inward and the looking up, enough of the gun, the drama, and the acquaintances suicide, the long-lost, letter on the dresser, enough of the longing and, the ego and the obliteration of ego, enough, of the mother and the child and the father and the child, and enough of the pointing to the world, weary. And so I have unpoisoned, the song thats our birthright, Only my head is for you. the nectar lovers, and we Yeah. I think thats something we didnt know how to talk about. Our closing music was composed by Gautam Srikishan. We are located on Dakota land. I could. The bright side is not talked about. Limn: Oh, definitely. squeal with the idea of blissful release, oh lover. The thesis is still the wind. The thesis is still a river. The thesis has never been exile., Yeah. I mean, I do right now. In a political and cultural space that rewards certainty, ferments argument, and hastens closure, we nourish and resource the interplay between inner life, outer life, and life together. And poetry, and poetry. Our younger listeners have asked to hear adrienne maree browns voice on On Being, and here she is, as we enter our own time of evolution. And I know that when I discovered it for myself as a teenager that I thought, Oh, this is more like music where its like something is expressing itself to you and you are expressing yourself to it. Perhaps At a special TEDPrize@UN, journalist Krista Tippett deconstructs the meaning of compassion through several moving stories, and proposes a new, more attainable definition for the word. , the galley in the mail from Milkweed. Because how do we care for one another? and the world. God, which I dont think were going to get to talk about today. And I think about that all the time. But each of us has callings, not merely to be professionals, but to be friends, neighbors, colleagues, family, citizens, lovers of the world. Limn: I think its very dangerous not to have hope. On Being with Krista Tippett. No, to the rising tides. So it felt right to listen again to one of our most beloved shows of this post-2020 world. We journalists, she wrote, can summon outrage in five words or less. Too high for most of us with the rockets. So its this weird moment of being aware of it and then also letting it go at the same time. and the one that is so relieved to finally be home. I think its definitely a writing prompt too, right? Bottlebrush trees attract With an unexpected and exuberant mix of gravity and laughter laughter of delight, and of blessed relief this conversation holds not only what we have traversed these last years, but how we live forward. Journalist, National Humanities Medalist, and bestselling author Krista Tippett has created a singular space for reflection and conversation in American and global public life. Her presence on that stage was electric. We have never been exiled. like water, elemental, and best when its humbled, brought to its knees, clung to by someone who. And it feels important to me whenever Im in a room right now and I havent been in that many rooms with this many people sitting close together that we all just acknowledge that even if we all this exact same configuration of human beings had sat in this exact room in February 2020, and were back now, were changed at a cellular level. in the ground, under the feast up above. And I remember sitting on my sofa where I spent an inordinate amount of time, and reading it. She loves the ocean. We havent read much from The Carrying, which is a wonderful book. And we think, Well, what are we supposed to do with that silence? And we read naturally for meaning. Centuries of pleasure before us and after. 25 Sep. 2014. like the flag, how it undulates in the wind even the tenacious high school band off key. We understand love as the most reliably transformative muscle of human wholeness, and we investigate the workings of love as public practice. Tippett: Were back at the natural world of metaphors and belonging. Tippett: I also think aging is underrated. The caesura and the line breaks, its breath. and then, And we were given to remember that civilization is built on something so tender as bodies breathing in proximity to other bodies. Thats the work of poetry in general, right? I think I enjoy getting older. Yeah. about being fully human this adventure were all on that is by turns treacherous and heartbreaking and revelatory and wondrous. So I want to do two more, also from The Carrying. for the water to stop shivering out of the Yeah. Yes I am. But I trust those moments. It unfolded at the Ted Mann Concert Hall in Minneapolis, in collaboration with Northrop at the University of Minnesota and Ada Limns publisher, Milkweed Editions. Transcription by Alletta Cooper Krista Tippett: I really believe that poetry is something we humans need almost as much as we need water and air. "Right now we are in a fast river together every day there are changes that seemed unimaginable until they occurred." adrienne maree brown and others use many . Its the . Why did I never see it for what it was: But instead to really have this moment of, Oh, no, its our work together to see one another. Tippett: Something I remember reading is that you grew up in an English-speaking household, but your paternal grandfather spoke Spanish and that you just loved to listen to him. We literally. Limn: And then you go, Oh no, no, thats just recycling. So thats in the poem. We orient away from the closure of fear and towards the opening of curiosity. I have people who ask me, How do you write poems? And you talk about process. You may also catch references to things seen and witnessed throughout the event including a stunning opening poem by our dear friend Maria Popova, composed of On Being show titles which you can take in fully by viewing the recorded celebration in its entirety on our YouTube channel. If you had thought about it And you said that this would be the poem that would mean that you would never be Poet Laureate. Her six books of poetry include, most recently, The Hurting Kind. So I think thats where, for me, I found any sort of sense of spirituality or belonging. Ive got a bone. Limn: Yeah. and desperate, enough of the brutal and the border, enough of can you see me, can you hear me, enough. And I think its in that category. Page 40. Amanda Ripley began her life as a journalist covering crime, disaster, and terrorism. If you think about it, its not a good, song. I mean, even that question you asked, What am I supposed to do with all that silence? Thats one way to talk about the challenge of being human and walking through a life. And it was just me, the dog, and the cat, and the trees. The wonder of biomimicry. And isnt it strange that breathing is something that we have to get better at? Jen Bailey, and so many of you. Thats so wonderful. A few years ago, Krista hosted an event in Detroit a city in flux on the theme of raising children. Yet it is a deep truth in life as in science that each of us is shaped as much by the quality of the questions we are asking as by the answers we have it in us to give. the high notes with a beer sloshing in the stands And theres sort of an invitation at the end. So I think thats where, for me, I found any sort of sense of spirituality or belonging. Tippett: Well, a lot of us I think are still a little agoraphobic. sometimes buried without even a song. This is a gift. And that reframing was really important to me. like something almost worth living for. And this particular poem was written after the 2017 fires in my home valley of Sonoma. And when people describe you as a poet, theyll talk about things about intimacy and emotional sincerity and your observations of the natural world. Supporting organizations and initiatives that uphold a sacred relationship with life on Earth. These, it turns out, are as common in human life globally as they are measurably health-giving and immunity-boosting. And shes animated by questions emerging from those loves and from the science she does which we scarcely know how to take seriously amidst so much demoralizing bad ecological news. Im really glad youre enjoying it because theres many more decades. Yeah. Is it okay? The danger of all poets and I think artists in general, is it some moment we think we dont deserve to do this work because what does it do? Who am I to live? Right? I was like, Oh. Then I came downstairs and I was like, Lucas, Im never going to get to be Poet Laureate.. Weve come this far, survived this much. The notion of frontier inner frontiers, outer frontiers weaves through this hour. [laughter] But I mean, Ive listened to every podcast shes done, so Im aware. Its still the elements. Replenishment and invigoration in your inbox. Between the ground and the feast is where I live now. That really spoke to me, on my sofa. Yes. Tippett: Yeah, it was completely unnatural. and snowshoes, maple and seeds, samara and shoot, Ada Limn is the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States. And you mentioned that when you wrote this, when was it that you wrote it? Before the new apartment. Tune in now. Limn: I think the failure of language is what really draws me to poetry in general. This is amazing. I think I trusted its unknowing and its mystery in a way that I distrusted maybe other forms of writing up until then. Limn: I remember writing this poem because I really love the word lover, and its a kind of polarizing word. I will say this poem began I was telling you how poems begin and sometimes with sounds, sometimes with images This was a sound of, you know when everyone rolls out their recycling at the same time. its like staring into an original Sometimes its just staring out the window. On Being with Krista Tippett On Being Studios Poetry Unbound On Being Studios Becoming Wise On Being Studios This Movie Changed Me On Being Studios Creating Our Own Lives On Being Studios More ways to shop: Find an Apple Store or other retailer near you. And he had a little cage, I would make sure he was And he would get bundled up and carried from house to house. And sometimes when youre going through it, you can kind of see the mono-crop of vineyards that its become. Youre going to be like, huh. Or youll just be like, That makes total sense to me., The thesis. We prioritize busyness. and you forget how to breathe. teeth right before they break I feel like our breath is so important to how we move through the world, how we react to things. So its a very special place. Tippett: I love that. by being seen. Limn: Oh, thank you. And were you writing. And they would say, I dont want to go to yoga. And I was like, Why? And they said, I just dont want anyone telling me when to breathe.. Exactly. It is the world and the trees and the grasses and the birds looking back. And then a trauma of the pandemic was that our breathing became a danger to strangers and beloveds. Copyright 2023. So we have to do this another time. April 4, 2008. And Im not sure Ive had a conversation across all these years that was a more unexpected and exuberant mix of gravity and laughter laughter of delight, and of blessed relief. Yeah, I was convinced. Limn: I do think I enjoy it. is so bright and determined like a flame, red helmet, I rode Alice Parker is a wise and joyful thinker and writer on this truth, and has been a hero in the universe of choral music as a composer . Subscribe to the live your best life newsletter Sign up for the oprah.com live your best life newsletter Get more stories like this delivered to your inbox Get updates on your favorite . Just the title of this, I feel is such an invitation and not the kind of invitation that was being made. and hand, the space between. Tippett: And poetry is absolutely this is not something I knew would happen when I started this but poetry now is at the heart of On Being, its woven through everything. And I am so thrilled to have this conversation with Ada Limn to be part of our first season. 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