ghostsofevolution | Thomas Berry recites his "Earth's Desire" poem @ghostsofevolution | Uploaded April 2012 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
This single-poem clip is drawn from one of the last videos made of Thomas Berry (1914 - 2009) speaking to an audience (Asheville, North Carolina). Filmed by Lou Niznik (1932 - 2011), this performance captures the artistic, playful side of one of the most beloved and influential leaders in "Earth literacy" and a deeply meaningful celebration of an evolutionary understanding of this ancient cosmos and of the human journey within it.
The 48-minute video of Thomas Berry's full poetry performance is here:
youtu.be/OmHlYg0ftNE
Listen to short excerpts of Thomas Berry reciting from his book "The Great Work"
thegreatstory.org/tb-audio.html
Websites on Thomas Berry:
earth-community.org
thomasberry.org
"We have a new story of the universe. Our own presence to the universe depends on our human identity with the entire cosmic process. In its human expression, the universe and the entire range of earthly and heavenly phenomena celebrate themselves and the ultimate mystery of their existence in a special exaltation. Science has given us a new revelatory experience. It is now giving us a new intimacy with the Earth." -- Thomas Berry, "The Dream of the Earth" 1988.
This single-poem clip is drawn from one of the last videos made of Thomas Berry (1914 - 2009) speaking to an audience (Asheville, North Carolina). Filmed by Lou Niznik (1932 - 2011), this performance captures the artistic, playful side of one of the most beloved and influential leaders in "Earth literacy" and a deeply meaningful celebration of an evolutionary understanding of this ancient cosmos and of the human journey within it.
The 48-minute video of Thomas Berry's full poetry performance is here:
youtu.be/OmHlYg0ftNE
Listen to short excerpts of Thomas Berry reciting from his book "The Great Work"
thegreatstory.org/tb-audio.html
Websites on Thomas Berry:
earth-community.org
thomasberry.org
"We have a new story of the universe. Our own presence to the universe depends on our human identity with the entire cosmic process. In its human expression, the universe and the entire range of earthly and heavenly phenomena celebrate themselves and the ultimate mystery of their existence in a special exaltation. Science has given us a new revelatory experience. It is now giving us a new intimacy with the Earth." -- Thomas Berry, "The Dream of the Earth" 1988.
