Society & Culture
For me, I'm never more excited or fulfilled then when I am collaborating with others in a joint venture. Whether it's playing football, performing in a band or even co-facilitating workshops with a colleague, anything I do on my own doesn't come close to the thrill and satisfaction I get from connecting with other people.My conversation with writer, therapist and translator, Jorge Montero Calderon and previous guest, poet and writer Elisa Horan, transcends timezones and borders, with Jorge joining me from his home in Costa Rica and Elisa from hers in Vermont in the States.Earlier this year Elisa had completed work on a very personal collection of poetry, Self Portrait, told in first-person through the voice of the artist, Frida Kahlo. From the strong lure Elisa had to, not just the art of Frida but her life and the woman herself, to Jorge's very personal connection to one of the 20th Century's most distinct and barrier-busting artists, their love of Frida and of poetry brought them together.Not just that, but as Jorge discusses in our conversation, the importance of Elisa's writing and how he believes it can make a difference in people's lives.I'll be bringing the conversation to you in 2 parts this week. Part 1 is mostly my conversation getting to know Jorge, his life and his beliefs. He is a deeply compassionate person and his work with people at low moments in their life has given him the opportunity to help others step through the cage doors that they feel have been holding them in.In Part 2, coming out in a few days, Elisa and Jorge talk about how they met a few months ago and it soon came to pass that Jorge began translating Elisa's poems from Self Portrait from English to Spanish, and ultimately, what this book means to them both.Released in English on the 30th September, Self Portrait comes out in Spanish on 7th October.You can go to Amazon to get your copy: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Portrait-Elisabeth-Horan/dp/1691430609Enjoy our conversation.Our conversation is book-ended by a reading in both English and Spanish by Elisa and Jorge of poems from this collection.