In Parallel
Shifting Imagery (Ps 23) – Brent Strawn
Episode: With a biblical poem that shifts imagery (Ps 23), and another (Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”) that provides perspective, Brent Strawn takes us into an “uber-famous” biblical poem-this “nightingale […]
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A Dark Poem from Within the Depths (Ps 88) – Brent Strawn
Episode: A journey into the psalter’s darkest poem (Psalm 88) to explore tone and emotional state in poetry. This episode engages Linda Pastan’s poem “Why are Your Poems So Dark?” Special […]
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One Doozy of a Last Line (Ps 137) – Brent Strawn
Episode: What are we to make of the brutal last line in Psalm 137? “A blessing on the one who seizes your children and smashes them against the rock!” This episode […]
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A Somewhat Confusing Poem about God and Justice (Psalm 82) – Brent Strawn
Episode: A reflection on Psalm 82, a somewhat confusing poem about God and justice, and poetic adventures in missing the point. The episode discusses Mitch Roberson’s “Every Day We Are […]
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The Body, Love, Land, and Secrecy – Brent Strawn
Episode: Brent talks about the celebration of the body in Song of Songs and Sharon Olds’ “Topography,” in a series of what he calls “Whoohiya!” moments. About: In Parallel is […]
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A Poem about Love and Death (Song 8:6-7) – Brent Strawn
Episode: A meditation on Song of Songs 8:6-7, a poem about love and death, written and narrated by Brent Strawn. Please subscribe wherever you listen (Apple Podcasts, Spotify). In Parallel […]
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A Time for Everything (Ecclesiastes 3)
A poetic reflection on Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 by poetaster Brent A. Strawn. In Parallel is a new podcast that explores biblical and contemporary poetry.
Season 1 Trailer
***Note: The podcast has been renamed In Parallel since the publication of this trailer*** Welcome to In Parallel, a podcast that explores biblical and contemporary poetry. This podcast is hosted […]