Ideas change everything

A lyrical bridge between past, present and future

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David Whyte |

TED2017

• April 2017

With his signature charm and searching insight, David Whyte meditates on the frontiers of the past, present and future, sharing two poems inspired by his niece's hike along El Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

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With his signature charm and searching insight, David Whyte meditates on the frontiers of the past, present and future, sharing two poems inspired by his niece's hike along El Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

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David Whyte writes at the intersection of interior and exterior worlds, what he calls the conversational nature of reality, bringing new territory into view with his distinctly personal style.

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Pilgrim

David Whyte | Many Rivers Press (2012)

David Whyte - *Pilgrim*

"The Conversational Nature of Reality"

Read David Whyte's interview with Krista Tippett from On Being.

David Whyte speaks at TEDxPugetSound

Watch David's talk, "Life at the frontier: the conversational nature of reality," from TEDxPugetSound 2011.

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