Healing Trauma through Poetry | Laurie Klein (Solum Podcast 28)

Описание: This episode of Solum Podcast features poet Laurie Klein, writer of the hymn "I Love You Lord," on how writing her newest book, House of 49 Doors, helped her process the tragic suicide of her uncle.

Time Stamps:

00:21—Tell us about yourself.
02:18—It’s amazing that you wrote the chorus of one of the most famous contemporary worship songs. How did it come about? And did you know it would gain popularity like it did?
08:32—Have you kept up on songwriting?
09:41—When did you transition to poetry, and did your songwriting influence your poetry?
13:34—Tell us about your newest book, House of 49 Doors.
16:55—Why did you choose to have two different versions of yourself in the book?
21:15—Is the book’s narrative component unique in your body of work, or do you regularly incorporate narrative into your poetry?
26:43—Do you feel the house acts as a kind of character in the narrative?
27:49— Tell us about the choice to narrate not just through the eyes of the human characters, but animals as well (snails, bats, etc.).
30:25—At the end of the day, what do you hope readers will take away from the book in terms of themes or messages?
32:10—What advice would you give to young/beginner poets who’re working on their own manuscripts? And how should they approach publishing?

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