You know, the antidote to exhaustion is not rest.
It's wholeheartedness.
~ Monk to David Whyte in Midlife and the Great Unknown
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Englishman David Whyte is a internationally known poet, author, and in-demand speaker. His poetry often is included in artists' work, as described here.
Among Whyte's other books are River Flow: New & Selected Poems 1984-2007, Everything Is Waiting for You: Poems, The House of Belonging: Poems, Fire in the Earth: Poems, Where Many Rivers Meet: Poems, Songs for Coming Home: Poems, The Three Marriages: Reimaging Work, Self and Relationship, Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity, and The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America.
All of Whyte's books are available through Amazon and through Whyte's own site. Whyte's The Three Marriages is available to preview at GoogleBooks.
Filmmaker Scott Garen is producing a documentary on Whyte's life and work. Here's the trailer:
A DVD of Whyte's talk before 1,000 people at San Francisco's historic Herbst Theater in 2009 may be ordered here.
David Whyte is one of my favorites. his essays and prose on corporate life led me to his poetry. Thanks for highlighting this -- I didn't know there was a documentary in the works.
ReplyDeleteOkay, this is another one I need to start reading. Maureen, you are keeping me on my toes. This man sounds fascinating, and right up my alley.
ReplyDeleteHey, I just realized that I had actually started reading "The Heart Aroused" a few years back. I forgot. I must not have been ready to "receive" his work, the same way I am today. This is interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat quote takes some pondering ...
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the David Whyte trailer ... something to look forward to.
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How funny -- that's exactly what I was wondering nAncY -- and then I wondered... where did he come from? where will he go next?
ReplyDeleteThanks Maureen -- as always, your finds are inspiring and captivating.
Hugs
Louise
You just made my day with this post! I love David Whyte - he has inspired me in so many different ways. I look forward to the documentary!
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