Grief and Poetry, with guest Kim Langley

October 04, 2021 00:55:31
Grief and Poetry, with guest Kim Langley
Faith and Imagination: A BYU Humanities Center Podcast
Grief and Poetry, with guest Kim Langley

Oct 04 2021 | 00:55:31

/

Show Notes

Kim Langley is president of LifeBalance Enterprises and founder of WordSPA (short for spirituality, poetry, appreciation), an organization that engages poetry as a healing art. We talk about her book Send My Roots Rain: A Companion on the Grief Journey, which discusses how poetry helps us grapple with multiple aspects of grief and find purpose, beauty, and joy even amid devastating circumstances.

Other Episodes

Episode 0

December 27, 2021 00:53:05
Episode Cover

Some Favorite Books We Read in 2021, with guest George Handley, Brigham Young University

As we come to the end of another year, we all find cause and time to reflect on what we’ve done, who we’ve met,...

Listen

Episode 0

November 24, 2025 00:41:28
Episode Cover

Ep. 112: Highlighted episode: Reimagining Job with Diane Glancy, distinguished American poet and author

Diane Glancy is a prolific and acclaimed poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and professor emeritus at Macalester College. Her awards include the Pablo Neruda Prize...

Listen

Episode 0

February 22, 2021 00:47:01
Episode Cover

Spiritual Meaning-Making During the Pandemic, with guest David Perrin, St. Jerome’s University

Feelings of self-transcendence, of connectedness to God, others, and the world, are widely seen as a principal feature of spiritual well-being. So when pandemic...

Listen