Episode 68. Poetry to Carry with You Through Hard Times - The Forge of Freedom

Show Notes:

Episode 68. Poetry to Carry with You Through Hard Times

 

In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses three poems that continue to inspire him and that he hopes will inspire others to persevere through adversity and live the good life.

Resources:

 

Meeting Triumph and Disaster With the Ideal Man - Intellectual Takeout

https://intellectualtakeout.org/2022/10/meeting-triumph-and-disaster-with-the-ideal-man/

 

Taking Poetry to Heart Is a Lifetime Gift - Intellectual Takeout

https://intellectualtakeout.org/2022/08/taking-poetry-to-heart-is-a-lifetime-gift/

 

If— by Rudyard Kipling (Poem + Analysis)

https://poemanalysis.com/rudyard-kipling/if/

 

Desiderata: Original Text

https://www.desiderata.com/desiderata.html

 

Desiderata - A Life Changing Poem for Hard Times - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaVaF6TkSUU&t=25s

 

Desiderata by Max Ehrmann - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFxvV7-JDRw

 

What-Will-Matter

https://whatwillmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/000-What-Will-Matter-2.png

 

"What Will Matter" Michael Josephson

https://appleseeds.org/What-Matters.htm

 

What Will Matter? A Poem by by Michael Josephson. Spiritual Reminders

http://billjohnsononline.com/what-will-matter/

 

If— - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If%E2%80%94

 

If by Rudyard Kipling - Read by Sir Michael Caine - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqOgyNfHl1U

 

Timeless Advice from Rudyard Kipling

https://fee.org/articles/timeless-advice-from-rudyard-kipling/

 

Manvotional: "If" by Rudyard Kipling | The Art of Manliness

https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/manly-lessons/manvotional-if-by-rudyard-kipling/

 

"If-" by Rudyard Kipling | The Art of Manliness

https://www.artofmanliness.com/if-by-rudyard-kipling/

 

The Life of Jack London #8: Success at Last | The Art of Manliness

https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/manly-lessons/the-life-of-jack-london-as-a-case-study-in-the-power-and-perils-of-thumos-8-success-at-last/

 

If— by Rudyard Kipling - Poems | Academy of American Poets

https://poets.org/poem/if

 

If— by Rudyard Kipling | Poetry Foundation

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46473/if---

 

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