Jacqueline Suskin: Every Day Is a Poem

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Jacqueline Suskin is a poet and author whose published titles include Help in the Dark Season and The Edge of the Continent trilogy. With Sounds True, she has written a new book titled Every Day Is a Poem: Find Clarity, Feel Relief, and See Beauty in Every Moment. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Jacqueline about the soulfulness of poetry and the internal changes one goes through while writing it. They discuss Jacqueline’s affinity for working with manual typewriters and the success of her ongoing Poem Store project. Jacqueline and Tami talk about the poetic impulse that is the root of true change, as well as overcoming the inner critic’s desire to stifle creative expression. Finally, Tami considers the “trance state” of creative flow and Jacqueline shares a spontaneous poem for the audience.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by Sounds True. My name is Tammy Simon. I'm the founder of Sounds True, and I'd love to take a moment to introduce you to the new Sounds True Foundation. The Sounds True Foundation is dedicated to
0:16.4	creating a wiser and kinder world by making transformational education widely available.
0:24.8	We want everyone to have access to transformational tools,
0:30.0	such as mindfulness, emotional awareness, and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges.
0:40.0	The Sounds True Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to providing these transformational tools
0:46.7	to communities in need, including at-risk youth, prisoners, veterans, and those in developing countries.
0:55.0	If you'd like to learn more or feel inspired to become a supporter, please visit
1:00.4	Sounds True Foundation.org.
1:05.0	You're listening to Insights of The Edge.
1:10.0	Today my guest is Jacqueline Suskin.
1:12.8	Jacqueline Suskin has composed over 40,000 poems
1:17.5	with her ongoing improvisational writing project,
1:21.4	also the way she supported herself for the last 10 years, Poem Store, and you're going to hear more about that in our conversation.
1:30.0	She's the author of six books, including Help in the Dark Season.
1:35.0	Her work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, and Yes magazine.
1:41.0	Which sounds true, Jacqueline Suskin has written a beautiful new book called
1:46.4	Every Day is a poem. Find clarity, feel relief, and see beauty in every moment.
1:55.0	You're in for a special treat meeting Jacqueline Suskin.
2:01.0	Not only is she gifted at helping us awaken to the awe that's available in every moment right around us.
2:12.0	Not only is she gifted at helping us find way to find words, poetic
2:18.8	words for our experience, but I think the thing that moves me the most is her true heart of service.
2:25.0	Here's my conversation with Jacqueline Suskin.
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