#3: The Softer Voice
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In This Episode of The Say The Word Podcast…
We’re talking about:
why poetry was worth revisiting
a poem from Mary Oliver’s A Thousand Mornings
the process of finding our voices and growing in original and authentic ways
Here’s where the action’s happening in today’s episode:
[00:46] - welcome
[01:03] - send your stories!
[01:58] - why it’s worth revisiting poetry
[03:58] - the poem
[05:29] - neither lilting nor lovely
[06:48] - noise
[08:21] - songs of others
[14:25] - how to find our song
[15:28] - reference to episode 1
[16:22] - our true selves
[20:44] - Rob M.’s quote from Fahrenheit 451
[21:35] - what’s coming up next week
Mary Oliver’s work has touched me deeply, as I know it has so many others. Find A Thousand Mornings here, as well her compilation Devotions.
I’ve also put a handful of other books by poets I love in my Bookshop “store”— it’s not an exhaustive list by any means, but you’ll find United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, Sharon Olds, Rupi Kauer, Chen Chen, and David Whyte. Again— this is a tiny, tiny sampling of poets whose work I’ve loved, so consider this a launching off point and I’ll be adding more to future episodes!
Reminder: Bookshop is a place to buy books from local and independent bookstores. You can choose your bookstore and look for local shops near you. Hit them before you run to Amazon, please…indy bookstores are community gifts and we want them to stick around!
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I’m always looking for recommendations for books/ poetry to talk about on the show AND for your favorite quotes or lines from pieces that have had an impact on you!
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Thanks for being here! See you next week!
* Get the TRANSCRIPT HERE. (Please note: the transcripts do not contain the text of the passage or poem)
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