About this episode

In this episode, Alex Jatto explores themes of death and existence through poetry.

Funeral, When do I get mine.... A call to death in the form of a poem.. We have all heard the line, "take me instead", yet no man knows the time nor the hour..

People in this episode

Guest: Alex Jatto

Topics covered

• poetry
• death
• grief
• existence
• human experience

Keywords

• poetry
• death
• grief
• existence
• human experience

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