I share a talk about the relationship between God and creativity. Authors mentioned: Shelley, Homer, Plato, Silko, Walker, Clifton.
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God Reaches Us through Art
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Poets Talking Poetry over a Beer
In this R.S. Thomas poem, two poets engage in the never-ending discussion of whether poetry is more craft or inspiration.
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Philosophy Needs Literature
Friday The other day Eva Bahovec, a good friend who teaches in Ljubljana’s philosophy department, had me meet with two students preparing to write Women’s Studies dissertations. Although philosophy and Women’s Studies are not my areas of expertise, Bogdan Repič and Polonca Mesec want their studies to have a literary component, which is where I […]
My Dinner with Mladen
An account of a dinner with an old Slovenian friend and intellectual.
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Plato’s Warning: Beware of Poets
While Plato advocated banning poets from the ideal republic, his censure works as an indirect testimony to literature’s power.
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Finding Hope in a Captured Fish
Elizabeth Bishop’s “The Fish” works as a powerful meditation on hope.
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