QELP, The Poet's LIFE Podcast

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Key takeaways from the episode

@ 00:00:00 – Intro & inspiration for Aśoka at Dhauli

@ 00:05:15 – Musicality & poetry traditions in Bengal

@ 00:08:25 – The poetry of Lalon Fakir

@ 00:11:06 – The Calling, Stephen Fry & memorable poetry

@ 00:14:00 – Of masters and disciples

@ 00:17:45 – The levels of abstraction

@ 00:20:30 – Dark poets & the challenges of creative people

@ 00:27:03 – Sponsorship and making a living

@ 00:30:25 – The problem with Instagram poets

@ 00:37:15 – The golden rule: Form follows function

@ 00:44: 16 – Why do you want freedom?

@ 00:44:50 – Food for fought by Stephen Fry

@ 00:51:43 – Poets and polymathy

@ 00:58:30 – Advice to a young poet, Rilke style

@ 01:02:22 – Krishna

Books recommendation by the Poet & other resources mentioned in this episode

[updated March 31, 2023]

• The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within, Stephen Fry 👁
• An Introduction to English Poetry, James Fenton 👁
• A Poetry Handbook, Mary Oliver 👁
• Gitanjali, Rabindranath Tagore 👁
• Our Universe, Rabindranath Tagore 👁
• La religion du Poète, Rabindranath Tagore 🇫🇷 
• A fascinating project [and somewhat difficult to navigate] on Mirza Ghalib by Frances W. Pritchett at Columbia U 👁
• Works by Pr. Frances W. Pritchett on South Asian literature 👁
  
• Celebrating Kazi Nazrul Islam, Rebel Poet of Bengal (Words Without Borders) 👁
• Lalon Fakir & the Baul tradition of Bengal (Applied Sentience) 👁
• Mahabarata, Vyasa 👁 or 📚
• The Illustrated Mahabharata 👁
• The Bhagavad Gita, a translation and insightful commentary by Eknath Easwaran, read by the captivating voice of Paul Bazely 🎧
• The Ramayana by Valmiki on the Gutenberg Project 👁