Poetry From the On Being Gathering David Whyte (Opening Night)
An evening of poetry with David Whyte from the first day of our On Being Gathering.\nThis year, we were thrilled to host our very first On Being Gathering \u2014 a four-day coming-together of the On Being community for reflection, conversation, and companionship \u2014 at the 1440 Multiversity in the redwoods of Scotts Valley, California. We greeted each day with verse from some of our most beloved poets \u2014 and now we\u2019d like to share these delightful moments with all of you. Here is how David Whyte opened for us on Friday night.\nDavid Whyte is a poet and an associate fellow at Sa\xefd Business School at the University of Oxford. He is the author of \u201cThe Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America\u201d and \u201cConsolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words.\u201d His most recent book is \u201cThe Bell and The Blackbird.\u201d\nFind the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.