In this special New Year episode, Jordan and Brendan examine the poems “Alive Together” by Liesel Mueller and “As Kingfishers Catch Fire” by Gerard Manley Hopkins. They discuss what it means to marvel, the power of providence, the possibility of “missing out”, struggling to be who we are called to be, the paradox of oneness with Christ, the lilting magic of sprung rhythm, and the playfulness of God.
Train Dreams by Denis JohnsonTime of the Child by Niall WilliamsThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneThe Rise & Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl TruemanPoetry 180 by Billy CollinsJordan’s poets: Mary Oliver, Jane Kenyon, Ted Kooser, Li Young Lee, Denise Levertov, Jim HarrisonBrendan’s poets: Alfred Lord Tennyson, Emily Barrett Browning, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Richard WilburGeorge Macdonald - “The New Name” (from Unspoken Sermons)