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<p>A horse race from the 1980s may not seem like the obvious inspiration for a poem that celebrates so many of the things that make our lives worth living — good company (human and animal), good books, good food, and honest work — and that is just part of the surprise, delight, and surging joy of Michael Klein’s “Swale.” </p><p>Michael Klein is a two-time winner of the Lambda Literary Award for poetry and is the author of five books of poetry and two memoirs. His work has appeared in many places, including <i>Poetry, Tin House, The Paris Review, </i>and<i> Bennington Review</i>. His newest book is <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/michael-klein-swale/#media"><i>The Early Minutes of Without: New & Selected Poems</i></a> (Word Works, 2023). </p><p><a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/michael-klein-swale/#transcript">Find the transcript</a> for this show at onbeing.org.</p><p>We’re pleased to offer <a href="https://onbeing.org/poetry/swale">Michael Klein’s poem</a>, and invite you to...