“Whatever you’re looking for is just beyond yourself.” ~ David Whyte
David Whyte is one of the few poets to take his perspectives on creativity into the field of organizational development, where he works with many European, American and international companies.
The author of eight books of poetry and four books of prose, he holds a degree in Marine Zoology and has traveled extensively, including living and working as a naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands and leading anthropological and natural history expeditions in the Andes, Amazon, and Himalayas.
He brings this wealth of experience to his poetry, lectures and workshops.
One of the things we almost always have is a sense of heartbrokenness about the world. And certainly that's a collective experience at the moment.
Around our climate, around Afghanistan, around Israel, Palestine, around so many dynamics in the world. And the temptation is to turn away - one of the great central invitations of poetry is to say no.
Actually this doorway of difficulty, this vulnerability, this axis of heartbreak, is exactly the road that you'd be invited along. You could don't get to start from anywhere except this place of collective sorrow.
Sweet balm for our troubled times and aching soulfulness.
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