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How to Read a Poem: A conversation about myth, metaphor & poetry with Phillip Rosenberg (2014 Myth and Poetry series part 1 of 4)

from About Poetry and Poets by Dr. Catherine Svehla

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“. . . a metaphor is a myth in brief.” Giambattista Vico

Many of the ancient myth are poems, Homer’s Odyssey and the Norse Poetic Edda, for example, and the Sumerian myths of Inanna, Dumuzi, and Gilgamesh. These old stories were also songs or hymns. Today we typically tell stories in prose but the link between mythology and poetry is still vital and relevant. That link is metaphor.

Metaphors reach beyond what is known, into the mystery. We can learn to use and understand metaphor by studying poetry. Joseph Campbell said that studying poetry was one way that we can experience the transcendent. I’ve certainly found this to be true.

In this conversation with local poet and songwriter Phillip Rosenberg, we’ll talk about how to read a poem, and open the door to new truths and forms of experience.

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from About Poetry and Poets, released August 29, 2015

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Dr. Catherine Svehla Fort Collins, Colorado

Storyteller, scholar, artist, & desert activist with a PhD in mythology & depth psychology.

Myths & stories contain the wisdom of the human race. I want to know how we can keep the mystery in life alive? How can myths connect us to a larger sphere of being & meaning?

Many of these tracks are Myth in the Mojave programs that first aired online on Radio Free Joshua Tree.

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