About this episode
This episode features a reading of William Wordsworth's poem 'My Heart Leaps Up' along with reflections on nature and silence.
Opening Quote A strange stillness had come over everything. The birds — where had they gone? It was a spring without voices. On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, and wrens, there was now no sound; only silence lay over the fields and woods and marsh. No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves. This imagined tragedy may easily become a stark reality we all shall know. (Rachel Carson) Classics Recited Walden (Excerpts) Henry David Thoreau 大地上的事情（节选） 苇岸 终南别业 王维 My Heart Leaps Up by William Wordsworth
People in this episode
Host: China Plus
Topics covered
- nature
- poetry
- silence
- rebirth
- classics
Keywords
- William Wordsworth
- poetry
- nature
- silence
- classics
- Rachel Carson
- Henry David Thoreau
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Walden, My Heart Leaps Up, 大地上的事情, 终南别业
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