Be Earth Now – Rainer Maria Rilke recited by Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows

Earlier this year, the remarkable eco-philosopher Joanna Macy passed away at age ninety-six. Among her many gifts, she was a seminal translator of the great twentieth-century poet Rainer Maria Rilke. In our final episode of the year, we return to a selection of translations of Rilke from The Book of Hours: Love Poems to God , by Joanna and award-winning poet Anita Barrows, that speak to the beauty and mystery present in worlds both seen and unseen, the unknowability of the Divine, and the union of nature and the transcendent. We share them this holiday period in the hope they nourish heart and spirit, inviting reflection on all that is given and all that fades away. Cover artwork by Claire Collette. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Be Earth Now – Rainer Maria Rilke recited by Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows is an episode from Emergence Magazine Podcast by Emergence Magazine.

This episode is 22:01 long.

This episode was published on Dec 16, 2025.

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