david whyte: the art of being human

<p>listening to <a href="https://www.davidwhyte.com/" target="_blank">david whyte</a> reminds me of something I had long ago forgotten. his words, written and spoken, feel like a homecoming. there is permission within them to lose oneself in the questions and the listening. to simply arrive at what is here, waiting for me. for us.</p><p>david calls this “the empty space beneath the breath where everything real emerges.”</p><p>david is a poet and a philosopher. he is the author of nine books of poetry and four books of prose, including his two most recent books, <i>the bell and the blackbird</i> and <i>consolations: the solace, nourishment and underlying meaning of everyday words</i>.</p><p>he is a speaker, teacher and writer. but more than anything, david is a man devoted to the mystery and expression of the soul. a man whose job in life is to “get it” and then to poetically, magically, beautifully, reveal it to us.</p><p>some things we talk about: </p><ul><li>how to break the surface conversation and enter into the one that belongs only to you</li><li>sense of humor as a spiritual discipline</li><li>the role of the body in art and how to come into the traumatized parts from your past</li><li>what it means to be a “real artist”</li><li>being visible and vulnerable in your work and life</li></ul><p>learn more about david, BEYOND, and other brave and experimental artists here: <a href="https://daphnecohn.com/">https://daphnecohn.com/</a></p>