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“Kindness” by Naomi Shihab Nye is part of our Poetry Films series, which features animated interpretations of beloved poems from our archive. Check out the full series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqjezunjhSykPh49Lg8CWHULQ6_JWp5A8.
We know poetry to be a critical pillar of public life. It rises up when official language fails us. And it gives voice to what is human and what is true, how we connect and what questions we hold.
Poetry has moved to the heart of what we offer on the radio and in podcasts, which is why we’re excited to have partnered with talented illustrators, animators, and directors to reimagine poetry in visual, dynamic ways.
This poem was originally read in the On Being episode with Naomi Shihab Nye, “Your Life is a Poem” (onbeing.org/programs/naomi-shihab-nye-your-life-is-a-poem-mar2018/)
You can listen to and read the poem here: onbeing.org/poetry/kindness
Illustration & Animation by Ana Pérez López (anaperezlopez.com/)
Sound and Music by Chris Heagle
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Becoming Wise: onbeing.org/series/becoming-wise
“Kindness” by Naomi Shihab Nye is part of our Poetry Films series, which features animated interpretations of beloved poems from our archive. Check out the full series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqjezunjhSykPh49Lg8CWHULQ6_JWp5A8.
We know poetry to be a critical pillar of public life. It rises up when official language fails us. And it gives voice to what is human and what is true, how we connect and what questions we hold.
Poetry has moved to the heart of what we offer on the radio and in podcasts, which is why we’re excited to have partnered with talented illustrators, animators, and directors to reimagine poetry in visual, dynamic ways.
This poem was originally read in the On Being episode with Naomi Shihab Nye, “Your Life is a Poem” (onbeing.org/programs/naomi-shihab-nye-your-life-is-a-poem-mar2018/)
You can listen to and read the poem here: onbeing.org/poetry/kindness
Illustration & Animation by Ana Pérez López (anaperezlopez.com/)
Sound and Music by Chris Heagle
STAY IN TOUCH
Facebook: facebook.com/onbeing
Twitter: twitter.com/onbeing
Instagram: instagram.com/onbeing
Newsletter: onbeing.org/newsletter
OUR PODCASTS
On Being with Krista Tippett: onbeing.org/series/podcast
Poetry Unbound: onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound
This Movie Changed Me: onbeing.org/series/this-movie-changed-me
Becoming Wise: onbeing.org/series/becoming-wise
