It was epic.

I like lyric better than epic.

(Laughter)

literally wave stead.

We met, and we talked, And it was epic, but...

First, you have your epic heroes.

But, heroes come in all shapes and sizes, depending on what needs to be dealt with.

There's the road stretching into infinity, bordered with lacy mists, favored by sentimental poets.

Not with much success.

But no one has so far succeeded... in singing an epic of peace.

In his old age, he has one more monster to face, one more threat that he must keep from his people, a dragon.

Many cultures, like the Acadians and the Syrians, adapted this Sumerian invention to create their own writing systems.

I want to leave you with a poem by Yusef Komunyakaa that speaks to transformation.

And come to the lyrical part, then ...

You know, the folk tales of Mahabharata and Ramayana, the two holy books, the epics that everything comes out of in India, they say.

a memoir.You know?

And we were in conversation about how nothing had changed since the time of the ancient Indian epic The Mahabharata.

have decided to dedicate my time to writing a fascinating autobiography...

I knight thee.

This is a simple declarative sentence.

No. I want to do this.

One father, who had initially balked at his daughter coming out in such a choir, now writes songs for them.

Poets write poems.

Verse

(Laughter)

Have you ever heard of a poet by the name of Tom?

Actually, I have them on stage with me grapevines, magnolias truly stunning.

How do you like the world to day?

I thought to myself, What now? Where do I turn?

Present for the liberation of Dachau.

Because I'm an extension of my work, and if they love me, then they will love my work, and if they love my work, then they will love poetry, and if they love poetry, then I will have done my job, which is to transcend it to the world.

French Poem Etoile de la mer voici le lourde nappe

He's a poet.

That's pretty poetic.

This is a very good but very disconcerting poem and a lovely example of syilepsis.

How's it going with your writing?

Shika are verses and 31 syllable poems.

Arseny Tarkovsky's poems.

What's that poem?

You don't like poetry?

I've got some French poetry here. Baudelaire....

verse 11.

A poem?

Poetic.

It is a poem in Brazilian.