National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month, and we’ve got episodes with poets (Louise Glück, Jane Hirshfield, Troy Jollimore) and about thinkers who also wrote poetry (Jorge Luis Borges, Im Yunjidang, Margaret Cavendish).

Stack of poetry books with "Poetry" sign. Why poetry matters.

Why Poetry Matters

Guest: Louise Glück, Winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature
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The word "poetry" in aged, metallic lettering on a rusty, textured background.

Poetry as a Way of Knowing

Guest: Award-winning Poet, Translator, and Essayist Jane Hirshfield
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Abstract painting depicting a landscape; book cover for "In Purgatory" by Troy Jollimore.

Love, Poetry and Philosophy

Guest:

Troy Jollimore, Professor of Philosophy, California State University Chico

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Three portraits of Jorge Luis Borges, author of Ficciones, in Everyman's Library edition.

The Philosophical Worlds of Borges

Guest: Héctor Hoyos, Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultures, Stanford University
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Portrait of Im Yunjidang, a Joseon Dynasty noblewoman, wearing traditional Korean hanbok.

Im Yunjidang

Guest: Hwa Yeong Wang, Professor of Philosophy, Duke Kunshan University
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Portrait of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, with her book, "The Description of a New World.

Margaret Cavendish

Guest: Karen Detlefsen, Professor of Philosophy and Education, University of Pennsylvania
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