Listen "Blessing of the Animals, with William Butler Yeats"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textA listener from Arizona named Russ writes in about his fear that in the unending awfulness of 2020 he's turning toward animals as a defense against humans. That he's always been a "defender of humans" and doesn't want to turn into one of those people who only loves dogs. Words by Winter: Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through.Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese, with additional music composed and performed by Kelly Krebs. Artwork by Mark Garry. Today’s poem, He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, is by William Butler Yeats and is in the public domain. It was read by Luke O'Brien. Words by Winter can be reached at [email protected].
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