“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire”
—Gustav Mahler
In this wide-ranging discussion with poet Michael Yost, we explore the nature of the new burgeoning poetic renaissance in the world of arts and letters. From the timeless nature of classical forms to the comparison of epic poems in both classic and free-verse styles, we delve deep into the relationship between poetics and civilization.
Michael Yost is a poet and essayist living in rural New Hampshire with his wife and children, as well as an alumnus and the Director of Admissions at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts. He earned his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of St. Thomas in Houston Texas. His essays and poems have been published in places like The University Bookman, Dappled Things, Crisis Magazine, the St. Austin Review, The Brazen Head and Hearth and Field. Follow him on his Substack, The Weight of Form.
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