David Whyte: Seeing With The Heart

Poet and workshop leader Whyte tells us, "Poetry belongs in many parts of our lives. It can bring mythological and concrete worlds together." He takes us on a journey from the outer world of the Galapagos Islands, where he was a naturalist guide to the inner world of an emerging poet. He speaks of how we might extend our powers of attention and "use language so that it's kept, it's not a screen for something else; it's not advertising, it's language that is your own."

David Whyte is a consummate storyteller, poet, and teacher. He is the author of five books of poetry, as well as two nonfiction books on the transformative power of poetry, They include, The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America (Currency 1994) and Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work As a Pilgrimage of Identity (Riverhead 2001), Songs for Coming Home (Many Rivers Press 1989), Where Many Rivers Meet (Many Rivers Press 2001), Everything is Waiting for You (Many Rivers Press 2003) and River Flow: New and Selected Poems 1984-2007 (Many Rivers Press 2007). To learn more about the work of David Whyte go to www.davidwhyte.com

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