Document Type

Podcast

Publication Date

9-14-2011

Publisher

Black Mountain Institute; KNPR

Abstract

Joshua Kryah is a contemporary poet in Las Vegas. But his poems "would be just as at home in the mouth of a monk in medieval France, a Brazilian missionary, the courtier to his beloved," noted one editor. The Missouri-born poet draws inspiration from the ancient touchstones of literature: Dante, St. Augustine, and the Bible, among others. Joshua Kryah talks about faith, language, and the struggle between the two

Keywords

American poetry; Oral interpretation of poetry; Poetry – Criticism and interpretation; Poets; Religion and poetry

Disciplines

American Literature | Literature in English, North America | Modern Literature | Religion | Rhetoric and Composition

Language

English

Comments

Audio file size: 23.6 megabytes

This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of "KNPR's State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See KNPR's website for more information.

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