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Poetry and the Myth You are Living: A Conversation with Poet Phillip Rosenberg

from About Poetry and Poets by Dr. Catherine Svehla

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“God is everywhere; in the lampshade and in the worn, brown carpet.” ------- Phillip Rosenberg

In Memories, Dreams, Reflections, C.G. Jung describes his decision to discover the myth that he was living. Tellingly, the title of the chapter is “Confrontation with the Unconscious” and Jung explains that he didn’t even know how to approach the question. He writes, “I said to myself, since I know nothing at all, I shall simply do whatever occurs to me.”
In Jung’s case, this meant tending his dreams, painting, and working with stone, but many forms of creative work, like writing poetry, invite a meaningful dialogue with the mythic dimension.

In honor of National Poetry month, I asked local songwriter and poet Phillip Rosenberg to talk about the experience of writing his book Raised in the Shadow. In this program we use Phillip’s experience and poetry to explore these questions:
How is writing poetry a way of knowing self and world?
How does/can writing poetry lead to the creation (or discovery) of personally meaningful images?

For more information about the songs and poetry of Phillip Rosenberg (aka Rags and Bones) visit: www.ragsandbonesmusic.com

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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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