Poems I Like - and Why (MP3 download) Leonard Peikoff

Poems I Like - and Why (MP3 download) Leonard PeikoffBy Leonard Peikoff In this two part lecture, recorded at an Objectivist conference in 1999, philosopher Leonard Peikoff discusses the value of poetry and its capacity for enriching ones life. Encouraging listeners to renounce their fear of poetry, he blends dramatic readings with didactic analysis, using his personal favorites as a window on the world of poetry. Peikoff also reads some of Ayn Rands favorites, including two that were found in her

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