Podcasts about young poet

What do you do when faced with a big, important question that keeps you up at night? Many people seek quick answers dispensed by “experts,” influencers, and gurus. But these one-size-fits-all solutions often fail to satisfy, and can even cause more pain.  In How to Fall in Love With Questions, Elizabeth Weingarten finds inspiration in a few famous lines from Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, and then takes this insight – to love the questions themselves – to modern science to offer a fresh approach for dealing with the uncertainty in our lives. What if our questions—the ones we ask about relationships, work, meaning, identity, and purpose—are not our tormentors, but our teachers? Weingarten offers a fresh approach for dealing with seemingly unsolvable questions, not as a quick fix but to deepen our sense of being fully alive. Weingarten shares her own journey and the stories of others, including a part of my own story after the events of 9/11 in New York City when I first turned to Rilke's letters, to chart a different, and better, relationship with uncertainty. Designed to inspire anyone who feels stuck, powerless, and drained, How to Fall in Love with Questions challenges us to unlock our minds and embark on the kind of self-discovery that's only possible when we feel most alive—that is, when we don't know what will happen next. 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

What do you do when faced with a big, important question that keeps you up at night? Many people seek quick answers dispensed by “experts,” influencers, and gurus. But these one-size-fits-all solutions often fail to satisfy, and can even cause more pain.  In How to Fall in Love With Questions, Elizabeth Weingarten finds inspiration in a few famous lines from Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, and then takes this insight – to love the questions themselves – to modern science to offer a fresh approach for dealing with the uncertainty in our lives. What if our questions—the ones we ask about relationships, work, meaning, identity, and purpose—are not our tormentors, but our teachers? Weingarten offers a fresh approach for dealing with seemingly unsolvable questions, not as a quick fix but to deepen our sense of being fully alive. Weingarten shares her own journey and the stories of others, including a part of my own story after the events of 9/11 in New York City when I first turned to Rilke's letters, to chart a different, and better, relationship with uncertainty. Designed to inspire anyone who feels stuck, powerless, and drained, How to Fall in Love with Questions challenges us to unlock our minds and embark on the kind of self-discovery that's only possible when we feel most alive—that is, when we don't know what will happen next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

Right now, outrage seems as rampant as complacency, and both are lost opportunities from the vantage point of of life force. Being a "constructive badass" is a path to growth, change, and leadership amidst high pressure situations. The more we develop the skill of constructive dissent and engage in the art of insubordination—how to speak up with courage and clarity—we create degrees of freedom for courage in the everyday.For this Sisu Lab episode, I had the joy of interviewing Professor Todd Kashdan, one of the world's most cited psychologists and a curious thought leader on courage, character, and all things psychological flexibility. This conversation rocked such a unique flow of exploring life, ideas, and the co-creative space possible between curious humans anywhere that it felt like a real highlight. The experience itself, to me, speaks of how can help each other rise to our best just by being genuinely excited about each other (like kids!) and viewing moments of interaction as opportunities to unearth something valuable together.Todd and I jammed about:How to dissent effectively without breaking connectionWhy good people may struggle to be brave when it matters mostThe difference between being a principled rebel vs. a reactive troublemakerWhy true change-makers often face delayed rewards—and how sisu can help us stay the courseBalancing activism with mental health, and what keeps us going through long fights for changeThe gift of witnessing each other fail—and grow and heal togetherWhat it means to be an “upstander” (with a nod to educator Jackson Katz)How everyday acts of courage and kindness shape the bigger environment we call our lifeTodd's insights come from decades of research—and deep skin in the game. He's the author of several brilliant books, including Curious, The Upside of Your Dark Side, and most relevantly: The Art of Insubordination.

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Recorded by Zaina Alsous for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 13, 2025. www.poets.org

Harold read Tristram Shandy, Sean reads from The Friend by Sigrid Nunez. Also on Whitman, Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, and writing as a priestlike vocation. https://www.patreon.com/c/1storypod

Today's poem is Letter to a Young Poet by Megan Fernandes. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Myka Kielbon writes… “Today's poem holds its epiphanies close. It lives in that space which grows from wholehearted obsession, specificity, and the knowledge that the act of returning is the kind of love that keeps us going.” Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp

Dolores Cannon Opens up about the Higher Spiritual Realities Dolores Cannon developed a very specialized form of hypnotherapy for past life regression. Her career and research lasted almost 50 years. It tool her on an incredible journey that brought her and her clients to countless fascinating destinations. The range of her work covers and the sheer volume of original material from spiritual and cosmic dimensions places her work in a category of her own. Read about her early days in hypnotherapy when she first discovered reincarnation, learn how she developed and refined her own unique method of hypnosis known as Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique® (QHHT®), discover all the captivating areas of research she had explored on her path. https://www.dolorescannon.com Alan Steinfeld's new book is called Making Contact: The New Realities of Extraterrestial Existence: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Contact... The book contains original writings by: Linda Moulton Howe, Whitley Strieber Professor John E. Mack, Darryl Anka, Nick Pope, Grant Cameron, Drs. J.J. and Desiree Hurtak, Caroline Cory, Mary Rodwell, Henrietta Weekes. Alan Steinfeld, contributes and curates the collection with 30 years of experience with the subject. The Foreword by George Noory of Coast to Coast AM kicks off the volume with his veteran overview of the need to wake up to the “new realities of extraterrestrial existence. Our purpose is to make known the unknown…. This means: “We must accept our reality as vastly as we possibly can; everything, even the unprecedented, must be possible within it. This is, in the end, the only kind of courage that is required of us: the courage to face the strangest, most unusual, most inexplicable experiences that can meet us.” – Rainer Marie Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet, letter 8 In June of 2021 look for my next book called Making *Contact which includes essays by myself + Linda Moulton Howe, Whitley Streiber, Darryl Anka, Mary Rodwell, Grant Cameron, Nick Pope, JJ and Deisree Hurtak, Caroline Cory, and the late Dr. John Mack. Published by St. Martins Press and St. Martin Essentials MAKING*CONTACT: The New Realities of Extra Terrestial Contact. Pre-order on Amazon. #AlanSteinfeld has been involved with Disclosure since his experiences as a young child. From that time, he realized that the only way for humanity to accept the fact that we are not alone – is to shift our worldview about what we think is possible. In this way, he feels we must transcend the old limitations of our mind and tap into what is beyond mainstream psychology, beyond our education, our religions, and our political ideologies. He feels that Disclosure is “an inside job.” It is only when we wake up to who we really are as galactic beings that the cosmos will come to greet us in our magnificence. #NewRealities From this platform, he has interviewed every top researcher in the UFO field; forming close alliances to such people as John Mack, Budd Hopkins, Richard Dolan, and Linda Moulton Howe. He has also been one the main emcees at Contact in the Desert. Subscribe to this channel Look for the latest alive streams at: http://www.Youtbe.com/newrealities Follow us on: Facebook:   / new-realities-135299697519   @AlanSteinfeld.NewRealities Instagram:   / alan_steinfeld  

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The artist Francesco Clemente may have been born and raised in Naples, but—having lived and worked around the world, including in Rome, India, New York City, and New Mexico—he considers himself a citizen of no place. Widely known for his work across mediums, from drawings and frescoes to mosaics, oils, and sculptures, Clemente makes art that evokes his mystical perspective, with his paintings often featuring spiritual subjects or dreamlike symbols. Beyond exhibiting in galleries and museums, over the years Clemente has also made works for a variety of other venues, including a nightclub, a hotel, a Hollywood film, and the Metropolitan Opera. This fall, his work (and name) will be central to his latest unusual project: the soon-to-open Clemente Bar at chef Daniel Humm's three-Michelin-starred restaurant Eleven Madison Park.On the episode, Clemente discusses his collaboration with Humm, frescoes as the most luminous artistic medium, his deep affinity with India, and the certain timeworn quality to his art.Special thanks to our Season 10 presenting sponsor, L'École, School of Jewelry Arts.Show notes:Francesco Clemente[3:55] Clemente Bar[3:55] Eleven Madison Park[3:55] Daniel Humm[3:55] Alba Clemente[7:50] Murals for the Palladium nightclub[7:50] Hudson Hotel[7:50] Ian Schrager[8:43] Arata Isozaki[8:43] Philippe Starck[8:43] Kenny Scharf[8:43] Keith Haring[8:43] Jean-Michel Basquiat[8:43] Steve Rubell[9:43] Works for Great Expectations (1998)[9:43] “The Sopranos” series[9:43] Portrait of Fran Lebowitz[11:37] Portrait of Toni Morrison[23:12] Jiddu Krishnamurti[23:12] Theosophical Society[24:49] Álvaro Siza[24:49] Museo Madre[32:48] Cy Twombly[32:48] Joseph Beuys's exhibition “We Are the Revolution” (1972)[35:30] Rudolf Steiner[36:56] Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke[37:57] Swami Vivekananda[39:20] Salman Rushdie[41:31] Nisargadatta Maharaj[46:51] Andy Warhol[46:51] Allen Ginsberg[48:13] William Blake[48:54] Raymond Foye[48:54] Hanuman Books[50:04] “The Four Corners” (1985)[53:36] Saint Francis

Ty Nathan Clark and Nathan Terborg are taking a moment to reflect and recharge after a whirlwind week filled with residency applications, art making and family milestones—Nathan's oldest daughter just started college! But don't worry, we're gearing up for some incredible new content on Just Make Art. From artist features to Q&A sessions, and even guest co-hosts, there's a ton of exciting stuff on the horizon. We're kicking it off with an in-depth discussion on "Art and Fear" by David Bayliss and Ted Orland, a book so pivotal that it's a staple in our studio practice and teaching. Grab your copy and share your thoughts with us; who knows, your insights might make it into our upcoming episodes!We're not stopping there; we've lined up a series of must-read books that have profoundly impacted our artistic journeys. Titles include Jerry Saltz's "How to Be an Artist," Bianca Bosker's "Get the Picture," Nick Cave's "Faith, Hope, and Carnage," and Rainer Maria Rilke's "Letters to a Young Poet." Plus, don't miss our video podcasts on Spotify and YouTube where we add fun B-rolls and Easter eggs. If you love what we're doing, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—it really helps us reach new listeners. And as a special treat, I'm sharing a passage from the Pulitzer-winning biography "De Kooning: An American Master," an absolute gem for art lovers. Thanks for tuning in; we can't wait to share more with you soon!Send us a message - we would love to hear from you!Make sure to follow us on Instagram here:@justmakeartpodcast @tynathanclark @nathanterborg

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Sean Illing speaks with poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht, whose book The Wonder Paradox asks: If we don't have God or religion, what — if anything — do we lose? They discuss how religion accesses meaning — through things like prayer, ceremony, and ritual — and Jennifer speaks on the ways that poetry can play similar roles in a secular way. They also discuss some of the "tricks" that poets use, share favorite poems, and explore what it would mean to "live the questions" — and even learn to love them — without having the answers. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area Guest: Jennifer Michael Hecht (@Freudeinstein), poet, historian; author References:  The Wonder Paradox: Embracing the Weirdness of Existence and the Poetry of Our Lives by Jennifer Michael Hecht (FSG; 2023) Doubt: A History by Jennifer Michael Hecht (HarperOne; 2004) Rainer Maria Rilke, from a 1903 letter to Franz Kappus, published in Letters to a Young Poet (pub. 1929) Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (1855) "Why do parrots live so long?" by Charles Q. Choi (LiveScience; May 23, 2022) "The survival of poetry depends on the failure of language," from The Tree of Meaning: Language, Mind, and Ecology by Robert Bringhurst (Counterpoint; 2009) "Traveler, There Is No Road" ("Caminante, no hay camino") by Antonio Machado (1917) "A Free Man's Worship" by Bertrand Russell (1903) Totality and Infinity: An Essay on Exteriority by Emmanuel Levinas (1961)   Support The Gray Area by becoming a Vox member: https://www.vox.com/support-now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A conversation is defined as a talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged.Conversations have been on my mind recently because they are truly a tool in helping me move through my process. And I've been thinking about it a lot as I reflect on my break from my email newsletter, podcast, and mentoring — because I truly believe my time away could have gone in such a different direction if it weren't for conversations.viewfinder is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new episodes and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Reflections* Conversations allow my process to feel open.Resources* Ninth Street Women, Mary Gabriel* Just Kids, Patti Smith* Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke* Voxer, a messaging platformConnectIf we haven't had the pleasure of meeting - I'm Lauren Sauder, an artist, writer, and mentor. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider writing a review. Here are a few more ways you can connect with me:* Download your viewfinder—Print it, cut it, and carry it with you.* Download the artist mixtape—a mix of books, playlists, and residencies to provide inspiration and company in the studio.* Receive letters from me—bi-weekly letters from me about what I'm working through in my creative practice and life.* Enlist me as your mentor—if you are interested in unlimited support and guidance to grow your creative practice.* Get in touch with me directly—send an email to laurensauderstudio@gmail.com.Share Get full access to Lauren Sauder at laurensauder.substack.com/subscribe

On this episode, Mike Finucane, a campus minister at a high-school in St. Louis, and I discuss how books can help develop empathy. He also gives a great tip from his dad about how to tackle a large non-fiction text. We also confirm that collecting books shouldn't be considered a bad habit if you love it. We talk about a lot of really intense books but I hope that our discussion will inspire readers to do a deep dive into some of the topics.    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy's reading:  The Nix by Nathan Hill  The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon    Books Highlighted by Mike:  Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke  Stories of Your LIfe and Others by Ted Chiang  Exhalation by Ted Chiang  The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago by Alex Kotlowitz  Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson The Shawl by Cynthia Ozick Gilead by Marilynne Robinson  The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin  Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle City of Bohane by Kevin Barry  The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden World Around Us by Ed Yong   Other Books Mentioned in the Episode: All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky  The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro  The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter  Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain  How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn  Great Expectations by Charles Dickens  God Knows by Joseph Heller  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller  Your Duck is My Duck: Stories by Deborah Eisenberg  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe  Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe  Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe  The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin  There are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz  The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald  Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 

Dora, Robin, and Headspace clinician Samantha answer questions about overcoming fears of cancer and how to look inward to assess your triggers. We also share a mindful moment from a listener who felt a special connection while hiking in nature. This Mental Health Awareness Month, we're focusing on strengthening our ability to manage stress, improve well-being, and set boundaries at work, so we can feel happier everywhere else. Learn more here. Follow Robin here or at Well…Adjusting and follow Dora here.  Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here.  To send us your question go to sayhi.chat/dearheadpace  The book Dora referenced: Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This lecture discusses the 20th century poet, novelist, and philosopher, Rainer Maria Rilke's work Letters to a Young Poet, and examines in particular advocation of trusting (halten) in what is difficult, and trusting in things. The range of "things" includes those of nature, even the smallest things, but also matters like love and death To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO You can find over 3,000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Rilke's Letter to a Young Poet - amzn.to/2XCAhRA

In this episode of Age Better, host Barbara Hannah Grufferman chats with Natalie Kormos, a young poet, who discusses her beautiful book 'Fibres of a Memory' which combines her lyrical words with art created by a woman who had Alzheimer's.   Natalie explains that the book is for everyone and aims to provide comfort and solace to those affected by Alzheimer's, including caregivers and loved ones. She also hopes that the book opens up conversations and encourages others to take on similar projects. The collaboration between Natalie and the patient's artwork is a beautiful example of combining art and words to create a meaningful and impactful book.  In this conversation, Natalie discusses how her work aligns with the latest research on art therapy, which is a powerful took to enhance focus, self-esteem, and social interaction in patients with dementia.   "I hope it opens up conversations where maybe someone was isolated physically or emotionally and they can look at this book and share challenges, emotions, and understanding of the neurobiology of Alzheimer's as well." – Natalie Kormos  LEARN MORE ABOUT ‘FIBRES OF A MEMORY'   LEARN MORE ABOUT AGE BETTER PODCAST  Age Better podcast delves into a diverse range of topics, including finance, work, health, fitness, style, makeup, hair, nutrition, travel, relationships, sex, menopause and more. Each week, I'll bring you the latest insights, expert opinions, and actionable advice.    Stick with Me!    Let's embark on this remarkable journey together! We'll explore new concepts, challenge old beliefs, and inspire one another to not just embrace but genuinely LOVE our bodies, minds, and spirits as we get older.    Listen and Subscribe    To join this adventure, remember to subscribe or follow the "Age Better with Barbara Hannah Grufferman" podcast on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Yep, you can watch it or just listen!    Share Your Ideas and Questions    Your questions have spurred many episodes, so please keep them coming! Share your ideas for topics and guest suggestions at agebetterpodcast@gmail.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian, writer, and actor, Alyssa Limperis whose special “No Bad Days” is airing on Peacock, joins Joshua to tell him about her hang ups toward having to finish things in life and how it makes the commitment of choosing a book treacherous. Josh tells Alyssa about his emotional support books on his nightstand and how he reads multiple books like others surf tv channels. Alyssa shares her appreciation for Sally Rooney books and how they were all she read one year and this sparks lighthearted conversation about the recent Paul Mescal dating rumors. The guest and host also get into enduring a similar loss at the same time, grief and how it shapes our reading behaviors, and how Alyssa is mortified Joshua visits a student dentist, “A student hairdresser, maybe!” They also give each other books!Books talked about include:“Normal People” by Sally Rooney “Three Women” by Lisa Taddeo, “Them” by Jon Ronson“Letters to a Young Poet” by Rilke“The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig“Of Walking In Ice” by Werner Herzog Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we encounter life we encounter all manner of different parts within us - and among them we often find parts of us which seem determined to thwart us and hold us back. How might we relate to the critical parts, the over-protective parts, the obstructive parts, and the parts of us that are simply terrified? And instead of being dominated by them, or trying to dominate them, how might we parent them well so they can grow in wisdom and maturity and bring us, and the people around them, their gifts? The poet Rainer Maria Rilke has some wonderful advice on this, from his book 'Letters to a Young Poet', and it's this that is the starting point for a very rich conversation. Hosted, as always, by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace. Join Our Weekly Mailing: www.turningtowards.life/subscribe Support Us: www.buymeacoffee.com/turningtowardslife Turning Towards Life, a week-by-week conversation inviting us deeply into our lives, is a live 30 minute conversation hosted by Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn of Thirdspace.  Find us on FaceBook to watch live and join in the lively conversation on this episode. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website, and you can also watch and listen on Instagram, YouTube, and as a podcast on Apple, Google, Amazon Music and Spotify. Here's our source for this week: And your doubt may become a good quality if you train it. It must become knowing, it must become critical. Ask it, whenever it wants to spoil something for you, why something is ugly, demand proofs from it, test it and you will find it perplexed and embarrassed perhaps, or perhaps rebellious. But don't give in, insist on arguments and act this way: watchful and consistent, every single time, and the day will arrive when from a destroyer it will become one of your best workers - perhaps the cleverest of all that are building at your life. Letters to a Young Poet - Rainer Maria Rilke letter to Mr Kappus, Nov,4 1904 Photo by Rae Galatas on Unsplash

Daily Quote There is no such thing as a pure introvert or extrovert. Such a person would be in the lunatic asylum. (Carl Jung) Poem of the Day ‘Tis Customary as We Part Emily Dickinson Beauty of Words Letters to A Young Poet – the First Letter Rainer Maria Rilke

Origins Podcast WebsiteFlourishing Commons Newsletter and the post introducing Great AskingShow Notes:Sara Hendren's Origins Conversationstart of a living conversation (05:20)Ignorance by Stuart Firestein (06:00)questions are the oxygen of imagination (08:00)curiosity is a moral muscle (10:10)The Division of Cognitive Laborby Philip Kitcher (09:20)Sara's substack (10:40)Howard Gardner (11:20)Participatory readiness Danielle Allen (16:40)Living the Questions with Krista (23:30)questions and a state of receptivity (30:20)Sara's blog on voice memos (37:00)vagus nerve (37:00)neuroplasticity (37:30)Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke (45:00)The Virtues of Limits by David McPherson (53:30)the healing is in the return - Sharon Salzberg (55:00)Proust QuestionnaireLightning Round (57:30):Overrated virtue: (Krista) independence; (Sara) fortitude as opposed to true courageWords or phrases to retire: (Krista) losing generative to AI; (Sara) communityValuing in friends: (Krista) laughter; (Sara) longevityLowest depth of misery: (Krista) when imagination shuts down; (Sara) tyranny of inwardness and the lie of aloneness (St. Augustine) Find Sara and Krista online:SaraKristaLogo artwork by Cristina GonzalezMusic by Agasthya Pradhan Shenoy (Swelo)

Tara interviews Gina Leola Woolsey, author of Fifteen Thousand Pieces: A Medical Examiner's Journey Through Disaster, a nonfiction account of Dr. John Butt who was Chief Medical Examiner at the time of the Swissair plane crash off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1998.  Gina left her corporate career mid-life to pursue an education in creative writing, earning a BFA from the University of British Columbia and a MFA from the University of King's College.  She splits her time between small-town Alberta, downtown Montreal, and her hometown of Vancouver.  Gina won the 2010-2011 CBC Nonfiction Prize for My Best Friend, a decades-panning tale that offers a glimpse into her relationship with her troubled brother, from the innocence of their difficult childhood to his adult addictions.    Website: https://www.ginaleolawoolsey.com/ Instagram: @ginaleola Gina's Recommended Reading List & Current Reads: Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Red Earth and Pouring Rain by Vikram Chandra The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver The Famished Road by Ben Okri On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King The Writing Life by Annie Dillard Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World's Favorite Insect by Wendy Williams The Family Code by Wayne Ng Short Stories for a Long Winter by Yasmin Ahmed Vignettes by Josip Novakovich   

I sat down last spring with Darlene Young, a poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction writer who teaches in the English Department at BYU. We spoke about her two volumes of published poems, Homespun and Angel Feathers (2019) and Here (2023). We also talked about the relationship between poetry and faith, bringing humor to sacred things, …

On this week's show, Nadira Goffe sits in for Julia Turner. The hosts first begin by exploring an updated cult classic: Mean Girls, the movie musical version of the Broadway show based on the iconic 2004 film. The 2024 iteration stars Reneé Rapp as Regina George and Angourie Rice as Cady Heron. Then the three head to 17th century Edo-era Japan and review Blue Eye Samurai, an animated Netflix series about an ambiguously gendered, half-Japanese, half-white samurai (voiced by Maya Erskine) hell-bent on exacting revenge on the man responsible for their “monstrous” existence. Finally, consider the plight of January, a recent New York Times essay implores. The panel debates the merits of America's least-loved month and whether they agree with the assertion that the first 31 days of the year are the best.  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discloses what books to read for self-reinvention, including Letters to a Young Poet and Nadira's favorite Toni Morrison work. The conversation is based on Chelsea Leu's piece for The Atlantic, “What to Read If You Want to Reinvent Yourself.”  Email us at culturefest@slate.com.  Outro music: “Lonely Calling” by Arc De Soleil Endorsements: Nadira: Embracing her tradition of endorsing music favorites, Nadira's been loving Depression Cherry by Beach House, the indie duo's 2015 studio album that's dreamy, surreal, and comforting, and Cynthia Erivo's sensational cover of “Alfie,” performed live at the Kennedy Center Honors for 2023 honoree Dionne Warwick.  Dana: At the onset of every year, Dana chooses a mammoth book assignment for herself, and in 2024, that book was Middlemarch by George Eliot. She especially enjoys listening to the audiobook while hiking, which is narrated by the English actress Juliet Stevenson.  Steve: Steve learned to Travis pick on the guitar! Thanks to a wonderful YouTube tutorial by Mike's Music Method for the song “Blues Run the Game” by Jackson C. Frank. (And maybe if enough listeners request it, he might perform it for us…) Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows. You'll also be supporting the work we do here on the Culture Gabfest. Sign up now at Slate.com/cultureplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, Nadira Goffe sits in for Julia Turner. The hosts first begin by exploring an updated cult classic: Mean Girls, the movie musical version of the Broadway show based on the iconic 2004 film. The 2024 iteration stars Reneé Rapp as Regina George and Angourie Rice as Cady Heron. Then the three head to 17th century Edo-era Japan and review Blue Eye Samurai, an animated Netflix series about an ambiguously gendered, half-Japanese, half-white samurai (voiced by Maya Erskine) hell-bent on exacting revenge on the man responsible for their “monstrous” existence. Finally, consider the plight of January, a recent New York Times essay implores. The panel debates the merits of America's least-loved month and whether they agree with the assertion that the first 31 days of the year are the best.  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discloses what books to read for self-reinvention, including Letters to a Young Poet and Nadira's favorite Toni Morrison work. The conversation is based on Chelsea Leu's piece for The Atlantic, “What to Read If You Want to Reinvent Yourself.”  Email us at culturefest@slate.com.  Outro music: “Lonely Calling” by Arc De Soleil Endorsements: Nadira: Embracing her tradition of endorsing music favorites, Nadira's been loving Depression Cherry by Beach House, the indie duo's 2015 studio album that's dreamy, surreal, and comforting, and Cynthia Erivo's sensational cover of “Alfie,” performed live at the Kennedy Center Honors for 2023 honoree Dionne Warwick.  Dana: At the onset of every year, Dana chooses a mammoth book assignment for herself, and in 2024, that book was Middlemarch by George Eliot. She especially enjoys listening to the audiobook while hiking, which is narrated by the English actress Juliet Stevenson.  Steve: Steve learned to Travis pick on the guitar! Thanks to a wonderful YouTube tutorial by Mike's Music Method for the song “Blues Run the Game” by Jackson C. Frank. (And maybe if enough listeners request it, he might perform it for us…) Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows. You'll also be supporting the work we do here on the Culture Gabfest. Sign up now at Slate.com/cultureplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we discuss some insights Jack is working on regarding our relationship. We also bus the myth that says that Yoga Is Expensive. In the Hot Seat today we have Happy Jack with some amazing reflections on the past year. The Quote we read in this episode is this: “I beg you, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

Daily Quote There is no such thing as a pure introvert or extrovert. Such a person would be in the lunatic asylum. (Carl Jung) Poem of the Day ‘Tis Customary as We Part Emily Dickinson Beauty of Words Letters to A Young Poet – the First Letter Rainer Maria Rilke

Jeff and Rebecca handle a few last recommendation requests and then give some ideas for generally giftable books for 2023. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. The holidays are here, and we've got three different levels for gifting to suit every budget. Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: TBR! First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Taste by Stanley Tucci Walking with Sam by Andrew McCarthy Oh My Mother! by Connie Wang Alone Time by Stephanie Rosenbloom A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle From Scratch by Tembi Locke How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh The English Understand Wool by Helen Dewitt Bad Cree by Jessica Johns The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz Wild Girls by Tiya Miles Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing by John Gierach Hidden Mountains by Michael Wejchert Ross Gay  84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke Letters of Note by Shaun Usher (volumes on Art and Love) Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Battle Royale by Koushun Takami World of Wonders by Johanna Basford Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene Major Labels by Kelefa Sanneh From Hollywood with Love by Scott Meslow Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker Airplane Mode by Shahnaz Habib Sigrid Nunez The Fraud by Zadie Smith A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean The Professor's House by Willa Cather A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce Blackouts by Justin Torres Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Going Infinite by Michael Lewis The Wager by David Grann The Book of (More) Delights by Ross Gay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I briefly discuss the bullshit that is war of any kind and I pay brief homage to Matthew Perry (R.I.P.) before reflecting on some favorite passages from Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet and Mason Currey's Daily Rituals: How Artists Work. In reflecting on what Rilke calls "the happiness of being a beginner," I announce my intention to begin writing a novel this month—and to complete 50,000 words of it—as a first-time participant in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). And in sharing some gems from Daily Rituals, I discuss some of my own sacred routines, as well as some words of wisdom on discipline and inspiration from Gustave Flaubert, Steve Reich, Samuel Beckett, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Bernard Malamud.

I love celebrating big milestones here on the pod, so in honor of my 40th birthday tomorrow, I decided to do something a little different for today's solo episode. In lieu of a “40 things I've learned in 40 years listicle,” since I am only sure of less as time passes, I asked my husband Michael if he could think of four questions for me to answer. He threw in a bonus in the middle that nearly made me spit out my coffee :)

The words for today are: August, Florid, Prevaricate, Wily Featuring a quote from Letters To a Young Poet by Ranier Rilke VictorPrep's vocab podcast is for improving for English vocabulary skills while helping you prepare for your standardized tests! This podcast isn't only intended for those studying for the GRE or SAT, but also for people who enjoy learning, and especially those who want to improve their English skills. I run the podcast for fun and because I want to help people out there studying for tests or simply learning English. The podcast covers a variety of words and sometimes additionally covers word roots. Using a podcast to prep for the verbal test lets you study while on the go, or even while working out!  If you have comments or questions and suggestions, please send me an email at sam.fold@gmail.com

Abby and Kellee use this episode to share some announcements and talk through some recent stories in their own lives that have contributed to deep feelings showing up personally and professionally. They explore noticing deep feelings that show up in relationship in the professional setting, and what pausing and reflecting can do to create regulation around such deep feelings. They ask listeners to get curious about their own deep feelings that show up with clients in sessions.  Topics Touched on:Deb Dana: https://www.rhythmofregulation.com/about Letters to a Young Poet: https://bookshop.org/p/books/letters-to-a-young-poet-a-new-translation-and-commentary-rainer-maria-rilke/228901?ean=9781611806861&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9fqnBhDSARIsAHlcQYSZEU7OtWLE73L7MS4pAmIQ0Yi2W9J3uiowmnfALOrtG9vd8IMqyEEaAhmxEALw_wcB Bonnie Badenoch:  https://www.nurturingtheheart.comThe Whole Therapist Consultation Group: Open monthly IPNB-inspired group begins 10/19/2023 from 8am-10am MST $50 per group. Capped at 8 participants each month. Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

In today's solo episode, Victoria responds to Patreon Community questions about resistance to growing up and learning to connect to our wants, needs, and values. Sharing anecdotes from her life, she reflects on core fears and beliefs inside the aversion to responsibility and adulthood, and discusses gentle approaches to examining the invitations inside our existential anxieties. She also shares approaches to developing a stronger relationship with ourselves, even when we feel very disconnected, and to making decisions while holding space for ambivalence. References: Perennials Podcast The four givens of existential psychotherapy Section from Walt Whitman's Song of Myself: “I contain multitudes” “Make a decision, then make it right” Instagram post Window of tolerance  Being in a state of "flow" Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet  

Ella Hohnen-Ford is a singer and songwriter from North London, England. She studied Jazz Voice at the Royal Academy of music. Ella garnered much attention from her live streams during lockdown and has recently released her debut EP “Infinity” on Young Poet. Links: https://hohnenford.com https://www.instagram.com/hohnenford/ https://open.spotify.com/user/bettinahohnen?si=6b145a07ab324afa https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwUyq19J8IxlS-RcYo1E9pQ

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There are times where Shelley Read's Go as a River reads less like a novel and more of a philosophical teaching. Grounded in Buddhist philosophy, this is a beautiful story of love, nature, family and changing times. A lyrical journey of epoch proportions this book has a doomed love affair, a flooded town, an illegitimate child, a heartbreaking abandonment….and Shelley Read writes it all beautifully. As first time novelist, Read has created a journey that you will enjoy every mile of. For a bookstore this week we talk to Appletree Books in Cleveland OH. Books mentioned in the podcast: Go as a River by Shelley Read The Art of Living by Thich Nhat Hanh The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh No Self, No Problem by Anam Thubten The Magic of Awareness by Anam Thubten Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard An American Childhood by Annie Dillard Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family Time and Place by Terry Tempest Williams When Women Were Birds: 54 Variations on Voice by Terry Tempest Williams Homecoming by Kate Morton Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Henry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another episode of Returning: A podcast to return to yourself and the wisdom within. In this episode, I'm handing the space over to you to hear your questions, and we're going to hash it out together. Today we are exploring: What does 'living the question' mean? So much in my life aligned once I really understood how to embody my intuition by living the question. ‘Live the question' is a phrase that comes from one of my favourite books called ‘Letters to a Young Poet' by Rainer Maria Rilke. Living the question has evolved into a key practice in my life. It changed everything for me once I really understood how to embody my intuition by living the question. I sense it can create significant shifts for you too. In this episode, I share some big questions that I'm living into right now, as well as the practices I use that help me listen more deeply for the answers. “‘Living the question' is all about embodying our intuition - living from a state of curiosity, wonder and humility as we navigate the complexities of being human.” - Rebecca Campbell   Key Timestamps: 01:50 Let's open Sacred Space together 02:54 Today's Listener Question: What does 'living the question' mean? 03:08 Where did the phrase 'live the question' come from? 03:50 My favourite poem from 'Letters To A Young Poet' by Rainer Maria Rilke. 07:01 Entering into a sacred dance with life 08:36 Some examples of questions I'm living into right now 11:24 Dedicated practices to support the 'living into the question' 15:12 The benefits of journaling or walking with a question 18:30 Today's Soul Inquiry 19:34 Closing Sacred Space   SOUL INQUIRY Soul Inquiry is a practice where we enter a direct dialogue with our inner self.    The Soul Inquiry prompt for this episode is: What question are you living into right now?   Now it's time to commit to a grounded action: What is a baby step you can take in that direction to integrate it into your life today?   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:  Full Episode Transcript -  https://rebeccacampbell.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Ep.11_What+Does+Living+The+Question+Mean_Transcript.pdf Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46199.Letters_to_a_Young_Poet Letters to a Starseed by Rebecca Campbell - https://rebeccacampbell.me/letters-starseed-book/  Inner Temple Mystery School - https://rebeccacampbell.me/mysteryschool/  Got a question for me to answer? Email me your voice note.  podcast@rebeccacampbell.me    Connect with Rebecca: Website - https://rebeccacampbell.me/practice/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rebeccacampbell_author/ Facebook - https://web.facebook.com/rebeccacampbellauthor YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/RebeccaCampbell

The title of this new series is inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's passage from Letters to a Young Poet: "Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer.” In this new M2M series, which will be monthly or every other month, I want to respond to the questions on your heart that you must ask - not the questions you should ask, or even the ones you want to ask. You know it's a question that you must ask because it sings from your heart. In the asking, you begin to live your way into the answer. The point is not to hear what I have to say about it as much as to speak your question, trusting that if it's a question you must ask, then it's also a question that is in some way bigger than yourself. These are questions than live in other bodies, too. And so let's share them together, each of us responding to them and living them in our own weird ways. I share what I am learning and living from the questions, but not to give answers that solve problems or tie things with a bow. I can only answer emergently from the present moment, trusting that my personal truth in the question will light something up in the listener. In this 1st episode, I share 5 questions that I have recently been asked. Moving forward, I invite you to share your question here and I may or may not share yours in an upcoming episode. Know that it's in the speaking your question that you will feel a shift, not from my response. The 5 questions: - What has been your experience emerging as an astrologer with your daughters? Have they ever resented you or shown disapproval? - How do you bring your thoughts into the physical form so they can be communicated and be helpful and be guideposts and spells for other people through the written word? - How can we discern between the "wild twin" and self-destruction? - How do you navigate feelings of being an imposter or feeling not healed enough to hold space for others? - How do you do all the things you do? What are the practical and logistical as well as the mystical and intangible factors that support you in being someone who holds so much? I hope you enjoy Living the Questions as much as I enjoyed creating it! If you haven't left a review or rating, I would be so grateful if you would take a moment to offer one. Register for the Unshaming the Signs: Gemini replay. It's free, and the only one of the series that will be. Remember: it's not "for Geminis." Unshaming the Signs isn't about chart placements. Check out my one-on-one offerings if you want to work with me one-on-one to support you in any of the topics that came up here today. +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

Both Suleika Jaouad and Diego Perez, who writes as Yung Pueblo, arrived at writing through adversity. Writing became a way of life when each was faced with death, a healing mechanism that became a craft.When they met for the first time in person at our headquarters in San Francisco, they greeted each other with the enthusiasm of old friends reuniting. They fell into conversation with natural intimacy and comfort before we had a chance to press the “record” button and continued talking for another hour past the taping's end. They were familiar with each other's writing and eager to share their personal stories with each other, as in an attempt to forge a new friendship. As they spoke, they discovered just how parallel their paths had been, as well as new points of intersection in their philosophies.Alchemizing pain into creativity is a recurring theme among writers. In his Letters to a Young Poet, Rilke famously wrote, “So don't be frightened, dear friend, if a sadness confronts you larger than any you have ever known, casting its shadow over all you do. You must think that something is happening within you, and remember that life has not forgotten you; it holds you in its hand and will not let you fall. Why would you want to exclude from your life any uneasiness, any pain, any depression, since you don't know what work they are accomplishing within you?”Suleika and Diego have made this alchemy their mission. They have created spaces—her The Isolation Journals and his Elevate with Yung Pueblo—where people can meet and turn their experiences into art. They foster and grow with their writing communities, and have invited them into their writing practice.In this conversation, Suleika and Diego discuss each of their journeys to the “art-making stage,” how they turn confession into craft and protect their creative spaces while living in community, and their own advice to writers and poets of all backgrounds and ages. https://theisolationjournals.substack.com/ https://yungpueblo.substack.com/ Show notes* Subscribe to The Isolation Journals by Suleika Jaouad and Yung Pueblo by Diego Perez on Substack* Find Suleika on Twitter, and Instagram, and Diego on Twitter, and Instagram * Suleika's book Between Two Kingdoms* Diego's poetry and prose books, Inward, Clarity & Connection, and The Way Forward, and Lighter* [04:31] Suleika on starting journaling* [06:09] Diego's background* [08:29] Creativity as healing* [10:50] Suleika on starting The Isolation Journals* [13:51] Diego on writing with readers* [16:16] The universe will take care of you* [18:29] Suleika on finding painting* [21:15] Suleika on responding to hard moments* [25:43] Confronting mortality* [29:13] The writing process* [32:08] Art v social media* [37:00] Writing on Substack and what's nextThe Active Voice is a podcast hosted by Hamish McKenzie, featuring weekly conversations with writers about how the internet is affecting the way they live and write. It is produced by Hamish McKenzie, with audio engineering by Seven Morris, and content production by Hannah Ray. All artwork is by Joro Chen, and music is by Phelps & Munro. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit read.substack.com

As the legislative session wraps up, a look at what state lawmakers accomplished and how it will affect average Coloradans. Legislation on guns and property tax prevailed, but a major land use bill failed. Then, foreign consolutes in Colorado. And, racist themes in a popular opera Also, girls in computer science and a high school poet competes in Washington, DC.

As the legislative session wraps up, a look at what state lawmakers accomplished and how it will affect average Coloradans. Legislation on guns and property tax prevailed, but a major land use bill failed. Then, foreign consolutes in Colorado. And, racist themes in a popular opera Also, girls in computer science and a high school poet competes in Washington, DC.

Andreas Weber has studied marine biology and cultural systems alongside his work with theoretical biologist Francisco Varela. Andreas has worked over the years on the concept of enlivenment and looking at the “biosphere as a meaning-creating and poetic reality”. This episode is about dissolving the boundaries of a mechanistic worldview and finding a new depth of meaning, reciprocity, and service. Becoming edible is the touchstone for the talk as Andreas walks us through ideas of reciprocal transformation of matter, what it might mean to surrender to impermanence and that transformation, and how death links us to the whole of life and aliveness. It is also about how we define language and mentorship in response to everything we take in from the interconnected web of life. Andreas guides us through how Western culture and civilization has strayed from so many of these concepts and the trauma that represents on concentric levels. Our chat is wrapped up by exploring the invisible dimension. This is a wide-ranging and beautiful deep dive into our felt experience of matter, of aliveness, of death, and beyond and is absolutely not to be missed. Find Andreas:Website: https://biologyofwonder.org/Ecology of Love CourseBooks:The Biology of Wonder: Aliveness, Feeling, and the Metamorphoses of ScienceMatter and Desire: an Erotic Ecology Timestamps:00:05:59: Old Salt Festival Shoutout00:10:58: Interview Begins with a line from Rilke and some ruminations on poetry00:21:08: Becoming Edible 00:28:48: The hard to define line between self and other 00:37:13: Reciprocal Transformation00:43:05: Healing rifts of isolation 00:48:49: Surrendering to impermanence and transformation00:58:31: Death links us to the whole01:16:38: Non-meditation and finding mentors 01:36:51: Gift, culture, and trauma 01:46:02: The invisible dimension Books + Resources Mentioned: Tulku UrgyenLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Joanna MacyDuino Elegies by Rainer Maria RilkePhilosophy of Baruch de Spinoza Works by NagarjunaOld Salt Festival Current Discounts for MBS listeners:15% off Farm True ghee and body care products using code: KATEKAV1520% off Home of Wool using code KATEKAVANAUGH for 10% off15% off Bon Charge blue light blocking gear using code:...

Sean Illing speaks with poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht, whose new book The Wonder Paradox asks: if we don't have God or religion, what — if anything — do we lose? They discuss how religion accesses meaning — through things like prayer, ceremony, and ritual — and Jennifer speaks on the ways that poetry can play similar roles in a secular way. They also discuss some of the "tricks" that poets use, share favorite poems, and explore what it would mean to "live the questions" — and even learn to love them — without having the answers. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area Guest: Jennifer Michael Hecht (@Freudeinstein), poet, historian; author References:  The Wonder Paradox: Embracing the Weirdness of Existence and the Poetry of Our Lives by Jennifer Michael Hecht (FSG; 2023) Doubt: A History by Jennifer Michael Hecht (HarperOne; 2004) Rainer Maria Rilke, from a 1903 letter to Franz Kappus, published in Letters to a Young Poet (pub. 1929) Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (1855) "Why do parrots live so long?" by Charles Q. Choi (LiveScience; May 23, 2022) "The survival of poetry depends on the failure of language," from The Tree of Meaning: Language, Mind, and Ecology by Robert Bringhurst (Counterpoint; 2009) "Traveler, There Is No Road" ("Caminante, no hay camino") by Antonio Machado (1917) "A Free Man's Worship" by Bertrand Russell (1903) Totality and Infinity: An Essay on Exteriority by Emmanuel Levinas (1961)   Enjoyed this episode? Rate The Gray Area ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of The Gray Area. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Support The Gray Area by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by:  Producer: Erikk Geannikis Engineer: Patrick Boyd Editorial Director, Vox Talk: A.M. Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mexican-born filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences. Iñárritu's movies are often epic in scale and ambition. He made his name with the Mexican gangland drama Amores Perros, and won critical acclaim with his next two Hollywood movies; 21 Grams and Babel. His 2015 black comedy Birdman won him three of his five Academy Awards - for best film, best director and best screenplay. He picked up another Oscar the following year for the brutal 19th century frontiersman drama The Revenant and was awarded a Special Achievement Academy Award for his virtual reality installation Carne y Arena in 2017. His most recent movie is Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths an epic dream-like, semi-autobiographical black comedy-drama, which he co-wrote, co-composed, edited, produced, and directed. Iñárritu reveals how working on cargo ships as a teenager later influenced the global scope of his filmmaking, and recalls his early career in the 80s and early 90s as a popular radio DJ in Mexico City. He talks about the powerful effect that the Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet had on him. This collection of ten letters, published posthumously at the turn of the 20th century, advise developing a rich inner life in order to make great art, words that made a big impression on the aspiring filmmaker Iñárritu. He also discusses his love for the work of Italian film director Sergio Leone, and in particular his 1984 epic crime film Once Upon a Time in America. Producer: Edwina Pitman

In this episode:We explore the symbolism of “one's true name” and the challenges that we meet in learning how to hear it.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith).For more on living a symbolic life:Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:Symbols of Transformation in 'Collected Works, vol. 5' by C.G. JungThe New Name in 'Unspoken Sermons, vol. 1' by George MacDonald Psychological Types in 'Collected Works, vol. 6' by C.G. Jung'The Way of the Dream'  by Marie-Louise von Franz The Development of the Personality in 'Collected Works, vol. 17' by C.G. JungThe Journey, poem by Mary Oliver 'Crossing the Unknown Sea' by David Whyte 'Letters to a Young Poet' by Rainer Maria Rilke The Symbolic Life in 'Collected Works, vol. 18' by C.G. Jung Homer's The Odyssey, translated by Robert Fagles 'The Hero With A Thousand Faces' by Joseph Campbell Names, poem by Rumi in 'The Soul is Here For Its Own Joy' edited by Robert BlyLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

Uh-oh! The queens dish poetry playboys and punk rock goddesses! It's like an episode of Gossip Girl, but make it poetry....Please consider supporting the poets we mention in today's show! If you need a good indie bookstore, we recommend Loyalty Bookstores, a DC-area Black-owned bookshop. George Gordon Byron, the 6th Baron Byron, known simply as Lord Byron, was immensely popular during his time. More info about him and his bisexuality can be found here.  You can read Childe Harold's Pilgrimage here. Lord Byron apparently referred to Wordsworth as “Turdsworth.”Buffering the Vampire Slayer is a Buffy podcast hosted by Jenny Owen Youngs and Kristin Russo. Each episode of the podcast also includes a new original song recapping a separate, glorious Buffy episode.Anne Waldman's website is http://www.annewaldman.org. She  has a new book of essays, interviews, letters, and poems entitled Bard, Kinetic (Coffee House Press, 2022)."UH-OH PLUTONIUM!" can be watched, rewatched, and watched again and again here (~3.5 min).Read this wonderful profile of Edward Said in the New Yorker. Juliette Lewis describes how influential Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet was for her in this Spin interview (from 2009).Plutonium is the element with the highest atomic number to occur in nature.Watch  Waldman give some advice to young poets here (~3 min).

Elizabeth M. Drummond - Crisis - a 2022 single on Young Poet. While the idea of starting a band with your childhood friends that almost immediately breaks it big, tours the world, and even works with Aaron Dessner sounds like an absolute dream, the pressure can take a toll. That's the simplified backstory behind Elizabeth M. Drummond's new path as a solo artist, after leaving the popular Australian indie folk band Little May. Her experiences and the overwhelming feelings that accompanied leaving the band are told through her recent singles “Crisis” and “Congratulations.” Our Song of the Day, “Crisis,” is particularly gutting. While the instrumentation is light and lovely, the lyrics tell the story of someone who knows it's time to move on from painful past relationships but is having trouble sorting out who they are without them. “There's a hurricane/ It's in your eyes,” Drummond coos. “I don't want to be a part of this thing anymore/ I'd rather run into a fire.” Speaking of the song, Drummond had this to say: "I wrote 'Crisis' when I had moved cities after leaving Little May and a long relationship. I felt like everything I ever identified with had just exploded in front of me. I also realised I had been living on auto-pilot for as long as I could remember, and that I had been ignoring what I actually wanted for my life. At this point, I had started to feel a huge amount of relief and humour in surrendering to the idea that things couldn't get any worse. In many ways I felt like I had become 'no one,' and this started to become liberating. This song marks that time and those feelings for me." Watch the video for “Crisis,” directed and edited by Richard Clifford, at KEXP.orgSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever dated someone with an STD? Is it selfish to pursue a relationship with a married person? This week's Deary is an Aquarius with some impactful queries. Episode mentions: Words of Wisdom by Ram Dass, Dharmacosm,  Ekhart Tolle's Power of Now audiobook, Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke and DSM5's definition of Narcissistic Personality DisorderThis episode was recorded on stolen Ohlone land.Dear Jessamyn is produced by Tenderfire MediaYour hosts are ashe danger phoenix and Jessamyn Stanley. Our Editor/Producer is Kylee C. RobertsAngell Foster and Nya Williams do our social mediaJanie Leopard does our episode art Anna Rooney is Jessamyn's Chief of StaffAmber Richardson is Ashe's Chief of Staffhttps://fruitsnack.bandcamp.com/ does our theme music. Follow us on Instagram @DearJessamyn and find and follow the show on Spotify. There's a bunch more info on the episode like behind the scenes content, transcriptions, how to find us and our team and more. It's all at dearjessamyn.comYou can leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Reviews help a lot. Please, if you've enjoyed this episode, even for like half a beat, please go leave us a review. No one should be in jail for weed. Tags: love, relationships, trivia, Harriet the Spy, Michelle Trachtenberg,astrology,jessamyn stanley,RV,camper,traveling,ULTA,skincare,skin,eczema, Nickelodeon, astrology,Roe v Wade, supreme court, abortion