This episode isn’t about poetry but about another kind of art: the art of conflict resolution. In a deeply practical conversation, Pádraig Ó Tuama sits down with Columbia University’s Peter Coleman, author of The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization and an expert in constructive conflict. Coleman shares advice for “the exhausted middle majority” — the large number of Americans fed up with our divided politics — on how to engage with others in ways that lead to openness and learning. He also talks about the surprising power of taking a walk with your challenger, the limitations of bringing together people from both sides, and the three factors that matter most when handling conflict.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We invite you to subscribe to <a href="https://poetryunbound.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pádraig’s weekly Poetry Unbound Substack</a>, read the <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/books-by-padraig-o-tuama" rel="noopener noreferrer">Poetry Unbound books</a> and his newest work, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/kitchen-hymns-p-draig-tuama/4f2a036b5d746205?aid=10066&ean=9781556597107&listref=books-by-padraig-o-tuama&next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kitchen Hymns</a>, or <a href="http://onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound/" rel="noopener noreferrer">listen to all our Poetry Unbound episodes</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Peter Coleman is a professor of psychology and education at Columbia University. He is an expert in constructive conflict resolution and sustainable peace, and he's particularly interested in how people can face and work with the conflicts of their lives and think about the systems of conflict we're in. He serves as the director of the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution and is the author of many books, including <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-way-out-how-to-overcome-toxic-polarization-peter-t-coleman/d05786c1c8981017?ean=9780231224789&aid=10066&listref=featured-on-the-poetry-unbound-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization</a>.Find the transcript for this show at <a href="https://onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound/" rel="noopener noreferrer">onbeing.org</a>. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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