You Could Make This Beautiful: Mike Birbiglia, J. Hope Stein, & Peter Kessler
About this episode
The episode features a discussion on the intersection of poetry and comedy with guests Mike Birbiglia, J. Hope Stein, and Peter Kessler.
Our miniseries finale features comedian Mike Birbiglia and poet J. Hope Stein talking about the poetry in comedy and the comedy in poetry. The couple co-authored the book " The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad " and occasionally bring their mix of jokes and poems to the stage. Also, a masterclass in metaphor from teacher and poet Peter Kessler , who argues that human beings need metaphor and imagery to fully understand each other. Show notes (in chronological order): " The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad " by Mike Birbiglia with poems by J. Hope Stein " Good Bones " by Maggie Smith Mike Birbiglia's " The Good Life " Mike Birbiglia's " My Girlfriend's Boyfriend " " Don't Think Twice " " Sleepwalk with Me " " Wholly Holy " by J. Hope Stein Voyager 2 and Voyager 1 from " little astronaut " by J. Hope Stein " Keep a Poem in Your Pocket " by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers " The Grammar of Fantasy " by Gianna Rodari " Catrin " by Gillian Clarke " Prayer (I) " by George Herbert If you want a hand-picked, heart-plucked "poetry prescription" to help you with something you're going through, send a brief voice memo to PoetryPrescriptions@gmail.com . All…
People in this episode
Guests: Mike Birbiglia, J. Hope Stein, Peter Kessler
Topics covered
- poetry
- comedy
- metaphor
- storytelling
- relationships
Keywords
- poetry
- comedy
- metaphor
- Mike Birbiglia
- J. Hope Stein
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad, Good Bones, The Good Life, My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, Don't Think Twice, Sleepwalk with Me, Wholly Holy, little astronaut, Keep a Poem in Your Pocket, The Grammar of Fantasy
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