65. Brian Williams and Peter Crawford on the Poetic Mode

About this episode

James discusses poetry and the poetic mode with Dr Brian Williams and Peter Crawford at a live conference.

This episode was recorded live at the 2025 Education for Human Flourishing Conference. James was joined by Dr Brian Williams (Templeton Honors College) and Peter Crawford (Institute for Catholic Liberal Education) to discuss poetry and the poetic mode. Please consider becoming a founding donor for St John Henry Newman College, a new independent classical school in South Brisbane. Music: 'Inspiring Dreams' by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Creative Commons CC BY 4.0

People in this episode

Host: James

Guests: Dr Brian Williams, Peter Crawford

Topics covered

• poetry
• poetic mode
• education
• human flourishing
• classical education

Keywords

• poetry
• poetic mode
• education
• human flourishing
• classical school

Sponsors

St John Henry Newman College

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Templeton Honors College, Institute for Catholic Liberal Education

Places: South Brisbane

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