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The Inner Landscape of Beauty

September 17, 2009
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The Irish poet and philosopher John O'Donohue was beloved for his book Anam Cara, Gaelic for "soul friend," and for his insistence on beauty as a human calling and a defining aspect of God. In one of his last interviews before his death in 2008, he articulated a Celtic imagination about how the material and the spiritual, the visible and the invisible worlds intertwine in human experience.

About the Image

John O'Donohue walks in the countryside near his boyhood home of Connemara, Ireland.

+ (photo: Nuton)

Program Details

Hear the Music

» SOF Playlist ¦ hear full-length tracks of each song played in the program

About the Image

John O'Donohue walks in the countryside near his boyhood home of Connemara, Ireland.
(photo: Nuton)

SoundSeen

Watch 'Beannacht' » "Beannacht" [slideshow, 1:18]

We've woven together sounds of the late Irish poet John O'Donohue reading his poem with his friends' photographs of the Connemara landscape he loved.

Unheard Cuts

» Unedited Interview with O'Donohue (mp3, 1:22.37)
Shortly before his death, Krista spoke with O'Donohue for nearly two hours. We made some difficult edits, and here offer the complete conversation.

» Recited Poems
O'Donohue recited several poems during his interview that didn't make it into the final production. We offer them as mp3 downloads for you to enjoy.

SOF Observed

» "Resting, and Remembering John O'Donohue, in Ireland"
Krista reflects on her Irish respite and the words of John O'Donohue on beauty as "a kind of homecoming…"

» Expressing Our Inner Gifts
O'Donohue's insight inspires the question: how do you express your inner gifts through your work?

» "Irish Singing, Old School"
Researching music, we discovered sean-nos, an "old style" of Gaelic singing. Watch this mesmerizing video of Iarla O'lionaird singing in a pub.

» "Your Help Is Our Musical Gain"
An Irish listener from Belfast contributes to our musical selections.

» "John O'Donohue's Landscape"
Producing a narrated slideshow takes a fair bit of time, even it's brief. Our producer traces her journey and the small world we travel in.

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SOF First Person

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» Your Voices, Your Stories
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Voice on the Radio

Diane Winston John O'Donohue
O'Donohue is a poet and philosopher who has written several books, including Anam Cara and Conamara Blues. He died on January 3, 2008.