Brainpicker #2

Poem text and context: https://www.brainpickings.org/2021/05/28/emily-dickinson-grief/

POEM TEXT / CONTEXT

"The looking back on Grief" (Maria Popova reads Emily Dickinson)

A recording created as part of the Golden Record carried into space by the Voyager spacecraft in 1977. Story here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/02/10/murmurs-of-earth-sagan-golden-record/

FULL STORY

The Sounds of Earth (The Golden Record)

Simply...........You...

Background, context, and full text: https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/04/11/david-whyte-vulnerability/

Excerpted from https://soundcloud.com/onbeing/david-whyte-the-conversational-nature-of-reality

Photograph by Nicol Ragland

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David Whyte reads "Vulnerability"

Our Silent Fight

Poem text and context: https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/04/03/working-together-david-whyte/
Excerpted from https://soundcloud.com/onbeing/sets/david-whyte-the-conversational

Photograph by Nicol Ragland

David Whyte reads "Working Together"

Full context and poem text: https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/04/27/janna-levin-reads-planetarium-by-adrienne-rich/

Recorded at "The Universe in Verse," April 24, 2017.

Photograph of Janna Levin by Molly Walsh / Academy of American Poets

Astrophysicist Janna Levin reads "Planetarium" by Adrienne Rich

A French-born Tibetan Buddhist monk and a central figure in the Dalai Lama's dialogue with scientists, Matthieu Ricard was dubbed "The Happiest Man in the World" after his brain was imaged. But he resists this label. In his writing and in his life, he explores happiness not as a pleasurable feeling but as a way of being that gives you the resources to deal with the ups and downs of life and that encompasses many emotional states, including sadness. We take in Matthieu Ricard's practical teachings for cultivating inner strength, joy, and direction.

On Being with Krista Tippett

Matthieu Ricard  — Happiness as Human Flourishing

HOPEFULLY

Points of Light (for Piano Day 2018)

Performed by Chris Green-Armytage
Composed and produced by Jim Perkins
Artwork by Jim Perkins

Drifting Upward

Poem text and context: https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/02/04/janna-levin-w-h-auden-the-more-loving-one/

Recorded at the Academy of American Poets' 16th annual "Poetry & the Creative Mind."

Astrophysicist Janna Levin reads "The More Loving One" by W.H. Auden

I know it's been a while. Hope you are all well. I composed these days a loose jazz ballad. Not quite common for me, but made a lot of fun. The rhythm section (bass & drums)is programmed. Hope you enjoy.... 
Have a nice summer wherever you are.

Bright Day

Poem text and context: https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/12/17/sarah-kay-astronaut-whitman/

Recorded at "The Universe in Verse: The Astronomy of Walt Whitman," hosted by Maria Popova and Pioneer Works on Governors Island, October 26, 2019. Portraiture by Rowan Renee / Brooklyn Tintype.

Sarah Kay reads from "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman

Poem text and context: https://www.brainpickings.org/2020/03/26/crossing-brooklyn-ferry-janna-levin-walt-whitman

Recorded at "The Universe in Verse" — a charitable celebration of science through poetry, hosted by Maria Popova with Pioneer Works. More highlights from the show: https://www.brainpickings.org/tag/the-universe-in-verse/

Astrophysicist Janna Levin reads "The More Loving One" by W.H. Auden

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