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Mar 11, 2024<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s guest is a man with two names and two careers. For
\ndecades he has been a distinguished poet and translator under the
\nname of A.M. Juster. This is an acronym for his Christian name,
\nMichael J. Astrue, who for many years was a lawyer, biotech
\nexecutive, and public servant, most notably serving as Commissioner
\nof the Social Security Administration from 2007 to 2013. During
\nthis time, his political enemies tried to dig up dirt on him \u2013 but
\nall they could find was that he wrote poetry on the side!<\/p>\n
Juster has published multiple books of his original poems, most In this episode Juster discusses his two careers, his interest Links<\/strong><\/p>\n A.M. Juster on Twitter\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/amjuster<\/a><\/p>\n Saint Aldhelm\u2019s Riddles\u00a0https:\/\/www.hfsbooks.com\/books\/saint-aldhelms-riddles-aldhelm-juster\/<\/a><\/p>\n Wonder & Wrath\u00a0https:\/\/www.pauldrybooks.com\/products\/wonder-and-wrath<\/a><\/p>\n SIGN UP for Catholic Culture’s newsletter: https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/newsletters<\/a><\/p>\n DONATE to make this show possible!\u00a0http:\/\/catholicculture.org\/donate\/audio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nrecently\u00a0Wonder & Wrath<\/em> in 2020. His work as a
\ntranslator includes volumes of Petrarch, Horace, Tibullus, and the
\nLatin verse riddles of the Anglo-Saxon bishop St. Aldhelm. Upcoming
\nprojects include another volume of Petrarch poems, a children\u2019s
\nbook about a female juvenile manatee called Girlatee<\/em>, and
\nan anthology of poems about the legendary phoenix, from Ovid to
\nShakespeare.<\/p>\n
\nin translating early Latin Christian poetry, St. Aldhelm\u2019s riddles,
\nand his own original poetry.<\/p>\n