Jacqueline Suskin is a poet, educator, and author of many books and collections. She is best known for her project Poem Store, where she composes improvisational poetry for patrons who choose a topic in exchange for a unique verse. Poem Store has been her main occupation since 2009 and has taken her around the world writing nearly 40,000 spontaneous poems. Her new book is Every Day is a Poem: Find Clarity, Feel Relief, and See Beauty in Every Moment.

In this episode, Eric and Jacqueline share a meaningful conversation about the beauty of poetry and how it is accessible to everyone simply by bringing awareness and cultivating awe in our everyday lives.

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In This Interview, Jacqueline Suskin and I Discuss Poetry in Everyday Life and …

• Her book, Every Day is a Poem: Find Clarity, Feel Relief, and See Beauty in Every Moment
• How darkness can be a beautiful teacher
• Poetry bridges the gap between pain and greater possibility
• Listening to peoples’ stories and being able to reflect what they’re feeling through her poems
• How poetry and art reflect the energy needed to make important choices in life
• The word awe contains both fear and wonder
• How we can learn to cultivate awe in our lives
• Learning to see things in the way a poet does
• The heart of poetry is curiosity, observation, and connecting small things to large things
• Learning to choose meaning in your life
• How writing things down clarifies things for yourself
• Our senses are tools we can use as an entry point into discovery
• The poem she created on the spot about The Parable of the Two Wolves:

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Jacqueline Suskin on Poetry in Everyday Life, you might also enjoy these other episodes:

Writing for Healing with Maggie Smith

The Power of Poetry with Ellen Bass

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