Poems for Company - March 16th, 2026

Poems for Company

Mar 16 2026 | 00:29:00

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Show Notes

“Neighbors”: When you recall the places where you lived, do you inevitably reflect on who else was in close proximity? This episode presents three distinct ways of thinking about one’s neighbors. Robert Frost, “Mending Wall.” John Heywood, “A Quiet Neighbour.” Robert Wrigley, “Praise Bob,” from The True Account of Myself as a Bird (Penguin Books, 2022), used with the kind permission of the author. The show’s theme music is Philip Aaberg’s “Going-to-the-Sun” from Live from Montana (available at sweetgrassmusic.com) and used with the kind permission of Mr. Aaberg.

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