Speaker: Brent Strawn
Brent Strawn – Shifting Imagery and Psalm 23 (In Parallel)
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 of […]
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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 […]
Brent Strawn – Honest to God Preaching
Episode: Strawn argues that keeping secrets makes us sick, and the Old Testament offers a way to speak honestly about the BIG things like sin, suffering, and violence. Guest: Brent Strawn […]
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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
A meditation on Song of Song 8:6-7, a poem about love and death, written and narrated by Brent Strawn. This is from our podcast In Parallel. For future episodes, please subscribe wherever you listen (Apple Podcasts, Spotify). In Parallel is a new podcast that explores biblical and contemporary poetry.
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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.