Description

I’m going to be honest, we go a lot of places in this episode. The throughline? Poetry. Poetry and how we organize our values, poetry and rituals, poetry and manifestation, poetry at the end of a crumbling empire…

I told you. We touch on a lot. Tune in to hear:

• Why we (i.e., humans) choose “words of the year” — and another ritual you might want to try.
• A few poems! And how poetry defies timelines.
• Why poetry and art matter (on both a global AND personal scale) in times like these.

Resources & Links:

Learn more about today’s guest at https://mazarinetreyz.com

The poem she reads at the end is “From the French” from her chapbook, The Faberge Wrecking Ball

Mazarine also read:

• Boundless Awareness by Michael A Rodriguez, pg 160, 176
• Calligraphy, Midnight on Your Left by John Godfrey
• A Ringing Bell, Pierre Reverdy, Selected Poems Translated by Kenneth Rexroth
• Who Am I VIII, The Tame Magpie by Paul Violi

Mentioned:

A Cultural History of the Modern Age by Egon Friedell

Oxen Should Have Very Small Foreheads, The Pillow Book of Shei Shonagon The List Poem by Larry Fagin

Quotes:

"The Role of the Artist is to Make the Revolution Irresistible" - Toni Cade Bambara

All music is by Jack Pierce

Connect with the podcast team (i.e., Nicole!) at itsallpoetry.podcast@gmail.com

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