# The connective potential of poetry

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxOxford
- Speaker: William Sieghart
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/william_sieghart_the_connective_potential_of_poetry)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

To cut through the noise and disconnection of an increasingly digital world, poet William Sieghart proposes a centuries-old tool for connection - poetry. In this talk, he describes how the language of poetry can offer comfort in a time of isolation.

## Lectures

1. [The connective potential of poetry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/william_sieghart_the_connective_potential_of_poetry/12a5bb77be2e), 18 min (TED's player)