#27: Hurry

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In This Episode of The Say The Word Podcast

We’re talking about:

  • why poetry is worth finding a connection to

  • the poem Hurry from Marie Howe’s collection of poetry, The Kingdom of Ordinary Time

  • what it means hurry through our lives and how we might stop

Here’s where the action’s happening in today’s episode:

  • [00:46] - welcome

  • [01:00] - thank you!

  • [02:07] - being introduced to Marie Howe’s work 

  • [03:56] - reference to episode 3 (The Softer Voice) and episode 19 (Right Here)

  • [04:25] - the poem Hurry from The Kingdom of Ordinary Time

  • [05:36] - the book jacket copy and how it’s spot on

  • [06:12] - the idea of Ordinary Time

  • [07:42] - first stanza discussion

  • [09:22] - why “busy” is destructive

  • [10:39] - boundaries

  • [12:32] - second stanza discussion

  • [13:10] - reference to Four Thousand Weeks

  • [15:43] - time moving “too fast"

  • [16:30] - "efficiency just makes us more rushed"

  • [17:39] - final two stanzas

  • [18:05] - Cats In The Cradle song

  • [22:00] - agency within hurry

  • [23:30] - “what suffering do you choose?"

  • [25:35] - mindfulness and hurry

  • [28:31] - visibility and love

  • [29:51] - reference to episode 1 (Chambers of the Heart)

  • [32:28] - Nikki K.’s quote

  • [33:55] - next episode

You can find your copy of Marie Howe's The Kingdom of Ordinary Time HERE and all the books mentioned here on the podcast in my curated Bookshop list here.

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