Poetry & Processing: Recent Episodes
Poems and Processing
Listen and reflect using poems to think deeper. Processing the world through the artful reflection of poets throughout time and from across the world.
What does it mean to be alone? Are the dead ever far from us? Or as Poe suggest, might we meet them in a lonely hour?
Gain insight from William Blake’s portrayal of experience and the grim realities of what life may be.
The beauty of pastoral views and sounds. A celebration of tradition, connection to the land.
The rotation of time, a brilliant war time poem, the horrors of the past returning in the present.
A collection of war poetry, offering a look at the various emotions of war brought about during WWI
Escape to the beauty and serenity of Yeats secret island hide away. Innisfree offers a moment of peace and a promise of inner calm.
A remembrance of loss, the value of life, the unknown outcomes of each cause we fight for.
Voices of the dead warn of judgment day. A small reminder of the choices made in life and what effect they may have.
Ponder the cost of beauty as the poet contemplates the actions of Pan to create a beautiful melody from the river reed.
An ill fated relationship, the jealousy of a Duke, and Robert Browning’s entrancing rhythm create a portrait of the Duchess
Star crossed lovers, the jealousy of heaven, death and love: just a few of Poe’s favorite topics when writing of love
A hint at what has been and what we will become, Yeats lovingly describes the changes of age
A haunting poem about human nature’s desire to hide our pain and trials beneath a fixed mask.
The haunting observations of William Blake with his characteristically bleak language. A reminder of the sorrow and contrasts that beautiful poetry can bring.
A brief selection from the Bard, contemplating how we view the beauty around and within us. A reminder to care and value ourselves.