Lit from the Basement
This is a podcast in which Professor Deulen introduces poetry to her irreverent husband, Max. Each show is a close reading of a single poem. They discuss it for a bit, allowing the conversation to take on a life of its own.
Lit from the Basement
009 "Be Ahead of All Parting" by Rainer Maria Rilke
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Danielle Cadena Deulen & Max Stinson
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Season 1
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Episode 9
We have our first guests! Portland-based Doula Olivia Murphy brings Rilke's poem to the show and tells us why she loves it. Topics touched upon include the 2008 financial crisis, translation, winter in Vermont, Greek myth, and enduring hardship with grace. Max pays Danielle the best compliment she has ever received.