You Could Make This Beautiful: Mike Birbiglia, J. Hope Stein, & Peter Kessler

Our miniseries finale features comedian Mike Birbiglia and poet J. Hope Stein talking about the poetry in comedy and the comedy in poetry. The couple co-authored the book "The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad" and occasionally bring their mix of jokes and poems to the stage. Also, a masterclass in metaphor from teacher and poet Peter Kessler, who argues that human beings *need* metaphor and imagery to fully understand each other. ### Show notes (in chronological order): - "The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad" by Mike Birbiglia with poems by J. Hope Stein - "Good Bones" by Maggie Smith - Mike Birbiglia's "The Good Life" - Mike Birbiglia's "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend" - "Don't Think Twice" - "Sleepwalk with Me" - "Wholly Holy" by J. Hope Stein - Voyager 2 and Voyager 1 from "little astronaut" by J. Hope Stein - "Keep a Poem in Your Pocket" by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers - "The Grammar of Fantasy" by Gianna Rodari - "Catrin" by Gillian Clarke - "Prayer (I)" by George Herbert If you want a hand-picked, heart-plucked "poetry prescription" to help you with something you're going through, send a brief voice memo to **PoetryPrescriptions@gmail.com**. All three episodes of *You Could Make This Beautiful* are out now and can be heard HERE. This show is an experiment, so if you love what you've heard and want more episodes, let us know! Leave us a glowing review in your podcast app, share the series with friends, and write to us: **PoetryPrescriptions@gmail.com**.