Comments on: Whose Words These Are (20): Rick Benjamin

By: 2046

2046 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:41:15 +0000

If he is not how he sounds to me I wish he is.

He sound awesome to me.

thanks for this nice interview

By: Ian Hurlburt

Ian Hurlburt — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:25:30 +0000

Rick was my teacher in 2003 at RISD. The insights and inspirations i gained from one semester of his teaching continue to inspire my own creativity in my writing, painting, and architecture.

By: Ed Baranosky

Ed Baranosky — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:50:22 +0000

Rick;

Sorry our paths haven’t crossed, but I left RISD in 1969, and I think sometimes some of

my best moments, splinters of memories. I appreciate your presence there though. In

a grim world, a genuine smile itself is healing.

Thanks

-Ed Baranosky

“…Anyone who

walks with his back to the sun is

following his shadow. Move into your

own quietness. This word-search poem

has found you, ready for silence.”

-Rumi

By: callie konane rickards

callie konane rickards — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:22:53 +0000

Thank you all for putting this together what a gift to hear Rick’s voice again! Rick was one of my many incredible poetry teachers at RISD and to be able to connect with him again through his voice and this podcast is a blessing. Rick, the scar poem from Passing Love brought me to tears and thank you for being and doing all that you are. Sat Nam and many blessings brother.

By: backwatersprouts

backwatersprouts — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:18:22 +0000

Thanks to Christopher Lydon and the Watson Institute folks who have made this interview with Rick Benjamin and the whole Whose Words These Are series. I LOVE this series. The program is fast becoming an amazing resource for/about contemporary poets and I can’t get enough of it. Keep It Up. Keep it up!

By: katemcshane

katemcshane — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:55:53 +0000

I don’t know Rick Benjamin’s work. I’m sorry. I know Mary Oliver’s IN BLACKWATER WOODS and it’s one of the best poems in — what? history? I remember reading it when I attended the Advanced Poetry Seminar at the Radcliffe Institute in the early 1980′s. I’ve read it many times. I’m not really a fan of Mary Oliver’s work, but I envy her life. The fact that Rick Benjamin cited this poem makes me want to read his work.

By: Marilyn Freeman

Marilyn Freeman — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:21:25 +0000

Mr. Benjamin is a glorious poet as well as a master teacher.

His work and this interview make the New Year happier.

Thank you!

-Marilyn

By: nvl

nvl — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:27:47 +0000

i agree with csd: what a warm and inviting interview. Rick Benjamin’s wisdom truly inspires

By: C.S. Drury

C.S. Drury — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:58:52 +0000

Thank you for inviting Rick Benjamin on your program. I believe he’s one of the most important and under appreciated voices in America today. I treasure his beautiful words and smiling face each day of my life. And to hear him in conversation with a master interviewer like Christopher Lydon is quite a gift. Much gratitude on the dawn of a new year. Peace and love from Brooklyn, NY.

-csd