HeyJaredJohn Tessitore
A writer, poet, and liberal arts advocate, upholding the values of humanism in an inhuman age.
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Introducing American Magpie: Life and Liberal Arts (opens the original)
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This is a very happy day for me. I’m publishing American Magpie: Life and Liberal Arts, a book I’ve been thinking about for years, and have prepared to write for my whole life—as I realized while I was writing it. It’s about liberal arts education, but it’s not a standard book about education policy or practice. It’s not a standard book of any sort, actually. It’s a book written by a tessitore, a weaver, which I’ve come to understand as my natural approach, my natural voice, and not just a surna
Humanities and the Good Life: Episode 149 (opens the original)
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John reads a passage of his new book, American Magpie: Life and Liberal Arts. He discusses threats to American education, getting society unstuck, lessons from Dostoevsky, and humanists in basements.In each episode of Be True—available on most major podcast platforms—John reads and discusses the writing he loves, and sometimes his own, inviting listeners to live more fully with and through literature.John Tessitore is a writer, poet, and liberal arts advocate. His poems have appeared in a variet
New York After The Attack: Episode 147 (opens the original)
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John reads “What is Worth Saving?” from his poem-chapbook For a Minute There, It Seemed Like Something Was Happening. He discusses the 25th anniversary of 9/11, public mourning, and optimism on-hold. In each episode of Be True—available on most major podcast platforms—John reads and discusses the writing he loves, and sometimes his own, inviting listeners to live more fully with and through literature. John Tessitore is a writer, poet, and liberal arts advocate. His poems have appeared in a vari
Gatsby’s Great Hope for the Future: Episode 146 (opens the original)
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John reads the opening paragraphs of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby. He also discusses effortful optimism, nostalgia for the old America-even during the Jazz Age-and perfect sentences. In each episode of Be True—available on most major podcast platforms—John reads and discusses the writing he loves, and sometimes his own, inviting listeners to live more fully with and through literature. John Tessitore is a writer, poet, and liberal arts advocate. His poems have appeared in a vari
When Insecurity is an Asset (opens the original)
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When I was in my very late teens and early twenties, I picked up some extra cash by writing a series of biographies for young adult audiences. Most of the books were about literary figures of the American past, and all were aimed at the school and library market. I was telling tales for students who were only a few years younger than me.The pay was less than spectacular but the work was great. I enjoyed every minute of it and I had an instinct for it too. Trained from a young age to think about
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