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44 poems on being with each other : a Poetry Unbound collection / Pádraig Ó Tuama.

Summary:

"This celebratory anthology explores human connection through forty-four poems curated by Pádraig Ó Tuama, the host of On Being's Poetry Unbound podcast. 44 Poems on Being with Each Other is a new volume that offers immersive reflections on the human connection. With an observant eye, Pádraig Ó Tuama shares an enlightening meditation on each poem, revealing the ways we relate to each other, the world around us, and ourselves. Among the selections, Ó Tuama examines friendship and its loss through Langston Hughes's 'I Loved My Friend,' changing familial bonds in Rita Dove's 'Eurydice, Turning,' the relationship with the past in Mary Oliver's 'The Uses of Sorrow,' the power of declaration in Lucille Clifton's 'Won't You Celebrate with Me,' and the necessity of connection to land in Joy Harjo's 'Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings.' Blending humor with insight, tension with tenderness, complexity with care, 44 Poems on Being with Each Other articulates the power of poetry itself. Through careful and incisive readings, it illuminates aspects of the human condition, particularly the ways we are inextricably linked to each other, and provides inspiration for grounded self-reflection. It is an anthology that will delight readers, just as Pádraig's podcast has done for millions around the world."-- Publisher's website.

Record details

ISBN: 1324086165
ISBN: 9781324086161
Physical Description: 353 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First America edition.
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2025.
Copyright: ©2025

Content descriptions

General Note:

First published in Great Britain and Canada in 2025 by Canongate Books, Limited.

Formatted Contents Note:

A word on statistics / Wislawa Szymborska -- I invite my parents to a dinner party / Chen Chen -- (from) Conflict resolution for holy beings / Joy Harjo -- Eurydice, turning / Rita Dove -- Ode to my homegirls / Safia Elhillo -- What he shoud have had / Sasha Taq'seblu LaPointe -- Someday I will visit Hawk / M. Soledad Caballero -- Dear new blood / Mark Turcotte -- The uses of sorrow / Mary Oliver -- Small talk or in my hand galaxies / Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley -- Species / Tishani Doshi -- The rungs / Benjamin Gucciardi -- The boss of me / Patricia Smith -- [Non mmnis moriar] / Zuzanna Gincznka -- How the dung beetle finds its way home / Eugenia Leigh -- On my return from a business trip / John Lee Clark -- Ibrahim Abu Lughod and brother in Yaffa / Mosab Abu Toha -- Waiting for the barbarians / C.P. Cavafy -- Flower wars / Nico Amador -- [Untitled] / Michael Wasson -- [Won't you celebrate with me] / Lucille Clifton -- How it will end / Denise Buhamel -- One tree / Philip Metres -- Artist / Vidyan Ravinthiran -- The drop off / Molly Twomey -- Little children / Caroline Bird -- Those winter Sundays / Robert Hayden -- My worries have worries / Laura Villareal -- Your grandmother's house / Colette Bryce -- The orange / Wendy Cope -- My feelings / Nick Flynn -- My therapist wants to know about my relationship to work / Tiana Clark -- Refrigerator, 1957 / Thomas Lux -- Thank your: for not letting me die / Richard Blanco -- Facts about the moon / Dorianne Laux -- Exodus / Victoria Redel -- Poem / Langston Hughes -- Trauma is not sacred / Kai Cheng Thom -- Ordinary sugar / Amanda Gunn -- The coup / Valencia Robin -- Three mangoes, £1 / Kandace Siobhan Walker -- The change room / Andy Jackson -- Fear and love / Jim Moore -- Hebrews 13 / Jericho Brown.