The Art of Noticing – and Appreciating – Our Dizzying World

Summary

The conversation explores how great poetry, unlike linear arguments, transcends straightforward description to open the reader to the world's deficiencies. Featuring poet Jane Hirshfield, discussion centers on the shift in her work towards the climate crisis, acknowledging it as a present reality rather than a future threat. The takeaway is that poetry offers a vital way to process and confront urgent global issues like the biosphere's peril.