#025 - I'm Begging You to Read Poetry

Filmed in the Malibu mountains, this episode of Master Your Craft explores how poetry restores wonder in a world shaped by endless scrolling and distraction. Nathan Hassall and Rachael unpack disenchantment (from Max Weber to Keats), discuss poetry in the digital age, and show how attention, slow reading, and memorization can reawaken meaning. Featuring a memorized reading of W.B. Yeats’ “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” and a look at Atmosphere Infinite Malibu, this episode invites you to experience poetry as a living, transformative force.

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