The Elixir Poetry Podcast
British poet Helen Wing has spent the past 20 years living between the UK, China and the Middle East, experiencing first-hand the human impact of poetry across borders. On The Elixir Poetry Podcast, she asks anonymous individuals from around the world to read the poem that has touched them the most, and to unveil why. (Each episode includes original music)
The Elixir Poetry Podcast
26. Vietnamese American Poet Ocean Vuong: The Pain & Joy In Making Art with Actor Chris Kelham
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Helen Wing
In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Chris Kelham about the poem ‘Ars Poetica as The Maker’ by Ocean Vuong
Topics of discussion:
- The pain and joy in making art - a challenge to God
- How human creativity beats AI
- The emotional depth of Chinese drama students compared to Western students
- “Everyone is in exile in their own skin and strives for contact and connection.”
Discover poetry through the heart of another…
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The Podcast is Produced by Tom Platts at Sound Sapien
All Music Composed by Tom Platts
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