Seeing Into the Life of Things: Imagination and the Sacred Encounter
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Interview on NPR The Reading Life with WWNO’s Susan Larson
PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY
Talks with Rodger Kamenetz
By Deirdre Coyle | Nov 04, 2025
SPIRIT MATTERS PODCAST: RODGER KAMENETZ AND THE SPIRITUAL POWER OF IMAGINATION
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Episode Description
Rodger Kamenetz is an award-winning poet, author and teacher. He has authored nine books of poetry and several nonfiction books, including (not in chronological order) The History of Last Night’s Dream, which earned him an interview with Oprah Winfrey on her “Soul Series” program; Burnt Books; Stalking Elijah, which won the National Jewish Book Award; and his best known book, The Jew in the Lotus, about an historic dialogue between the Dalai Lama and a group of rabbis that became an international bestseller and prompted a reevaluation of Judaism in the light of Buddhist thought. He is also the founder of Natural Dreamwork, an approach to using dreams for spiritual growth. Now he’s written a new book, Seeing Into the Life of Things, which is about the use of imagination in the spiritual life. We spoke mainly about that book, but also about many other intriguing and practical topics.
INTERVIEW ON THE GOLDEN HOUR SUBSTACK WITH ANYA KAMENETZ
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Natural Dreamwork
Interviews
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OPRAH SUPER SOUL PODCAST
DREAM TALK RADIO WITH ANNE HILL INTERVIEW
SHIFT NETWORK DREAMWORK SUMMIT INTERVIEW
SHRINK RAP RADIO INTERVIEW
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Oprah Introduces The History of Last Night’s Dream
PART ONE: OPRAH INTERVIEWS RODGER
HISTORY OF LAST NIGHT’S DREAM (20 minutes)
IN THE PAVILION OF DREAMS: TURKEY TALK FOR RABBI NACHMAN
SHIUR INTERNATIONAL JUNE 15, 2022
Essays
NY TIMES ROOM FOR DEBATE: NIGHTMARES
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“NATURAL DREAMWORK AND THE SACRED ENCOUNTER”
DREAMS AND WORDSWORTH’S SPOTS OF TIME
KENYON REVIEW
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THE DAILY BEAST: TRUMP AND DREAMS
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THE TWO CORONAS
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WHO SAYS COVID DREAMS ARE BIZARRE?
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The Jew In The Lotus
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Watch The Jew in the Lotus movie
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THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF JEWISH HISTORY
THE JEW IN THE LOTUS 25 with Jay Michaelson
POETRY
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THE MISSING JEW: POEMS 1976-2022 OCSP READING 09 07 22
READINGS FROM YONDER AND DREAM LOGIC April 6, 2021
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YONDER interview WWNO THE READING LIFE
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THE KENYON REVIEW PODCAST
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READINGS FROM YONDER on “FIGURE OF SPEECH” WRBH FM
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Essays In Print
THE DAILY BEAST: BOB DYLAN NOBEL
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TIKKUN: IN DEFENSE OF BOB
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Poems
PSALM ONE (from THE LOWERCASE JEW)
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SUCH A DEAL in ACROSS THE MARGINS
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A DIALOGUE OF YOUS NEW ORLEANS REVIEW
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THE HOUSE OF REINVENTION IMAGE JOURNAL
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GOD OPTIONAL TIKKUN
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THE DAY AFTER THE DAY OF ATONEMENT
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YOGI Poets.Org
Academy of American poets
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THE BROKEN TABLETS poets.org
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POEMS IN FRENCH: poems from LOGIQUE ONIRIQUE
“Anthologie Permanente”
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