Words That Changed Your Life - Grian Chatten, Derek Mahon, John O'Donoghue And More
The Poetry's Dead PodcastShow Notes
Words That Changed Your Life We opened last week’s show with a clip from Hollywood actor Bill Murray talking about art. He shared a story about how, on his darkest day, he was saved by a painting in a Chicago gallery that gave him the hope he needed to keep going. We thought we’d ask our listeners if they have had a similar experience…and thus, this episode was born. We received some beautiful stories from our community about how art had saved them too. Songs, painting and, of course, poetry....
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