You Could Make This Beautiful: Henry Winkler & Saeed Jones
About this episode
Henry Winkler and Saeed Jones discuss the beauty of poetry and its impact on life.
In this first episode of "You Could Make This Beautiful," actor Henry Winkler tells hosts Maggie Smith and Faith Salie about the poetry he's found in everything from fly fishing, to the music of Lin-Manuel Miranda, to the acting performances of the late Robin Williams. Poet and teacher Saeed Jones declares that "Nobody loves us the way poetry loves us," he reads us one of his poems, and he talks about the chemical reaction that poems set off in our brains and bodies. And Maggie and Faith offer a "poetry prescription" to a fan of theirs in Ohio who's seeking steadiness in her life. Show Notes (in chronological order): " I'm Nobody! Who are you? " by Emily Dickinson " Good Bones " by Maggie Smith " Parent Effectiveness Training " by Dr. Thomas Gordon Henry Winkler's " Launce and the dog" monologue from William Shakespeare's "Two Gentlemen of Verona" " My Shot " from the musical Hamilton Henry Winkler's novels with Lin Oliver " Alive at the End of the World " by Saeed Jones " Snow for Wallace Stevens " by Terence Hayes " Black in Blues " by Imani Perry " Scorched Earth " by Tiana Clark " Tell Me " by Kim Addonizio " Blood Dazzler " by Patricia Smith Poetry Prescriptions Maggie's…
People in this episode
Hosts: Maggie Smith, Faith Salie
Guests: Henry Winkler, Saeed Jones
Topics covered
- poetry
- mental health
- artistic expression
- literature
- creativity
Keywords
- Henry Winkler
- Saeed Jones
- poetry
- mental health
- art
- creativity
- literature
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: I'm Nobody! Who are you?, Good Bones, Parent Effectiveness Training, Launce and the dog, My Shot, Alive at the End of the World, Snow for Wallace Stevens, Black in Blues, Scorched Earth, Tell Me
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