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Finding a Way With Words
Season 4, Episode 5
Finding a Way With Words
In this episode we speak with a poet and an author about how art touches us and can help us cope and connect.
The Intricate Riddle of Life
Finding a Way With Words • Season 4, Episode 5
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For as long as humans have had voices, trauma has been told and processed through stories, poetry, and music. Author Lorene Cary, Senior Lecturer in English, and poet Fatemeh Shams, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, discuss the ways words move people, create a community, and help heal.
Guests
Lorene Cary, Senior Lecturer, Department of English
Fatemeh Shams, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Host
Alex Schein
Producer
Susan Ahlborn
Editors
Alex Schein and Brooke Sietinsons
Interviewers
Jane Carol and Alex Schein
Illustration
Marina Muun
Music
Theme by Nicholas Escobar, C’18
Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions and MG & Ma’tthue Raheem for “Vote that Jawn” rap
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