July Westhale: The Truest Sense
About this episode
July Westhale shares poems and reflections on truth and the human experience through the works of various poets.
July Westhale shares poems that unfold into moments of clarity and questioning. They introduce Carl Phillips’ reflection on truth (“Continuous Until We Stop”), Linda Gregg’s complex and hard-won simplicity (“What If the World Stays Far Off”), and Fanny Howe’s depiction of the human experience underscored by the natural world (“At Baron’s Court”). Westhale closes with a new poem, “I’m Fine, Thanks." Find the full recordings of Phillips, Gregg, and Howe reading for the Poetry Center on Voca: Ca...
People in this episode
Host: July Westhale
Topics covered
- poetry
- truth
- human experience
- nature
- clarity
- questioning
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Continuous Until We Stop, What If the World Stays Far Off, At Baron’s Court, I’m Fine, Thanks
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