43 - Dante's Old South Radio Show (November 2022)

November 2022’s Dante’s Old South: Robert Pinsky is one of America’s foremost poet-critics. He earned his BA from Rutgers University in 1962 and his MA and PhD in philosophy from Stanford University in 1966, where he was a Wallace Stegner Fellow in creative writing. Elected Poet Laureate of the United States in 1997, his tenure was marked by ambitious efforts to prove the power of poetry—not just as an intellectual pursuit in the ivory tower, but as a meaningful and integral part of American life. “I think poetry is a vital part of our intelligence, our ability to learn, our ability to remember, the relationship between our bodies and minds,” he told the Christian Science Monitor. “Poetry’s highest purpose is to provide a unique sensation of coordination between the intelligence, emotions and the body. It’s one of the most fundamental pleasures a person can experience.”  His website is here: https://robertpinskypoet.com Ruth-Ann Thorn As the principal of Solana Beach-based EC Gallery, Ruth-Ann Thorn is that exceptional chameleon: Native American woman, art dealer, curator, Artist agent, and documentary filmmaker and celebrity host. With over 30 years of experience in the Fine Art world, Thorn is world-renowned for discovering artists and quite successfully bringing them to market prominence. Throughout her career, Thorn discovered many notable artists, among them Michael Flohr, Henry Asencio, Chuck Joseph, and Michael Summers. Her efforts have not only earned them all great art-centric recognition; the awareness has resulted in international acclaim for Artist and Gallerist. Check out more about her here: https://artofthecitytv.com/about/ The Main Squeeze created and performed all music on this program. Check out their website here: https://www.mainsqueezemusic.com/ Special Thanks Goes to: Mercer University Press: www.mupress.org Woodbridge Inn: www.woodbridgeinnjasper.com Autism Speaks: www.autismspeaks.org Mostly Mutts: www.mostlymutts.org Meadowbrook Inn: www.meadowbrook-inn.com The Red Phone Booth: www.redphonebooth.com The host, Clifford Brooks’, The Draw of Broken Eyes & Whirling Metaphysics and Athena Departs are available everywhere books are sold. His chapbook, Exiles of Eden, is only available through his website. To find them all, please reach out to him at: [email protected] Check out his Teachable courses on thriving with autism and creative writing as a profession here: www.brooks-sessions.teachable.com