Life as we think it: poetry and philosophy for the everyday

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"How do we navigate the mundane of the everyday, without becoming dull to its depth and beauty? How do we appreciate the ordinariness of life and stay open to its capacity to surprise?

Lachlan Brown is a poet based in Wagga Wagga on the Murrumbidgee in New South Wales, and he's a lecturer in English Literature at Charles Sturt University.

Any Saturday 2021, Running westward, Lachlan's meditation on running around Wagga, won the 2021 Newcastle Poetry Prize."

Period23 Oct 2021

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  • TitleLife as we think it: poetry and philosophy for the everyday
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletABC
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size54m6s
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date23/10/21
    Description"How do we navigate the mundane of the everyday, without becoming dull to its depth and beauty? How do we appreciate the ordinariness of life and stay open to its capacity to surprise?

    Lachlan Brown is a poet based in Wagga Wagga on the Murrumbidgee in New South Wales, and he's a lecturer in English Literature at Charles Sturt University.

    Any Saturday 2021, Running westward, Lachlan's meditation on running around Wagga, won the 2021 Newcastle Poetry Prize."
    Producer/AuthorKaren Tong/ Meredith lake
    URLhttps://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/soul-search/life-as-we-think-it:-poetry-and-philosophy-for-the-everyday/13616282
    PersonsLachlan Brown