Meditations with Zohar

Christian Bök: Orpheus and Eurydice S2 E8

May 10, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

5min

How to Write a Credible Computer Program

3min

The Longevity of a Seven Year Project

2min

The Struggles of a 12-Year Poetry Project

4min

The Challenges of Genetic Engineering and Protein Engineering

3min

Orpheus and Eurydice

3min

The Intimacy of Language

4min

The Story of Orpheus and Ridditchy

3min

The Orpheus and Eurydice Framework

5min

10.

The Role of Poetry in Self-Expression

5min

11.

The Limit Cases of Language

3min

12.

The Four Ways to Be a Poet

3min

13.

The Importance of Technology in Poetry

2min

14.

The Failure of Poetry

5min

15.

The Importance of Poetry

2min

16.

The Importance of Specialization in Poetry

3min

17.

The Role of Rules in Poetry

1min

18.

The Importance of Excellence in Poetry

3min

19.

The Negative Capability Approach to Poetry

3min

20.

The Importance of Relationship to Your Peers

5min

21.

The Importance of Mentorship

3min

22.

The Fracture of the Poetry Community

3min

23.

The Resilience of Language

3min

24.

The Mysticism of Language Poems

4min

This week, Zohar is joined by Christian Bök, acclaimed experimental poet, to discuss ambition, ephemerality, affordances, technology, games, romanticism, mentorship, poetic history, the egotistical sublime, and whether it is possible to retrieve Eurydice from Hades without looking back.

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