Often quoted, but rarely interviewed, Mary Oliver is one of our greatest and most beloved poets. At 79, she honors us with an intimate conversation on the wisdom of the world, the salvation of poetry, and the life behind her writing.

See more at www.onbeing.org/program/mary-oliver-listening-to-the-world/7267


"The First Time Percy Came Back" by Mary Oliver

Often quoted, but rarely interviewed, Mary Oliver is one of our greatest and most beloved poets. At 79, she honors us with an intimate conversation on the wisdom of the world, the salvation of poetry, and the life behind her writing.

See more at www.onbeing.org/program/mary-oliver-listening-to-the-world/7267

"The Fourth Sign of the Zodiac" by Mary Oliver

"I Happened to Be Standing" by Mary Oliver

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Havin fun with some frogs and a friend.
The original singer on this is Kate Cavazos, one of my most favorite women singers and song writers of all time. For you, my dear warbling white whale...

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Song: Little Old Dusty Road
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Album: Like A Jazz Band in Nashville

Little Old Dusty Road (cover)

During Petrivka fast the nights are short, 
Young girl Nadya didn’t get enough sleep. 
What did she do? 
She was looking for silk ropes
To tie the black horse.
But instead of tying a house,
She tied a young boy. 
“Oops, I thought it was a black horse, but it turned out to b a young Cossack”
- Translation of Petrivka song, sung by Nadia Klopochenko at the end of this podcast

This microcast talks about Ivana Kupala rituals in Ukraine and features snippets of songs by the following groups: 

-Narodniy Amotorskiy Folklorniy Ansambl Serbanivskoho Silskoho Klyby
-Bosunivski Babusi, Bovsuni
-Domenika Chekun, Stari Koni
-Rozhantysia, Kyiv
-Ladovytsi, Khmelnitski
-Roksolaniya, Kyiv
-Nadia Klopochenko, Novohrad Velinski
-Valentina Pochapinska, Yaryshiv
Alina first group and second group

Love from Ukraine

Highlights from the Community Sing at Annie’s Place on August 13th. There was a fire in the backyard, there were smores, there were neighbours, there was grieving over the recent events in Charlottesville and there was a great coming together in feeling and singing.

Little Old Dusty Road (cover)

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