Philip Metres: The Enduring Work of Poetry
About this episode
Philip Metres discusses the enduring power of poetry through various works and poets.
Philip Metres introduces poems that speak to the enduring work of poetry to carry us toward life. He shares W.S. Merwin reflecting on how we not only survive but live (“The River of Bees”), William Stafford invoking the inner journeys we each must take (“Peace Walk”), and Natalie Diaz demonstrating the way poetry can hold us amidst pain (“My Brother at 3 A.M.”). Metres closes with his poem “To Go On One’s Way,” after the Aramaic word “yazil.” Find the full recordings of Merwin, Stafford, and...
People in this episode
Host: Philip Metres
Topics covered
- enduring work of poetry
- survival and living
- inner journeys
- poetry and pain
- poetic reflections
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The River of Bees, Peace Walk, My Brother at 3 A.M., To Go On One’s Way, yazil
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