PZI's Jon Joseph Roshi hosts a conversation with Lewis Hyde, exploring “forgetting” as a creative and social force. Forgetting, Hyde believes, is fundamental to healing—of the self, the culture, and the nation. Hyde’s most recent book, A Primer for Forgetting, explores the many situations in which forgetfulness is more useful than memory—in myth, personal psychology, politics, art & spiritual life.

A MacArthur Fellow and former director of undergraduate creative writing at Harvard University, Hyde taught writing and American literature for many years at Kenyon College.

PZI Zen Luminaries Series session with host Jon Joseph Roshi, recorded February 20, 2023.