New pod is out! This time, a lovely conversation between two good friends about the poetry of the much-loved writer Mary Oliver.

If you are not familliar with her work this pod will be a great introduction, but even for those of you (like me) who know many of her poems, this chat will open much more to you.

The chat is hosted by Proost’s own Ali Matthew, speaking to her friend Liz Hoare.

Liz recently retired from teaching spiritual formation at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford where she was also Dean of women students.

Ordained in the Anglican Church, her parish ministry has been in the rural Church in the north of England. She now works part-time at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre in York as a member of the ecumenical spirituality team with a focus on spiritual direction. A life-long reader of poetry and novels, she loves being outside in the garden or walking the family dog. Liz is married with a young adult son.