David Whyte — Seeking Language Large Enough

<p>It has ever and always been true, David Whyte reminds us, that so much of human experience is a conversation between loss and celebration. This conversational nature of reality — indeed, this drama of vitality — is something we have all been shown, willing or unwilling, in these years. Many have turned to David Whyte for his gorgeous, life-giving poetry and his wisdom at the interplay of theology, psychology, and leadership — his insistence on the power of a beautiful question and of everyday words amidst the drama of work as well as the drama of life. The notion of “frontier” — inner frontiers, outer frontiers — weaves through this hour. We surface this as a companion for the frontiers we are all on just by virtue of being alive in this time.</p><p>David Whyte is the author of many books of poetry and prose. He grew up with a strong, imaginative influence from his Irish mother among the hills and valleys of his father’s Yorkshire. He now makes his home in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. He holds a degree in Marine Zoology and has worked as a naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands. His books include <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/the-heart-aroused-poetry-and-the-preservation-of-the-soul-in-corporate-america/9780385484183?gclid=CjwKCAjwp7eUBhBeEiwAZbHwkeaTLy_Rp_Tu8JtBGwbSCl-sZb8odStGjPfM9paxjGuKoyr-Qc1iKRoCU9oQAvD_BwE"><i>The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America</i></a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/consolations-the-solace-nourishment-and-underlying-meaning-of-everyday-words/9781932887341"><i>Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words</i></a>, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/the-bell-and-the-blackbird/9781932887471"><i>The Bell and the Blackbird</i></a>. His latest collections are <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/david-whyte-essentials/9781932887501"><i>David Whyte: Essentials</i></a> and <a href="https://davidwhyte.com/products/still-possible"><i>Still Possible</i></a>.</p><p><a href="https://onbein