The one with hope

Hope is the thing with feathers is one of those poems that’s immediately associated with the poet. It ranks up there for me with Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou, and Where The Mind Is Without Fear by Rabindranath Tagore.

Hope is a vibrant, quiet, ebullient presence in this piece.

Details of the episode

1. Things are often difficult but staying strong is important
2. How hope helps us embrace tough times
3. The healing power of hope – backed up by research
4. Hope and its universality

Meet the host

Srividya Sivakumar is a reader, a teacher, and a speaker. But what really occupies her mind are those strange things that come hardbound or within soft paperbacks or on a device.  Books. Yes, she’s a self avowed bibliophile and a firm believer in the magic that 26 letters and a few punctuation marks can create.  A critically acclaimed poet, TEDx Speaker and a Voiceover Artist, Srividya believes in using her voice as a vehicle – one that drives change, sparks conversations, inspires calm and encourages you – to slow down, one story at a time.

Author bio

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson is one of the most prominent 19th century American poets. A lyric poet, her work is steeped in images from nature, music, religion. You’ll also find serious themes like exploration of identity, death, love, and immortality.

Her body of work, close to 2000 poems, was published posthumously, to astounding success.

Resources

• Read more about the connection between hope and mental health – https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/mental-health/hope-and-mental-health/
• Visit Emily Dickinson’s museum – https://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/
• Like poetry? Here are more hopeful, ‘lifesaving’ poems – https://anthonywilsonpoetry.com/lifesavingpoemsblog/
• A song that instantly uplifts you and shines with hope – https://open.spotify.com/track/15ffrEHBHIbXWJcsGx402o?si=xBQHgo2zRRCY7yd6900Q5A

QOTD

What is your preferred method of making hope a greater part of your life?

Write to Srividya – srividya@myndstories.com

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