Poet and author Mark Nepo has now written nearly 30 books, including mega-bestsellers like The Book of Awakening. In this latest book, You Don’t Have to Do It Alone, Mark explores the power of friendship to lend life both vital energy and more meaning, likening friends not to the boat, but to the oars that can help you reach the other side of the water. I’ve been thinking a lot about boys and men lately—including the ways in which they suffer under patriarchy too, sometimes in more devastating ways. I’m grateful for people like Mark who are insisting and modeling that to care is to be human—and that intimate friendships are vital for all of us who hope to lead long and meaningful lives. Women have an easier time of this, though we can all benefit from reminders. 




MORE FROM MARK NEPO:

You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: The Power of Friendship

The Book of Awakening

Falling Down and Getting Up

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Poet and author Mark Nepo has now written nearly 30 books, including mega-bestsellers like <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9781590035078">The Book of Awakening</a>. In this latest book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9781250342379">You Don’t Have to Do It Alone</a>, Mark explores the power of friendship to lend life both vital energy and more meaning, likening friends not to the boat, but to the oars that can help you reach the other side of the water. I’ve been thinking a lot about boys and men lately—including the ways in which they suffer under patriarchy too, sometimes in more devastating ways. I’m grateful for people like Mark who are insisting and modeling that to care is to be human—and that intimate friendships are vital for all of us who hope to lead long and meaningful lives. Women have an easier time of this, though we can all benefit from reminders.  MORE FROM MARK NEPO:<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9781250342379">You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: The Power of Friendship</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9781590035078">The Book of Awakening</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9781250909947">Falling Down and Getting Up</a>Mark Nepo’s <a href="https://marknepo.com/">Website</a>Follow Mark Nepo on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mark_nepo/">Instagram</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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