Pause for Peace: Loving in a Broken Time
About this episode
Laura Davis explores Frederick Joseph's poem 'Loving in a Broken Time', highlighting themes of love and hope amidst a broken world.
Episode Title: Pause for Peace: Loving in a Broken Time — featuring a poem by Frederick Joseph Episode Description: In this Midweek Pause for Peace , Laura Davis brings a poem that looks directly at the wreckage of our moment — and finds something glowing in the rubble. Frederick Joseph's "Loving in a Broken Time" neither flinches from the mess nor surrenders to it. Paired with peaceful imagery, this episode offers a midweek breath for anyone who needs a reminder that love and hope still have something to say. What Laura Covers in This Episode: Why Laura was drawn to this poem's rare ability to hold unflinching honesty and tenderness at the same time The thread of hope Joseph weaves through a landscape that doesn't pretend the world is anything other than broken How poetry can serve as a nervous system reset — even, and especially, when it names hard truths An introduction to Frederick Joseph, a three-time New York Times and USA Today bestselling author whose work spans poetry, nonfiction, and young adult fiction About Host Laura Davis: Laura Davis is an acclaimed author and writing teacher with over 35 years of experience helping writers craft powerful, authentic stories. She is…
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