In this episode, we’re joined by Josh Booton, an award-winning poet, singer/songwriter with the band Mercy Giant, and speech language pathologist. In a rich, ranging conversation, we open into Josh’s process creating poetry and making music, his drive to empathetically connect, and how he finds moments of transcendence lit largest through contrast. This takes us, too, into a wider discussion of making art, feeling the sacred, and tapping into the unseen world. Threaded through it all: a sense of holding together all the things. And also, the gift of Josh’s poetry, subtle, lush, glorious.

We hope this episode is a balm of soft creative flame and joy in these dark weeks.

To connect with Josh further, you can find him on Instagram here and find Mercy Giant here.

Look for Josh's books at your favorite indie and used books stores, or at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.

Discover Mercy Giant's music on Apple Music, Spotify, and other streaming services.

(Also, if you haven't yet collided with Jeff Buckley, and after this episode you want to, here's a start, with "Hallelujah." To read "blessing the boats" by Lucille Clifton {please do}, visit here. And to explore Larry Levis, you can find a selection of his poems here.)

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