Reads tagged with “SoundCloud”
A Poem for Those Days When You Feel “Ill-Equipped for the Privilege of Living”
Consolation for those moments when you feel “ill-prepared for the privilege of living.”
Keeping Quiet: Sylvia Boorstein Reads Pablo Neruda’s Beautiful Ode to Silence
A lyrical reminder to break the momentum of busyness that fuels “the sadness of never understanding ourselves.”
JFK on Poetry, Power, and the Artist’s Role in Society: His Eulogy for Robert Frost, One of the Greatest Speeches of All Time
“We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.”
What Power Really Means: Cheryl Strayed Reads Adrienne Rich’s Homage to Marie Curie
A poetic and precise formulation of what it means to be a great artist, a great woman, and a great human being.
Chinua Achebe Reads His Little-Known Poems
“We called him visionary missionary revolutionary and, you know, all the other naries that plague the peace…”
Neil Gaiman on How Stories Last
“Stories … are genuinely symbiotic organisms that we live with, that allow human beings to advance.”
Nine Podcasts for a Fuller Life
A short playlist of intellectual, creative, and spiritual invigoration.
Einstein on the Common Language of Science in a Rare 1941 Recording
“Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem — in my opinion — to characterize our age.”
Love After Love: Derek Walcott’s Poetic Ode to Relearning to Be at Home in Ourselves After Heartbreak
“Sit. Feast on your life.”
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