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The only way you can not have your heart broken is not to care. It used to be just a Catholic pilgrimage, and now there are people of all persuasions and no persuasions at all walking that road. You make the path by walking. By walking, you make the path. So this is the approach to the supposed endpoint, which, of course, to the sincere pilgrim, begins to change and transmute and transfigure the closer your approach. But she says all of us — and especially white people — need to find a way to talk about it, even when it gets uncomfortable.

Her bestselling book, Citizen: An American Lyric , catalogued the painful daily experiences of lived racism for people of color. And she shows how we can do this with everyone, from our intimate friends to strangers on airplanes. New Here? New to On Being? Start Here. Last Updated October 15, Original Air Date October 15, Play Episode Download. Jump to Audio Guest Transcript Reflections. Transcript Krista Tippett: Poetry reading framed the On Being Gathering this year, and we are so happy now to share these slices of beauty, elation, and contemplation with you.

Sometimes with the bones of the black sticks left when the fire has gone out someone has written something new in the ashes of your life. You are not leaving. Even as the light fades quickly now, you are arriving. Share Article Tweet. View Full Site. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem?

Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Pilgrim by David Whyte. Pilgrim by David Whyte Goodreads Author. From Amazon: In his 7th volume of poetry, David Whyte looks at the great questions of human life through the eyes of the pilgrim: someone passing through relatively quickly, someone dependent on friendship, hospitality and help from friends and strangers alike, someone for whom the nature of the destination changes step by as it approaches, and someone who is subject to the From Amazon: In his 7th volume of poetry, David Whyte looks at the great questions of human life through the eyes of the pilgrim: someone passing through relatively quickly, someone dependent on friendship, hospitality and help from friends and strangers alike, someone for whom the nature of the destination changes step by as it approaches, and someone who is subject to the vagaries of wind and weather along the way.

The poems in Pilgrim explore themes of departure, shelter, companionship, deep friendship and the necessary transformations of friendship, the struggles at crucial thresholds and the arrivals that always become further departures, offering companionship along the way. Get A Copy. Paperback , 93 pages. More Details Other Editions 1. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

To ask other readers questions about Pilgrim , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Add this book to your favorite list ». Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. Sort order. Start your review of Pilgrim. Jun 01, Janet rated it it was amazing. This was a poignant glimpse into the way of the camino, with its trials and tribulations and memories.

It was the perfect book to come home to. Yes, this feeling of longing for the open road and the people who are there no longer - all this is normal. Pilgrim feels much like a "welcome back, and I feel you. Sep 25, mayhugh marked it as to-read. Sep 06, George rated it it was amazing. Every time I'm about to write a review to a poem, I'm being reminded of the part: "Understanding Poetry, from Dead Poet's Society" So, instead of saying how great the poet is because he's juxtaposing this and that, or because he's using this form of writing, or that fancy metaphor, or I don't know what, I'll simply state how I came to this book and why I enjoyed slow reading through it.

The full version that you can actually g Every time I'm about to write a review to a poem, I'm being reminded of the part: "Understanding Poetry, from Dead Poet's Society" So, instead of saying how great the poet is because he's juxtaposing this and that, or because he's using this form of writing, or that fancy metaphor, or I don't know what, I'll simply state how I came to this book and why I enjoyed slow reading through it.

The full version that you can actually get for free if you ask them , contains a section called "Contemplative Action". There David Whyte is reading some of his poems and explains why he wrote each one of them and what he was thinking. Some of these poems concern the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Having done that Camino, when I heard him read first Finisterre and then Santiago, it really resonated with me and brought back a lot of memories. This collections contains more poems for the Camino.

Anyone who travels or yearns for it, would find a way to fill some of that longing through those pages. Dec 20, Joe Hay rated it really liked it. David Whyte's wise and melodious voice is always welcome to me, so I enjoyed this. Though it was overall worth a read, I liked some sections more than others.

The "Camino" section is very pretty and memorable, but I found its run-on sentences a bit exhausting. My favorite part of the book was "Companion," a meditation on the death of John O'Dono David Whyte's wise and melodious voice is always welcome to me, so I enjoyed this.

My favorite part of the book was "Companion," a meditation on the death of John O'Donohue. Really moving, vivid, beautifully realized. I recommend those poems not just for David Whyte fans but also O'Donohue's.

Whyte's reflections on grief and death are as profound as anything he's done. It is a friendship to be envied. This is not as good as "The House of Belonging," but I think that would be very difficult to pull off, and Whyte's poetry is always worth your time. Feb 07, Mary Camille Thomas rated it it was amazing.