BONUS: To Keep Going with Walter Bargen

Nature has been an inspiration for poets, writers, artists, and more throughout time. In this episode, I had the great opportunity to sit down with Walter Bargen. Walter is an established writer and has published nineteen books of poetry. Some of his most recent books include Endearing Ruins (2012), Trouble Behind Glass Doors (2013), Quixotic (2014), Gone West (2014), and Three-Corner Catch(2015). He was appointed the first poet laureate of Missouri and has won numerous awards for his work. His poems, essays, and stories have appeared in over 300 magazines, including American Literary Review, American Letters & Commentary, Beloit Poetry Journal, and more.

Today, Walter will read one of his poems, To Keep Going, that has appeared in his books, Remedies for Vertigo (2006) and in Days Like This are Necessary: New & Selected Poems (2009). Following the poem, you will hear brief but beautiful commentary from Walter that threads all of the pieces together.

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