In this quietly resonant episode of A Voice Like This, Phil Rowe brings together two poems that speak to the art of paying attention — to ourselves, and to others.

First, Derek Walcott’s Love After Love offers a tender invitation to reconnect with the self we’ve lost sight of.

Then, Dylan Thomas’s In My Craft or Sullen Art reflects on the solitary work of the poet — creating not for recognition, but for love, for mystery, and for the unnamed listener.

Two quiet poems. Two enduring acts of care.

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Poems:

Love After Love by Derek Walcott

In My Craft or Sullen Art by Dylan Thomas

Themes:

Self-reclamation, poetic purpose, quiet persistence

Performed by: Phil Rowe

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