Clear Mind, Wild Heart: Finding Courage and Clarity through Poetry

An associate fellow of the Said Business School at the University of Oxford, he holds a degree in marine zoology and is the recipient of an honorary degree from Neumann College in Pennsylvania. He brings this wealth of experience to his poetry, his lectures, and his workshops.Whyte is the author of six volumes of poetry and three books of prose.. A captivating speaker with a compelling blend of poetry and insightfu

Yeats, Marina Tsvetayeva, Rainer Maria Rilke, Antonio Machado, and others. "In the middle of the road of my life, I awoke in a dark wood, where the true way was wholly lost." When you find yourself without bearings, as Dante Alighieri voiced so well centuries ago, where will you look for guidance? Throughout the ages, teaches David Whyte, the language of poetry has held the power to lend us courage, to give us the vision of those who endured, and to hazard ourselves boldly at the fierce edges of our lives. Whether you are a lifelong poetry lover or new to its insights and pleasures, Clear Mind, Wild Heart is an inspiring guide to answering that call.Learn More About:Finding the courage to hazard yourself in the worldEmily Dickinson on the alive-ness of wordsConversing with the unknowable The harvest of your attentionHow the language of poetry teaches us a relationship with silenceGoethe's Holy Longing Apprenticing yourself to beautyBlake's reflection

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