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THE BELL AND THE BLACKBIRD (excerpt) The sound of a bell still reverberating, or a blackbird calling from a corner of a field. Asking you to wake into this life or inviting you deeper to one that waits. Either way takes courage, either way wants you to be nothing but that self that is no self at all, wants you to walk to the place where you find you already know how to give every last thing away. - David Whyte



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David Whyte

Internationally acclaimed poet David Whyte makes his home in the Pacific Northwest, where rain and changeable skies remind him the other, more distant homes from which he comes: Yorkshire, Wales and Ireland. He travels and lectures throughout the world, bringing his own and others' poetry to large audiences.He holds a degree in Marine Zoology, honorary degrees from Neumann University in Pennsylvania and Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia, and is an Associate Fellow of the Said Business School at the University of Oxford. He is the author of eight volumes of poetry and four books of prose, as well as a collection of audio recordings. POETRYThe Sea in You (2015) Pilgrim (2012) River Flow: New & Selected Poems (2006) Everything is Waiting for You (2003) The House of Belonging (1996) Fire in the Earth (1992) PROSEConsolations: The Solace, Nourishment & Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words (2014) The Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self & RelationshipCrossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of IdentityThe Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate AmericaAUDIO LECTURESHidden Harvests: The Inner Seasons of Everyday LifeSolace: The Art of Asking the Beautiful QuestionA Great Invitation: The Path of Risk and RevelationPilgrim Audio CompanionWhen the Heart BreaksSweet DarknessA Change for the Better: Poetry and the Reimagination of MidlifeMidlife & the Great UnknownThe Echo in the WellMaking a Friend of the UnknownThe Poetry of Self CompassionThe Teacher's Vocation: Nurturing the Imagination of OthersThresholds: Navigating the Difficult Transitions of LifePOETRY & MUSIC ALBUMSSometimesReturn



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