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Maurice Manning is an award-winning poet from Kentucky whose new collection, Railsplitter, is written from the perspective of the posthumous Abraham Lincoln, recently assassinated and looking back at his life and death. It's out next week and it's wonderful. Manning joined David Kern recently for a conversation in his writing shed about his interest in Lincoln, writing poetry from a particular voice, and the process of imagination.

If you enjoyed this conversation be sure to check out part two of our their conversation, which appeared in the summer issue of FORMA.

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In this episode of the FORMA Podcast, audio companion to FORMA JOURNAL, managing editor Heidi White chats with noted poet and translator, A.E. Stallings about her poetry, her recent translation of Hesiod's Works and Days, and life in ancient and modern Greece (where she lives). Be sure to check out Stallings' newest collection of verse, Like, which came out last year.

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In this episode of the FORMA podcast, the audio companion to FORMA Journal, managing editor Heidi White talks to Brian Brown, founder and director of the Anselm Society, about the redeemed Christian imagination and the differences between sacred art and common art.

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Join managing editor Heidi White as she talks to Baylor’s Dr. Junius Johnson on how and why Christians can enjoy big-budget blockbuster films and franchises. Covering particular film franchises and universal points of discussion and evaluation, Heidi and Dr. Johnson discuss how (and how not) to go to the movies this summer.

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Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and leaders who are carefully contemplating the intersection of classical thought and contemporary culture.

In this episode David chats with Jeffrey Overstreet, an award-winning novelist, arts critic, and writing professor about the work and legacy of Madeleine L'Engle, whose birthday was November 29th. They chat about L'Engle's book Walking on Water, teaching writing with L'Engle in mind, and much more.

To learn more about Jeffrey's work, visit LookingCloser.org.

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Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and leaders who are carefully contemplating the intersection of classical thought and contemporary culture. 

In this episode David chats with Dr. Jeffrey Henderson, general editor of the Loeb Classics. Dr. Henderson is the William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek Language and Literature, and former Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, at Boston University. This conversation touches on the history of the Loeb Classics library, how they determine what to publish, when to publish a new edition of a great work, the distinctive design of the books, and much more.

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Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and leaders who are carefully contemplating the intersection of classical thought and contemporary culture. 

In this episode David chats with Dr. Jeremy Begbie about his new book A Peculiar Orthodoxy: Reflections on Theology and the Arts, which emphasizes "the role of a biblically grounded creedal orthodox as he shows how Christian theology and the arts can enrich each other." Topics of conversation include the origin of Dr. Begbie's love of music, his path to the Christian faith, his misgivings with contemporary Christian arts scholarship, music education, the value of the arts in worship, and much more.

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