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In this essay, I reach out to all artists in 2023 who are frustrated with the current state of being an artist in the age of algorithms, marketing language and conformity. Together, I hope to usher in alternatives to "reset" the notion of what it means to be an artist. I reference several sources throughout: J.R.R. Tolkien, Valentin Tomberg, Hugo Rahner, Michael Martin, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and others. To see more of my work, which includes writing and music, visit my website:https://henri.works/https://linktr.ee/henripoilevey Follow me on Substack:https://tetramorph.substack.com/Follow me on Twitter:https://twitter.com/henripoilevey

I originally wrote and published this poem on my Substack in May 2022. One of my good friends, poet and playwright Don Edwards, agreed to do a reading of it for me for this episode.—Follow my Substack: https://tetramorph.substack.com/Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/henripoilevey

Gravity killed Christ, but Grace rises him up. I reflect on my own experiences of Holy Week, as well as using Weil's concepts of gravity, grace, attachment, and void, to transition from the sorrows of Holy Week into the peaceful grace of Eastertide.| To read more, follow me on internet, or listen to my music, visit my links here: https://linktr.ee/henripoilevey

A reflection of going to church and leaving it, growing up and growing down, and the agonies of art-making. | To read more, follow me on internet, or listen to my music, visit my links here: https://linktr.ee/henripoilevey