Poem Stefan Read Recently

[cager]

On a recent podcast, Stefan read a fantastic poem, but I can't remember the title or who wrote it. Does anyone know the one I'm talking about? I think it was about living life to the fullest or something along those lines.

[Crallask]

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/175772

 

Here ya go

[Mister Mister]

I was listening to that podcast, and I remember getting incredibly emotional when he was reading that poem, almost to the point of tears.  I don't entirely know why.  I did have to memorize that poem in 8th grade, but haven't thought that much about it since.  great poem though

[Ed888]

I remember when I heard that poem I stopped what I was doing and replayed the bit of the podcast 3 times trying to write a memo spelling the guy's name. I never heard a big lot of poetry but this one was absolutely fantastic. Only other one I remember that I thought was great was that "Don't quit" one.

[BD91]

I've been reading a book called "Hannibal and Me" and it talks a lot about the message of this poem, specifically this line:

 

 

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

    And treat those two impostors just the same; 

 

Which podcast was this?

 

Link to the book for anyone interested: http://www.amazon.com/Hannibal-Me-Historys-Greatest-Strategist/dp/159448659X

[Dermot]

Thanks Crallask. This poem resonated with me too. So much crap in school if only i could have been shown this level of poetry. I have it now though!

[cager]

Awesome! Thank you Crallask, that was driving me nuts.

[Troubador]

There is a lot of sound philosophy in certain poetry.

[TheSchoolofAthens]

Beautiful poem...thank you for the topic post and link!

I love poetry for it's abilitiy to reveal profound truths in the simplest of words.