifty years after it was recorded. Her album How Sad, How Lovely has taken its place alongside albums by rediscovered artists like Karen Dalton, Kath Bloom, and Sibylle Baier. In Converse's case, though, it was not only her music that disappeared. Following a series of personal and professional crises, Converse drove away from her home in Ann Arbor, never to be heard from again. When Fishman visited Ann Arbor to meet Converse's brother, he was shown an archive of several filing cabinets that revealed Converse as much more than a singer and guitarist. She composed art songs, song cycles, and operas. She was also managing editor at the Journal for Conflict Studies and authored a pioneering analysis of structural racism. To Anyone Who Ever Asks gives us a fuller portrait of Converse than has ever before been available, even as it reveals the many gaps that remain in her story. Andy Boyd is a playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of the playwriting MFA at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Arizona School for the Arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

Howard Fishman's To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse (Dutton, 2023) is a fascinating hybrid biography that weaves together Fishman's own odyssey of research with the surprising life story he uncovers. Connie Converse was a gifted songwriter whose music came to public notice more than fifty years after it was recorded. Her album How Sad, How Lovely has taken its place alongside albums by rediscovered artists like Karen Dalton, Kath Bloom, and Sibylle Baier. In Converse's case, though, it was not only her music that disappeared. Following a series of personal and professional crises, Converse drove away from her home in Ann Arbor, never to be heard from again. When Fishman visited Ann Arbor to meet Converse's brother, he was shown an archive of several filing cabinets that revealed Converse as much more than a singer and guitarist. She composed art songs, song cycles, and operas. She was also managing editor at the Journal for Conflict Studies and authored a pioneering analysis of structural racism. To Anyone Who Ever Asks gives us a fuller portrait of Converse than has ever before been available, even as it reveals the many gaps that remain in her story. Andy Boyd is a playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of the playwriting MFA at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Arizona School for the Arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sonora Taylor and Tiffany Michelle Brown join me to talk about one of the greatest works of our generation - 1995's Showgirls! Buy Sonora's books! Amazon Canada Amazon US Buy Tiffany's new book "How Lovely to be a Woman"! Amazon Canada Amazon US

A special edition of the podcast this week, as we joined by three musicians who have released books. Howard Fishman's To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse is available now from Dutton. The book explores the life of converse, who remained largely unknown until her music was reissued in 2009 with the compilation, How Sad, How Lovely. Vashi Bunyan's music had its own renaissance around the turn of the millennium, when her album, Just Another Diamond Day was discovered by a new generation of musicians. Her memoir, Wayward: Just Another Life to Live is available now on White Rabbit. Ryan Walsh is the founder and front man of Boston-based indie band, Hallelujah the Hills. In 2018, Penguin released his Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968, which explores the creation of Van Morrison's seminal album. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi guys! Welcome back!There will be time stamps provided below!Today we have a special guest. Today we invite Tik Tok content creator “Lovelymonroe” on the podcast to speak to us about K-Pop and the anti blackness within the k-pop community. LovelyMonroe also speaks to us about mental health and the mission to educate others on her channel. What is “the imitation of life”? What books are ya reading. Cat has a suggestion. We have a fun time! Wild story on deck as always. So relax, grab a drink & some flower and let's geek!

Welcome to this special World Braille Day episode of Talking Vision, to start off this week you'll hear a small excerpt from a piece of music called “Follow Me”, a favourite of listeners from past years which comes to us from the annual braille music camp, taking place in Mittagong in New South Wales for both young students and seasoned veterans of braille music alike across Australia. We have an all-braille program lined up today in celebration of World Braille Day, which marks the anniversary of the birth of the inventor of braille, Louis Braille, every 4th of January. You may remember back in 2020 Stella Glorie caught up with Jordie Howell and Micala Schmidt to talk all things braille music, that interview is coming up later in the show, but first Sam catches up with avid braille reader Tess Herbert, who talks about the highlights and challenges of reading as someone who is totally blind, and to finish up today we feature another popular favourite song from the annual Braille Music Camp, "How Lovely are the Messengers". Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, guest speaker Rev. Sherill Clontz brings a special sermon. Scripture: Psalm 4 Worship Leader: Gerald Ensley Sermon: Rev. Sherill Clontz Organist/Pianist: Andy Plummer Choir: Lisa Russell Lowe, Clara Russell, Tommy Russell, Jr., John Somerset, Jane Somerset, Jay Somerset   Songs: "Festive Trumpet Tune" (1990) by David German "Let All Things Now Living" (1966) by Katherine Davis "How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely" (1984) by Arlo Duba "Near to the Heart of God" (1903) by Cleland McAfee "Great is Thy Faithfulness" (1923) by Thomas Chisholm "Come and Find the Quiet Center" (1992) by Shirley Murray "Solemn Processional" (1972) by Leon Boellmann "Trumpet Tune in D Major" by Milan Crepp   CCLI 20178353 To donate to Woodlawn UMC, visit https://www.woodlawnbham.com/giving or use Venmo @woodlawnumc

In today's episode, we welcome Rev. Nancy Cole as our guest pastor. Scripture: Mark 5: 21-43 Worship Leader: Gerald Ensley Sermon: Rev. Nancy Cole Organist/Pianist: Andy Plummer Choir: Lisa Russell Lowe, Tommy Russell, Jr., Deborah Russell, Clara Russell, John Somerset, Jan Somerset, Jay Somerset, Tina Hendrickson, Kenny Williamson Keith, Terry Hall   Songs: "How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely" (1986) by Arlo Duba and Hal H. Hopson "O How He Loves You and Me" (1975) by Kurt Kaiser "Great is Thy Faithfulness" (1923) by Thomas O. Chisholm   CCLI 20178353 To donate to Woodlawn UMC, visit https://www.woodlawnbham.com/giving or use Venmo @woodlawnumc

In today's episode, Rev. Emily Freeman tells the story of David and Goliath, teaching that you have to face your giants in a way that makes sense to you. Scripture: 1 Samuel 17 Worship Leader/Sermon: Rev. Emily Freeman Penfield Prayer: Kim Furlow Organist/Pianist: Andy Plummer Choir: Lisa Russell Lowe, Clara Russell, Tommy Russell, Jr., Deborah Russell, Jan Somerset, John Somerset, Jay Somerset, Kenny Williamson Keith   Songs: "How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely" (1986) by Arlo Duba and Hal H. Hopson "Beautiful Savior" (1677) by Anonymous "Saranam, Saranam" Traditional Pakistani Song   CCLI 20178353 To donate to Woodlawn UMC, visit https://www.woodlawnbham.com/giving or use Venmo @woodlawnumc

After the end of King Saul's reign, Samuel traveled to Bethlehem to find a new king. God led him to the house of Jesse and his many sons. In this episode, Rev. Emily Penfield demonstrates how people can't always see what God sees. Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 Worship Leader/Sermon: Rev. Emily Freeman Penfield Responsive Reading: Kim Furlow Organist/Pianist: Andy Plummer Solo: John Somerset Choir: Lisa Russell Lowe, Clara Russell, Tommy Russell, Jr., Deborah Russell, Tina Hendrickson, Kenny Williamson Keith, John Somerset, Jan Somerset, Jay Somerset   Songs: "How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely" (1986) by Arlo Duba and Hal H. Hopson "His Mercy is More" (2015) by Matt Papa and Matt Boswell "Open My Eyes" (1895) by Clara H. Scott   CCLI 20178353 To donate to Woodlawn UMC, visit https://www.woodlawnbham.com/giving or use Venmo @woodlawnumc

The adage goes, "The heart wants what it wants," but we don't always think of consequences of our desires. In this episode, Rev. Emily Penfield examines a story of Samuel when the people of God decide their hearts want a king to rule them instead of God. Scripture: 1 Samuel 8: 1-20 Worship Leader/Sermon: Rev. Emily Freeman Penfield Organist: Andy Plummer Choir: Lisa Russell Lowe, Clara Russell, Tommy Russell, Jr., Deborah Russell, John Somerset, Jan Somerset, Jay Somerset, Tina Hendrickson, Kenny Williamson Keith   Songs: "How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely" (1986) by Arlo Duba "Grace to You" (1975) by John Hendrix and Norman Bowman "Just as I Am" (1835) by  Charlotte Elliot   CCLI 20178353 To donate to Woodlawn UMC, visit https://www.woodlawnbham.com/giving or use Venmo @woodlawnumc

Ep. 43 – It is Good Friday, April 10, 1868 in Bremen and Brahms has just finished giving the premiere of his German Requiem. It is a complete triumph but one not celebrated with wild applause, the work is too grave for that. Instead, attendees of the premiere listened with glad hearts and in reverence, awe really of the work's creator. Thus, Johannes Brahms became an internationally recognized composer of considerable importance and some measure of celebrity. Works heard in this episode (all by Brahms): -Requiem mvt. 4 "How Lovely is They Dwelling Place" mvt. 5 "And Ye Now are Sorrowful"  -Wiegenlied op. 49 no. 4 -Botschaft op. 47 no. 1 -Hungarian dance 1-10 ----------------- Subscribe on iTunes and give us a 5-star review! Share with your friends! download our app! Visit and like our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/thegreatcomposerspodcast/?ref=bookmarks  

    1.ª parte:   1 - Ana Roxanne - Because of a Flower - Camille 2 - Hilary Woods - Colt - Kith 3 - Camille Christel  - You - Copenhagen 4 - Michael Rother - Dreaming - Quiet Dancing 5 - Robin Guthrie, Harold Budd - Another Day - November Day 6 - Ruby Haunt - Snow Angel / Reverse Creek - Reverse Creek 7 - Zomes - Time Was - Cave Mountain 8 - Dada Garbeck - Cosmophonia - Waltz for an Empty Space 9 - A.A. Bondy - Believers - Drmz 10 - William Tyler -  New Vanitas - Big Sky Waltz 11 - Damien Jurado - And Now That I'm in Your Shadow - Montesano 12 - Elliott Smith - Figure 8 - I Better Be Quiet Now 13 - Low - The Curtain Hits the Cast - Over The Ocean 14 - Meg Baird - Don't Weigh Down the Light - Counterfeiters   2.ª parte:   15 - Daniel Knox - Won't You Take Me With You - Lights Out 16 - Dominique Lawalrée - Vis à vis - Listen To The Quiet Voice 17 - Daniel Knox - Won't You Take Me With You - No Horizon 18 - Julia Kent - Character - Only Child 19 - Connie Converse - How Sad, How Lovely - How Sad, How Lovely 20 - Lael Neale - Acquainted with Night - Blue Vein 21 - Alela Diane - Songs Whistled Through White Teeth - Slow Your Dancing 22 - Diane Cluck - Oh Vanille / Ova Nil - Half a Million Miles From Home 23 - Serafina Steer - The Moths Are Real - World of Love 24 - Eluvium - Lambent Material - I Am So Much More Me That You Are Perfectly You 25 - Winter Family - Shooting Stars - Red Sugar 26 - Slowdive - Pygmalion - All of Us 27 - Said the Shark - Silly Killings - You'd Never Know 28 - Cat Power - You Are Free - Werewolf 29 - Joana Gama - Arcueil - Gnossienne n7 (Le Fils des Étoiles) 30 - Clint Mansell - Last Night - Final Movement

Scripture: Psalm 106:1-3, 4-6, 19-23                  Exodus 32:1-14 Sermon: Standing In The Breach; Praying For God's Grace by Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt Hymn #402 How Lovely, Lord Text: Arlo D. Duba, 1984 Music: Hal Hopson, 1983 Text © 1986 Hope Publishing Company Music © 1983 Hope Publishing Company Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A736703. All rights reserved.   Hymn #435 There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy As appears in Glory to God, ©2013 Westminster John Knox Press Text: Fredereick William Faber, 1854,alt. Music: Dutch melody; arr. Julius Röntgen, c. 1906 Permission to stream/podcast the music in this service obtained from PCUSA.   Your Grace is Enough Words and Music: Matt Maher ©2003 Thankyou Music/spiritandsong.com. All rights reserved. Permission to stream/podcast the music in this service obtained from  CCLI License #2006642   I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light From Jesus, Still Lead On Valerie Floeter ©2017 Augsburg Fortress Publishers. All rights reserved. Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service, obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A736703. All rights reserved.

Scripture: Psalm 106:1-3, 4-6, 19-23                  Exodus 32:1-14 Sermon: Standing In The Breach; Praying For God's Grace by Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt Hymn #402 How Lovely, Lord Text: Arlo D. Duba, 1984 Music: Hal Hopson, 1983 Text © 1986 Hope Publishing Company Music © 1983 Hope Publishing Company Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A736703. All rights reserved.   Hymn #435 There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy As appears in Glory to God, ©2013 Westminster John Knox Press Text: Fredereick William Faber, 1854,alt. Music: Dutch melody; arr. Julius Röntgen, c. 1906 Permission to stream/podcast the music in this service obtained from PCUSA.   Your Grace is Enough Words and Music: Matt Maher ©2003 Thankyou Music/spiritandsong.com. All rights reserved. Permission to stream/podcast the music in this service obtained from  CCLI License #2006642   I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light From Jesus, Still Lead On Valerie Floeter ©2017 Augsburg Fortress Publishers. All rights reserved. Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service, obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A736703. All rights reserved.

In our third part of a series examining Jesus's parables, Rev. Emily Penfield talks about the parables of the mustard seed, the treasure, and the pearl. When we focus on the dreams God has for us, amazing things can come of it! Scripture: Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-46 Worship Leader/Sermon: Rev. Emily Freeman Penfield Prayer: Kim Furlow Scripture: Eliza Penfield Organist/Pianist: Andy Plummer Soloist: Lisa Russell Lowe Songs: "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" (1707, adapted 1981) by Isaac Watts, adapted by Albin Whitworth "Lift High the Cross" (1887, revised 1916) by George Kitchin and Michael R. Newbolt "As The Deer" (1984) by Martin J. Nystrom "How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely" (1986) by Hal Hopson "Christ Beside Me" (adapted 1969) by St. Patrick, adapted by James Quinn "Trumpet Voluntary in D Major" by Jeremiah Clarke

The Hastings College Choir performs How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place.

Psalm 84 - How Lovely is Your Dwelling Place, Lord Almighty! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifewithin/support

A new MP3 sermon from Bread of Life Fellowship is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: How Lovely is Your Dwelling Place, oh Lord Speaker: Elias Adamo Broadcaster: Bread of Life Fellowship Event: Sunday Service Date: 6/14/2020 Bible: Psalm 84:12 Length: 79 min.

The definition of treasure is sometimes broad. In this episode we examine three lost “treasures”, three musicians who were not recognized in their time, and tragically vanished into the night. What happened to Connie Converse, Richey Edwards, and Q Lazzarus?  Out of respect for the artists involved in this story, no ambient music will appear … Continue reading Episode 44 – How Sad, How Lovely →

 Since 2011, Disneyland guests have celebrated an unofficial semi-annual event known as”Dapper Day." Due to overwhelming popularity, over time Disneyland has grown to sanction these celebrations. Participants hearken back the mid 20th century roots of the park by stepping out in style, wearing their Sunday best attire and vintage outfits.Here is a very special Dapper Day inspired playlist of 34 Dapper songs to help you celebrate your Dapper Day. Enjoy! Download (right click, save as)1. Put on Your Sunday Clothes – Fred Lucas  0:002. Johnnie Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet – Michael Feinstein  3:123. You’re Never Fully Dressed without a Smile – Harry Connick Jr.  8:114. Second Hand Rose – Barbra Streisand  11:055. Beautiful Girl – Jimmie Thompson  13:146. Anything Goes – Frank Sinatra  16:307. Baubles, Bangles and Beads – The Kirby Stone Four  19:098. All I Need is the Girl – Mel Tormé  21:199. Steppin’ Out With My Baby – Danny Williams  24:2010. Always True to You in My Fashion – Blossom Dearie  26:5011. The Dress that My Mother Wore – Juliana Hansen  29:3812. Artificial Flowers – Bobby Darin  32:2813. You’ve Got Possibilities – Linda Lavin  35:4314. Puttin’ on the Ritz – Robbie Williams  38:2915. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails – Ella Fitzgerald  40:5816. French Poodle – Sam Butera  43:3017. Dapper Dan – Jeff Barnhart & Spats Langham  45:5418. Tuxedo Junction – Sweet Sugar Swing  49:0019. Satin Doll – Buddy Grecco  51:5520. Alice Blue Gown – Debbie Reynolds  55:0921. Shine on Your Shoes – Tony Bennett  58:0922. Beautiful Clothes (Make Beautiful Girls) – Harry Langdon  1:00:2423. Pink Shoelaces – Dodie Stevens  1:03:1124. Take Back Your Mink – Julie London  1:05:3225. Style – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Bing Crosby  1:07:5026. I Feel Pretty – Julie Andrews  1:12:1527. A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation – The King Brothers  1:14:0928. Bobby Sox to Stockings – Frankie Avalon  1:16:2629. How Lovely to Be a Woman – Shelly Fabares  1:19:0130. Buttons and Bows – Marni Nixon  1:21:0431. Straw Hat Song – Dezi Arnaz  1:23:2532. Paris Original – Rose Marie Jun  1:26:0533. If My Friends Could See Me Now – Sammy Davis Jr.  1:28:0434. Zoot Suit Riot – Cherry Poppin’ Daddies   1:30:27

A gathering is coming to Colorado??!!     On this episode the mic is turned around on me. I was a guest on two of my favorite people Lovely and Johnny. You met Johnny on episode 59.    Here is Johnny's episode that was a great time. http://blendingthefamily.libsyn.com/-59-johnny-nomad-brings-his-tribe-to-the-podcast   The three of us talk about: My own battles of depression How Lovely and Johnny created their own very large and successful "blended family". Some of the interesting topics from their podcast shows. One of my upcoming guests. Is there a future gathering of Johnny and Tommy? Here is the link to their podcast and PLEASE leave them a RATING and REVIEW. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/couples-corner/id1438818713?mt=2   This was so much fun and I really believe that one day (very soon) you will see Lovely and Johnny on the Today show giving out some wonderful and fun advice to you and I. They have such a  great podcast.   Tommy Maloney is the Executive producer and host of the podcast Blending The Family where you can find on Libsyn, Stitcher Radio, ITunes, IHeart Radio and Spotify. Tommy is a TEDx speaker and a Mindset Coach.     Tommy has also spoken at Ignite Fort Collins and Keynote Speaker at Everything Dad Convention.    The author of the books "25 Tips For Divorced Dads.” “Why not you, Why Not Me” and His new book “My Dad’s Advice At 5:04 AM” is coming out in the Fall of 2019. Tommy enjoys a good red blend while writing or hiding from the family.     A dad to Betsy, Becca, Connor, Duke and husband to Ann. To contact Tommy: tommy@BlendingTheFamily.com  

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "The Mark of Being Alive". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings “Ecce Concipies” by Jacob Handl and “How Lovely are the Messengers” by Felix Mendelssohn along with service music and hymns.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "The Mark of Being Alive". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings “Ecce Concipies” by Jacob Handl and “How Lovely are the Messengers” by Felix Mendelssohn along with service music and hymns.

The Lord is continuously births faith in the yielded believer so they can know what He prefers, i.e. the persuasion of His will. (1 Jn 5:4).In Scripture, faith is God's warranty, certifying that the revelation He inbirthes in you will come to pass in His Timing and His Way.HOW LOVELY are Your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! My soul yearns, yes, even pines and is homesick for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out and sing for joy to the living God. (Psalm‬ ‭84:1-2‬‬).One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple. (Psalms 27:4)Blessed are those who dwell in Your house and Your presence; they will be singing Your praises all the day long. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. (Psalms 84:4)As the child of God, He Dwells in you. Your body is the Temple of the Living God. He Gave you His Own Holy Spirit When, He raised You up together with Christ and made you sit down together giving us joint seating with Christ in the heavenly sphere, by virtue of you being] in Christ Jesus, God's Beloved Son. (Ephesians 2:6) God is living in you NOW. AND YOU ARE SEATED WITH Christ in the Heavenly Places in the Presence of God.Therefore you are no longer outsiders (exiles, migrants, and aliens, excluded from the rights of citizens), but you now share citizenship with the saints (God's own people, consecrated and set apart for Himself); and you belong to God's [own] household. (Ephesians 2:19)You are citizens along with all of God's holy people. You are members of God's family. Now, you reside in the Kingdom of God's Dear Son. (Colossians 1:13)Blessed are you whose strength comes from the LORD, You have strength for ALL THINGS things in Christ Who empowers me. You are ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses His Inner Strength into you; you are self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency. For without Him, cut off from vital union with Christ, you can do nothing. (Philippians 4:13, John 15:5)Even when you walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of Refreshing Springs. The early rain also fills the pools of the Valley with blessings. They go from Strength to Strength, Increasing In Victorious Power; you continue to grow Stronger, because you come boldly and confidently into the Presence of God, Who welcomes you as His child. (Psalm 84:5-7, Ephesians 3:12)God Welcomes you! Come Fearlessly And Confidently And Boldly Draw Near To The Throne Of Grace, the Throne of God's Unmerited Favor to you a sinner, that you may receive mercy for your failures and find grace to help in good time for every need, appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it. (Hebrews 4:16)Most assuredly, God is the Same, He Never Changes His Mind about You. He Is with You in the Valley and on the mountaintop, AND God's plans for you are GOOD. He knows the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah ‭29:11‬)In Romans 8:23-34 – the Holy Spirit reminds that He Himself is a Foretaste of the Goodness of God, which You Hope and your hope in him is never disappointed. He Demonstrated His Great Love for You, Even before You Knew Him. In the Fact, while you were still a sinner, Christ Died for You. (Romans 5:8)For example, you don't know what God wants you to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for you with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.So you can know that God causes EVERYTHING to work together for your good who love God and are called His child, being the very righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, according to his purpose for you. (Romans ‭8:26,28‬,‭ 2 Corinthians 5:20)‬He tells you in Ephesians 2:10 – you are God's Own Workmanship Created in Christ Jesus, born anew, that you may do those Good Works which God planned beforehand for you, taking paths which He prepared ahead of time, that you should walk in them, living the Good Life which He prearranged and made ready for you to live. (Ephesians 2:10)God gives the example of Joseph in Genesis 50. If you remember after Joseph he buried his father, Jacob, he returned to Egypt, he and his brother and all those who are going up with him. When Joseph's brother saw that the father was dead, they said, perhaps now Joseph will have his weight with us to pay us back for the Evil we did Take him.So his brother sent him a lettersaying to Joseph: Forgive, take up and away all resentment and all claim to requital concerning us, I pray you now, the trespass of your brothers and their sin, for they did evil to you. Now, we pray you, forgive the trespass of the servants of your father's God. And Joseph wept when they spoke thus to him. Then his brothers went and fell down before him, saying, See, we are your slaves! And Joseph said to them, Fear not; for am I in the place of God. Vengeance is His, not mine. As for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive, as they are this day.(Genesis 50:14-20)And Jesus Reminds you in John 10:10-11: The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd risks and lays down His Own. life for you His sheep. (John 10:10-11, Ps. 23)

This wide-ranging collection of inspirational poetry and prose offers readers solace, perspective, and the courage to persevere. In times of personal hardship or collective anxiety, words have the power to provide comfort, meaning, and hope. The past year has seen a resurgence of poetry and inspiring quotes—posted on social media, appearing on bestseller lists, shared from friend to friend. Honoring this communal spirit, How Lovely the Ruins is a timeless collection of both classic and contemporary poetry and short prose that can be of help in difficult times—selections that offer wisdom and purpose, and that allow us to step out of our current moment to gain a new perspective on the world around us as well as the world within. The poets and writers featured in this book represent the diversity of our country as well as voices beyond our borders, including Maya Angelou, W. H. Auden, Danez Smith, Rumi, Emily Dickinson, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alice Walker, Adam Zagajewski, Langston Hughes, Wendell Berry, Anna Akhmatova, Yehuda Amichai, and Robert Frost. And the book opens with a stunning foreword by Elizabeth Alexander, whose poem “Praise Song for the Day,” delivered at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, ushered in an era of optimism. In works celebrating our capacity for compassion, our patriotism, our right to protest, and our ability to persevere, How Lovely the Ruins is a beacon that illuminates our shared humanity, allowing us connection in a fractured world. Includes poetry, prose, and quotations from: Elizabeth Alexander • Marcus Aurelius • Karen Armstrong • Matthew Arnold • Ellen Bass • Brian Bilston • Gwendolyn Brooks • Elizabeth Barrett Browning • Octavia E. Butler • Regie Cabico • Dinos Christianopoulos • Lucille Clifton • Ta-Nehisi Coates • Leonard Cohen • Wendy Cope • E. E. Cummings • Charles Dickens • Mark Doty • Thomas Edison • Albert Einstein • Ralph Ellison • Kenneth Fearing • Annie Finch • Rebecca Foust • Nikki Giovanni • Stephanie Gray • John Green • Hazel Hall • Thich Nhat Hanh • Joy Harjo • Václav Havel • Terrance Hayes • William Ernest Henley • Juan Felipe Herrera • Jane Hirshfield • John Holmes • A. E. Housman • Bohumil Hrabal • Robinson Jeffers • Georgia Douglas Johnson • James Weldon Johnson • Paul Kalanithi • Robert F. Kennedy • Omar Khayyam • Emma Lazarus • Li-Young Lee • Denise Levertov • Ada Limón • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow • Nelson Mandela • Masahide • Khaled Mattawa • Jamaal May • Claude McKay • Edna St. Vincent Millay • Pablo Neruda • Anaïs Nin • Olga Orozco • Ovid • Pier Paolo Pasolini • Edgar Allan Poe • Claudia Rankine • Adrienne Rich • Rainer Maria Rilke • Alberto Ríos • Edwin Arlington Robinson • Eleanor Roosevelt • Christina Rossetti • Muriel Rukeyser • Sadhguru • Carl Sandburg • Vikram Seth • Charles Simic • Safiya Sinclair • Effie Waller Smith • Maggie Smith • Tracy K. Smith • Leonora Speyer • Gloria Steinem • Clark Strand • Wisława Szymborska • Rabindranath Tagore • Sara Teasdale • Alfred, Lord Tennyson • Vincent van Gogh • Ocean Vuong • Florence Brooks Whitehouse • Walt Whitman • Ella Wheeler Wilcox • William Carlos Williams • Virginia Woolf • W. B. Yeats • Saadi Youssef • Javier Zamora • Howard Zinn

How Lovely are Thy Dwellings