This between-season bonus episode offers reflections on W.H. Auden’s defense of fairy tales and how it can inform Christ-following artists today. Alicia Pollard is joined by J.F. Ewert, also known as Frank, to discuss W.H. Auden’s life and work and what he can teach us in his “Afterword to the Golden Key” and “Introduction to the Tales of Grimm and Andersen.” Topics discussed include the idea of cultivating an “atmosphere of goodness,” the importance of thankfulness and joy in writing, grace in fairy tales, and the mindset of memoir.ResourcesJ.F. Ewert’s website: https://www.jfewert.com/Frank’s presentation at the Fieldmoot conference, which featured thoughts on W.H. Auden and other topics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvlAPhsZlj8W.H. Auden’s “Shield of Achilles,” “Afterword to the Golden Key,” “Introduction to the Tales of Grimm and Andersen,” “Secrets,” and For the Time BeingGeorge MacDonald’s “The Golden Key”Patrick Rothfuss’s The Name of the Wind (not necessarily recommended)Music: Intro and outro from Adam Saban's "Tales from the Past"

Ver todos los episodios