Episode 7 | One Single Haiku by Richard Wright | Haiku #31 by Richard Wright
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תוכן מסופק על ידי The Joy of Serious Literature and Bryant Alan Davis. כל תוכן הפודקאסטים כולל פרקים, גרפיקה ותיאורי פודקאסטים מועלים ומסופקים ישירות על ידי The Joy of Serious Literature and Bryant Alan Davis או שותף פלטפורמת הפודקאסט שלהם. אם אתה מאמין שמישהו משתמש ביצירה שלך המוגנת בזכויות יוצרים ללא רשותך, אתה יכול לעקוב אחר התהליך המתואר כאן https://he.player.fm/legal.
Have you ever read a poem and then, without even realizing it, discover that it has implanted itself in your mind forever? For the last twelve years, there has hardly been a month where I haven’t thought at least twice about a single haiku written by Richard Wright in the last months before his death. Somber and yet joyous, imprisoning and yet liberating, its word and image have become a permanent part of who I am as a person. In this episode, I explore that poem, it’s troubled author, and its relationship to this particular literary critic at tremendous depth, and, through that depth, come to better understand why it is that literature counts for so much in the architecture of human civilization. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the Joy of Serious Literature, you can contact me via email at vainlydrabsatan@gmail.com or find me on twitter at @vainlydrabsatan.
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