This chapter explores how literature and poetry serve as powerful tools to convey complex emotions and experiences that are difficult to express. The speakers discuss the role of irony in novels, the ability of poetry to capture narratives in a few lines, and how poetry communicates ineffable experiences and emotions.
Poet and author Dana Gioia talks about his book Studying with Miss Bishop with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. They talk about the craft of being a poet, the business world, mentorship, loss, why poetry no longer seems to matter, and how it might begin to matter again.