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Deconstructing poetry from around the world in a simple conversational style. Each episode is less than ten minutes (or thereabouts) - Find words here that calm, resonate, move or heal. Published every Wednesday and Saturday night. Hosted by Ravneet Bawa, from Mumbai - caught between the sea and all time.
#47 - A poem about choices that reminds us of our many possibilities
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#47 - A poem about choices that reminds us of our many possibilities
In this episode, I read "Possibilities" by the Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska. I love the genuine and generous voice that Wislawa lends to her poetry. It is the voice of a seasoned and loveable aunt, the voice of one who you go to for advice about the secret to a happy marriage and also to rant about climate change. It is the voice of one who observes keenly, remarks subtly and maintains sharply. This poem is called Possibilities and is a way of saying only that I prefer many things, and so must you. We can all live here, side by side and question still the reason for being. Listen in!
The poem I read can be accessed here - https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/03/18/amanda-palmer-wislawa-szymborska-possibilities-poem-reading/
More of her poems - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/wisaawa-szymborska#tab-poems
The host, Ravneet Bawa as - @one_third_above on Instagram @maikeya on Twitter Email: ravneet_bawa@icloud.com Disclaimer: This podcast is created for sharing with friends and family, and only as a passion project amidst the Covid lockdown with no commercial interest. In all episodes I read from sources on the public internet or copies of books I possess. The commentary is all my own.
Ellipsis
Deconstructing poetry from around the world in a simple conversational style. Each episode is less than ten minutes (or thereabouts) - Find words here that calm, resonate, move or heal. Published every Wednesday and Saturday night. Hosted by Ravneet Bawa, from Mumbai - caught between the sea and all time.