175 - St. Aldhelm's Riddles, Poetry & Public Service - A.M. Juster

The Catholic Culture Podcast · Mar 11, 2024 · 1h 19m

Today's guest is a man with two names and two careers. For decades he has been a distinguished poet and translator under the name of A.M. Juster. This is an acronym for his Christian name, Michael J. Astrue, who for many years was a lawyer, biotech executive, and public servant, most notably serving as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 2007 to 2013. During this time, his political enemies tried to dig up dirt on him – but all they could find was that he wrote poetry on the side!

Juster has published multiple books of his original poems, most recently Wonder & Wrath in…