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Learning to Love Poetry
1:00:22 - 1:08:30 (08:08)
The speaker reflects on how learning to appreciate poetry involves reading collections of poetry outside of an academic context and understanding poetic form.
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In this episode, the host talks about the power of fiction and how many deep truths are better transmitted through it than nonfiction.
1:00:22 - 1:01:37 (01:15)
Summary
In this episode, the host talks about the power of fiction and how many deep truths are better transmitted through it than nonfiction. He suggests some of his favorite fiction books, including Dune and Ilandia for nonfiction addicts.
ChapterLearning to Love Poetry
Episode#278: Tim O'Reilly - The Trend Spotter
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The Warden, a novel about the moral dilemmas of a 1850s British clergyman, offers a guide for living a slower life.
1:01:37 - 1:03:56 (02:19)
Summary
The Warden, a novel about the moral dilemmas of a 1850s British clergyman, offers a guide for living a slower life. Ilandia, a book published in the 1940s and written from the imaginary world of a Harvard classmate's daughter, further portrays this lifestyle.
ChapterLearning to Love Poetry
Episode#278: Tim O'Reilly - The Trend Spotter
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses the importance of reading poetry, as it can help to deepen one's understanding and appreciation of literature.
1:03:56 - 1:06:44 (02:48)
Summary
The speaker discusses the importance of reading poetry, as it can help to deepen one's understanding and appreciation of literature. Many people are turned off to poetry because they were forced to read it in school, but the speaker encourages giving it another chance.
ChapterLearning to Love Poetry
Episode#278: Tim O'Reilly - The Trend Spotter
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this podcast episode, the guest recommends some good collections of poetry in English language like Kabir and Rumi by Robert Bly and Wallace Stevens, T.S.
1:06:44 - 1:08:30 (01:46)
Summary
In this podcast episode, the guest recommends some good collections of poetry in English language like Kabir and Rumi by Robert Bly and Wallace Stevens, T.S. Elliot.