Digestion, moderation, and eating as spiritual practice. With my longtime friend Ellen Kittredge I was delighted to explore the insight that food is medicine and that moderation can lead to […]
Interviews
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Smile at Adversity: A Kural Conversation with Fiona Moore
Looking within, paradox, and the transformative power of friendliness. With the wonderful Fiona Moore I was delighted to explore kurals 621 and 622 from chapter 63 of THE KURAL, “Not […]
THE SONG AND THE SILENCE: TALKING WITH SHIN YU PAI
I recently had a wonderful, far-reaching conversation with my friend, the poet, artist, speaker, and curator Shin Yu Pai. Our talk explored embodiment, mothering, teachers, and the practice of devotion, […]
Lyric World: Shin Yu Pai with Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma and Melanie Noel
How can poetry expand our understanding of civic life? Poet and former Town Hall Artist-In-Residence Shin Yu Pai invites us to the first of her Lyric World discussions, exploring the role […]
Lyric World: Conversations with Contemporary Poets
I’m deeply honored to help inaugurate Lyric World: Conversations with Contemporary Poets, a new event series sponsored by Town Hall and curated by Shin Yu Pai. On January 30, 2020, […]