Chapter
Early Reading and the Value of Poetry
10:13 - 19:51 (09:38)
The podcast guest talks about the value of reading and poetry in particular, discussing how socially sanctioned disassociation is important to one's mental health.
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A personal story of overcoming trauma through therapy and the realization that many people in her life had it much worse but didn't make it.
10:13 - 13:38 (03:24)
Summary
A personal story of overcoming trauma through therapy and the realization that many people in her life had it much worse but didn't make it.
ChapterEarly Reading and the Value of Poetry
Episode#479: Mary Karr — The Master of Memoir on Creative Process and Finding Gifts in the Suffering
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses how reading and poetry were a form of escapism for them during their childhood, and how it was socially sanctioned disassociation.
13:38 - 16:15 (02:37)
Summary
The speaker discusses how reading and poetry were a form of escapism for them during their childhood, and how it was socially sanctioned disassociation. They credit their well-read mother who had gone to art school in New York for the early introduction to poetry.
ChapterEarly Reading and the Value of Poetry
Episode#479: Mary Karr — The Master of Memoir on Creative Process and Finding Gifts in the Suffering
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses his childhood fascination with poetry, particularly the works of Shakespeare, and the lack of exposure to poets in his surroundings.
16:15 - 17:53 (01:37)
Summary
The speaker discusses his childhood fascination with poetry, particularly the works of Shakespeare, and the lack of exposure to poets in his surroundings.
ChapterEarly Reading and the Value of Poetry
Episode#479: Mary Karr — The Master of Memoir on Creative Process and Finding Gifts in the Suffering
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker reminisces about growing up in the same town as Janice Joplin and her struggles to share her love of poetry with her peers.
17:53 - 19:51 (01:58)
Summary
The speaker reminisces about growing up in the same town as Janice Joplin and her struggles to share her love of poetry with her peers.