A fragile and wondrous technology that we all possess, the human breath powers any number of things in our lives — speeches, feats of music, athleticism, and more. Carl Dennis’s powerful and meditative poem “Breath” calls on us to take a moment, give our breath our full attention, and celebrate it. Carl Dennis is the author of 13 works of poetry, including <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/carl-dennis-breath/#media">Earthborn</a> (Penguin Books/Penguin Random House, 2022), as well as a collection of essays called <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/carl-dennis-breath/#media">Poetry as Persuasion</a> (University of Georgia Press, 2001). In 2000, he received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for his contribution to American poetry. His 2001 collection <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/carl-dennis-breath/#media">Practical Gods</a> (Penguin Books/Penguin Random House) won the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Buffalo, New York.<a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/carl-dennis-breath/#transcript">Find the transcript</a> for this show at onbeing.org.We’re pleased to offer <a href="https://onbeing.org/poetry/breath">Carl Dennis’s poem</a>, and invite you to read <a href="https://poetryunbound.substack.com">Pádraig’s weekly Poetry Unbound Substack</a>, read <a href="https://linktr.ee/poetryunbound">the Poetry Unbound book</a>, or <a href="http://onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound/">listen back to all our episodes</a>.

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Carl Dennis — Breath

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