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David Whyte — Seeking Language Large Enough

On Being with Krista Tippett

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What Does Poetry Do in Us?

David white is a poet and philosopher. His work gets at what he calls the conversational nature of reality. He says that one of the powerful dynamics of leadership is being visible. Vulnerability is not a choice, but an underlying undercurrent of our natural state. To run from vulnerability is to close off our understanding of the essence of our most basic human condition.

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