The Poetry Exchange

95. The World as Meditation by Wallace Stevens - A Friend to David


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Dearest friends,


We are so sorry to have to share the hardest news with you - something we could never imagine having to say...


Our beautiful friend and the founder, co-host and guiding light of The Poetry Exchange, Fiona Bennett, has died after a short illness.


We are so sorry this will come as a huge shock to you all.


It is hard to begin to express the enormous sense of loss, grief and endless love we are feeling for our most beloved Fiona. We know so many of you will be feeling this with us. FIona touched so many people's lives in such a profound way....whether through you listening in to her voice every month on the podcast, or through meeting and knowing Fiona in person.


As Michael puts it in the introduction to this episode: "Fiona was a real one off. She really was one of the very best."


This episode is a converastion Fiona really wanted us to share. It is an exchange with the wondrous David Lewsey about the poem that has been a friend to him: 'The World as Meditation' by Wallace Stevens. We recorded the conversation just a few months ago, and it is wonderful to hear David share all his passion for this poem and for poetry with Fiona and Michael.


We would love to hear from you with any messages, feelings and reflections about Fiona, and you can get in touch with us on [email protected]. We are going to be taking some time to process and face the loss of our beautiful friend, and to think about ways of lifting up and honouring her extraordinary life and legacy.


For now, we are incredibly grateful for all your friendship, and we are sending so much love to you all.


Michael, John and The Poetry Exchange xx

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