DeepSummary
In this episode, guest host Leslie Sines discusses the concept of intersubjectivity, which refers to the way individuals experience and understand reality differently. She shares a personal story from her childhood about lying to her parents regarding her progress reports as an example of intersubjectivity, where she operated with two separate understandings of reality.
Leslie then introduces the poem 'Agony's Rasp' by Garous Abdolmalekian, translated by Ahmad Nadalizadeh and Idra Novey. The poem explores the themes of suffering, avoidance, and the different perspectives of the dying, reviving, and surviving voices. Leslie highlights how the poem conveys these themes with restraint and disorienting beauty.
The episode concludes with a brief promotion for supporting the show through donations, emphasizing the team's love for sharing poetry and creating high-quality content.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Intersubjectivity refers to the way individuals experience and understand reality differently, often operating with multiple conscious understandings of reality.
- Lying is an example of an intersubjective act, where the liar knowingly constructs a false reality to obscure the truth.
- The poem 'Agony's Rasp' by Garous Abdolmalekian conveys themes of suffering, avoidance, and multiple perspectives on reality through its restrained and disorienting style.
- The episode encourages listeners to support the show through donations, highlighting the team's dedication to sharing poetry and creating high-quality content.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Today's poem simultaneously inhabits the planes of presence and absence, conveying the suffering of avoidance from multiple perspectives with restraint and disorienting beauty.“ by Leslie Sines
- “Lying is considered an intersubjective act because the liar is functioning with two conscious understandings of reality, what they know to be the truth, and the falsity they construct to bury or obfuscate that truth.“ by Leslie Sines
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Episode Information
The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
American Public Media
6/27/24
Today’s poem is Agony's Rasp by Garous Abdolmalekian, translated by Ahmad Nadalizadeh and Idra Novey.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “Today’s poem simultaneously inhabits the planes of presence and absence, conveying the suffering of avoidance from multiple perspectives. With restraint and disorienting beauty, we are at the mercy of the dying voice, the reviving voice, and the surviving voice.”
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