The Two Boots Word Vault
Words from Minnesota's Timothy Young, poet, essayist, and social thinker.
The Two Boots Word Vault
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Carl Sandburg reads a Rootabaga Story from his 1922 collection
So many young don't practice the oral arts and cannot read poetry very well. Here is a 1958 recording of the great American poet, Carl Sandburg, reading one of his Rootabaga stories from his 1922 collection. We can learn so much by listen...
Walton Stanley Reads Poems for the Fifth Direction Elder Circle 2026
Since October 2020 Walton Stanley and I have met monthly on zoom with men from the Australian based Fifth Direction. We always begin and end our sessions with poetry. Here's Walton reading some interesting poems from June 2026, April 2026...
Dalyce Elliott, Gary Waryan and Friends play On Namah Shivaya with Rumi Poems
In 1999 my wife Dalyce was playing her violin with a group of friends. They specialized in kirtan chants. I was working on new versions of Rumi poems at that time. When I found this recording I knew it had to be revived.
The Haughty Princess, a Grimm's Tale
So often we identify with a character in a story or a tale. But what if those characters are not people, but parts of our individual psyches? In the Haughty Princess tale what if we think of the princess as a representation of the ego, privileg...
The Special Love Live Presentation Mother's Day May 8, 2008
On May 8, 2008 I was invited to speak to the United Christ Community in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. With the musical accompaniment of Yata Peinovich and Dalyce Elliott, I addressed the community about a special love for the divine feminine.&nb...
