In Parallel

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Exploring biblical and contemporary poetry. Hosted by Brent Strawn.

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• Shifting Imagery (Ps 23) - Brent Strawn3 Sep 2025 · 20 mnt · Episode 7With a biblical poem that shifts imagery (Ps 23), and another (Robert Hayden’s ”Those Winter Sundays”) that provides perspective, Brent Strawn takes us into an ”uber-famous”…
• A Dark Poem from Within the Depths (Ps 88) - Brent Strawn2 Mar 2022 · 21 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 6A journey into the psalter’s darkest poem (Psalm 88) to explore tone and emotional state in poetry. This episode engages Linda Pastan’s poem ”Why are Your Poems So Dark?” Thanks…
• One Doozy of a Last Line (Ps 137) - Brent Strawn16 Feb 2022 · 24 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 5What are we to make of the brutal last line in Psalm 137? ”A blessing on the one who seizes your children and smashes them against the rock!” This episode explores unspeakable…
• A Somewhat Confusing Poem about God and Justice (Psalm 82) - Brent Strawn9 Feb 2022 · 17 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 4A reflection on Psalm 82, a somewhat confusing poem about God and justice, and poetic adventures in missing the point. The episode discusses Mitch Roberson’s ”Every Day We Are…
• The Body, Love, Land, and Secrecy - Brent Strawn2 Feb 2022 · 14 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 3Brent talks about the celebration of the body in Song of Songs and Sharon Olds’ ”Topography,” in a series of what he calls ”Whoohiya!” moments.
• A Poem about Love and Death (Song 8:6-7) - Brent Strawn25 Jan 2022 · 14 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 2A meditation on Song of Songs 8:6-7, a poem about love and death, written and narrated by Brent Strawn.
• A Time for Everything (Ecclesiastes 3)19 Jan 2022 · 13 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 1A poetic reflection on Ecclesiastes 3 by Brent A. Strawn. In Parallel is a new podcast that explores biblical and contemporary poetry.
• Season 1 Trailer28 Sep 2021 · 3 mnt · Musim 1***Note: The podcast has been renamed In Parallel since the publication of this trailer*** Welcome to In Parallel, a podcast that explores biblical and contemporary poetry. This…