<p>In this episode, podcast host Stephen Roach takes listeners on a journey into the world of ecstatic poetry. Drawing from the wisdom of Trappist Monk, Thomas Merton and author/scholar Michael Edwards, Stephen highlights poetry as mankind’s first language. He tells us, the meaning of a poem is not found in what a poem is about, but rather what effect the poem has on it’s hearer. Through reciting several of his own poems, Stephen reveals poetry and the poetic encounter as a doorway to wonder.</p><p>THE BREATH AND THE CLAY WRITER'S RETREAT Oct. 25-27 in Moravian Falls, NC. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.makersandmystics.com/makersandmystics/2024/8/29/the-breath-amp-the-clay-writers-retreat">APPLY NOW.</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.patreon.com/makersandmystics">Join our creative collective</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://buy.stripe.com/9AQeYj7431fD12waEO">Give a one-time donation</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.thebreathandtheclay.com/product-page/poetry-collection-by-stephen-roach">Purchase A Collection of Stephen's Poetry</a></p>
