Josh Reads (other people's published) Poetry: Recent Episodes
Josh Guilar
In this podcast I read other people's (published) poetry. Some of the classic poets, some contempory ones, and everyone in between.
I also do a little commentary on each poem, and sometimes the poet too.
In this episode I read Go Farther in Lightness by Rebecca Jessen from her collection of poems Ask Me About the Future. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Fragment 1956 by Allen Ginsberg from The Collected Poems of Allen Ginsberg. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read they haunt-walk in by Ellen Van Neervan from her collection of poems Throat. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Chermy by Ellen Van Neervan from their new collection of poems Throat. And I do a little commentary on the poem. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode, I read A folk tale by Liam Guilar from his collection of poems I’ll howl before you bury me. I do not do any commentary on this poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read My Sad Self by Allen Ginsberg from the collected poems of Allen Ginsberg. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode, I read Things I Find While Tidying My Room by Anna Jacobson from her collection of poems Amnesia Findings. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Thank you for listening to this episode and I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Casualty by Seamus Heaney from his collection of poems Opened Ground. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode, I read We Make Marks Together by Anna Jacobson from her collection of poems Amnesia Findings. And I do a little commentary on the poem. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Until I Am Home by Anna Jacobson from her debut collection Amnesia Findings. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode, I read Platonic Sleepover by Franki Elliot from her collection of poems Stories for people who hate love and other electrical activities of the heart. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode, I read Poems of the Buddhas of Old by Jack Kerouac from his collection of poems Pomes All Sizes. And I do a little commentary on the poem. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode, I read Don’t go, stay by Rhiannon Johanna from her debut collection Seeker. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode, I read Buddha by Jack Kerouac from his collection of poems, Pomes all sizes. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy the episode , thank you for listening.
In this episode, I read Who’s Counting by Franki Elliot from her collection of poems, Piano Rats. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode, I read the death of a hero by Charles Bukowski from his collection of poetry Sifting through the madness for the word the line the way. And I do a little commentary on the poem.
In this episode, I read Sabbatical by Rae White from their collection of poetry Milk Teeth. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode, I read Three stories from Gerald of Wales by Liam Guilar from his collection of poetry A Presentment of Englishry. and I do not do any commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode of my poetry podcast, I read Postscript by Seamus Heaney from his collection of poetry Opened Ground. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Poem for Sunday Riders by Lenore Kandel from The Collected Poems of Lenore Kandel. And I ask you what you think the end of the poem suggests about the start. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Titles by Leonard Cohen from his collection of poetry book of longing. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read We Do Not Write The Way We Are by Peter Porter from his collection of poetry Better than God. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Reading Poetry on Lake Eyre by Rachael Mead from her collection of poems The Flaw in the Pattern. and I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read 8: Excursus on Prose Style by Clive James from his collection of poetry Gate of Lilacs. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Tests by Jill Jones from her collection of poems Viva the Real. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read I think of Hemingway by Charles Bukowski from his collection of poetry Storm for the Living and the Dead. And a do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The Red Queen by Liam Guilar from his latest collection of poetry A Presentment of Englishry. And I do not do any commentary. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Things in Place by Jill Jones from her collection of poetry Viva the Real. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Drunken Little Poem by Jack Kerouac from his collection of poetry Pomes All Sizes. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The Mist of Pornography by Leonard Cohen from his collection of poetry Book of Longing. And I don't really do much commentary on the poem. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read The Heart by Franki Elliot from her collection of poems Stories for people who hate love and other electrical activities of the heart (2nd ed). And I do a little commentary on the poem. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Damned Women by Charles Baudelaire from the Complete Poems of Charles Baudelaire. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read empties by Charles Bukowski from his collection of poetry Sifting through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Minimalism and the Abstract by Maria Takolander from her collection of poetry Ghostly Subjects. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Under Ben Bulden by WB Yeats from The Collected Poems of WB Yeats. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The Waste Land by TS Eliot from The Complete Poems and Plays of TS Eliot. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Date #9 (Ojos Azules/Blue Eyes) by Franki Elliot from her collection of poems Stories for people who hate love and other electrical activities of the heart. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening. p.s. brief language warning
In this episode I read I Am Brushing Myself by Jill Jones from her collection of poems Viva the Real. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read If by Rudyard Kipling from the selected poems of Rudyard Kipling. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Kid by Simon Armitage from his collection of poetry The Shout. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The Geometry Blinked Ruin Unimaginable by Patti Smith from her collection of poems Augeries of Innocence. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
language warning In this episode I read Mescaline by Allen Ginsberg from The Collected Poems of Allen Ginsberg. And Ai do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Model friend by Charles Bukowski from his collection of poetry Sifting through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The Moon by Franki Elliot from her collection of poetry Stories for people who hate love and other electrical activities of the heart. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read On the level by Leonard Cohen from his collection of poetry The Flame. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The canticle of Jack Kerouac by Lawrence Ferlinghetti from his collection of poetry These are me rivers. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read An End of Flight by Jill Jones from her collection of poetry Viva the Real. And I do a little commentary on the poem. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas from the collected poems of Dylan Thomas 1934-1952. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Haiku of the Flowerpot translated by Samuel Beckett from The Collected Poems of Samuel Beckett. And I do a little commentary on the haiku. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Things That People Do in the Winter by Franki Elliot from her collection of poetry Stories for people who hate love and other electrical activities of the heart. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Poets hitchhiking on the highway by Gregory Corso from Beat Poets: an Everyman's Library Pocket Poets book. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Station Island by Seamus Heaney from his collection of poetry Opened Ground. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Pajama pants by Franki Elliot from her collection of poems stories for people who love hate and other electrical activities of the heart. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read the librarian by Rae White from their collection of poetry Milk Teeth. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe from The Portable Edgar Allan Poe. And I do some (very) brief commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, if you have any comments, questions or poems you'd like me to read, feel free to message me on twitter or Instagram (@joshguilar on both).
In this episode I read The quality of light by Jill Jones from collection of poetry Viva the Real. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read A wise ass by Charles Bukowski from his collection of poetry Sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening. (P.s. language warning.)
In this episode I read A La Recherche by David Malouf from his new collection of poems An Open Book. And I do a little commentary on the poem. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read The Blossoms of Retail by Jill Jones from her new book of poems Viva the Real. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read 11: The Copy of a Kiss by Clive James from Gates of Lilac: A Verse Commentary on Proust.
In this episode I read Mary full of grace by Leonard Cohen from his collection of poetry The Flame. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you.
In this episode I read Maps and Cavities by Jill Jones from her new book of poems Viva the Real. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Incident on Myrtle Street by David Malouf from his new collection of poems An Open Book. And I do a little commentary on the poem. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read It's sad, he says by Rae White from their collection of poetry Milk Teeth. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read My Daylight Savings by Jill Jones from her new collection of poetry Viva the Real. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read You are old, Father William by Lewis Carrol from The New Dragon Book of Verse. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read (mis)diagnosis by Rae White from their debuts collection Milk Teeth. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Cleansing by Franki Elliot from her collection of poetry Piano Rats. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Dulce et decorum est by Wilfred Owen. And I do a little commentary. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Only a fool! Only a poet! By Freiderick Nietzsche from his collection of poems Duthyrambs of Dionysus. And I make an attempt at commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Happens to the Heart by Leonard Cohen from his collection of poems The Flame. And I attempt some commentary. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Mussel Hunter at Rock Harbour by Sylvia Plath from her collection of poems The Colossus. And I do a little commentary on the poem. Edit to the commentary: this is not thefirst poem of hers I've recorded for this podcast. But rather the second. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Going Home by Leonard Cohen from his last collection of poems and writings called The Flame. There's no commentary. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read In search of a hero by Charles Bukowski from his collection of poetry Sifting through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Date #2 by Franki Elliot from her collection of poems Stories for people who hate love and other electrical activities of the heart. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read book of longing by Leonard Cohen from his collection of poems book of longing. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats from The Poems of John Keats. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Salesman by Franki Elliot from her collection of poems Piano Rats. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Salvador by Simon Armitage from his collection of poetry The Shout. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read No time for love retold by Christy Moore from his Autobiography One Voice: My Life in Song. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The Writer's Song by Patti Smith from her collection of poems Augeries of Innocence. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Beach Drunk by Me from my upcoming book of poems by the same name. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The Moon by Jack Kerouac from his collection of poems Pomes All Sizes. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Driving into Distance by Bronwyn Lea from her collection of poems flight animals. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Satre at Surfers' Paradise by John Tranter from his collection of poetry Urban Myths. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Lysergic Acid by Allen Ginsberg from the Collected Poems of Allen Ginsberg. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read American Poetry Can't Breathe by Franki Elliot from her collection of poems Piano Rats. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The Great Divide by Leonard Cohen from his collection of poems book of longing. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Neal in Court by Jack Kerouac from his collection of poems Pomes All Sizes. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Speaking of... by Lenore Kandel from The Collected Poems of Lenore Kandel. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read 3: The Porcelain Psychologist by Clive James. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read At Sea by Simon Armitage from his collection of poetry The Shout. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The Coldest Person I've Ever Met by Franki Elliot from her collection of poems Piano Rats. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Sailing to Byzantium by WB Yeats from The Collected Poems of WB Yeats. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read small talk by Charles Bukowski from his collection of poetry Sifting through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read All I have in the world by Lenore Kandel from The Collected Poems of Lenore Kandel. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Birthday by Simon Armitage from his collection of poetry The Shout. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Haiku Berkeley by Jack Kerouac from his collection of poems Pomes All Sizes. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The Library Ecosystem by Rachael Mead from her collection of poems The Flaw in the Pattern.
In this episode I read 'Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came' by Robert Browning from an Everyman's Library selection of Robert Browning's poetry. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read the interview by Charles Bukowski from his collection of poems Sifting Through the Madness for the Line, the Word, the Way. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read How it began: and How it ended: by Franki Elliot from her collection of poems Stories for people who hate love. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Lines thought to have been written on the eve of the execution of a warrant for his arrest by Simon Armitage from his collection of poetry The Shout.
In this episode I read The Thief of Sanity Recalls Each Night Perfectly by A.P. Hindle from her debut collection of poetry A Pensive Clause. and I do a little commentary on the poem as well.
In this episode I read 'Back on Times Square, Dreaming of Times Square' by Allen Ginsberg from his Collected Poems. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read My Gang by Jack Kerouac from his collection of poems Heaven & Other poems. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read An Uncomfortable Journey for Most by A.P. Hindle from her debut collection of poems A Pensive Clause. And I do a little commentary. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Piano Story #1 by Franki Elliot from her collection of poems and short stories, Stories for people who hate love. and I do a little commentary on the poems. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Insomnia by Michael Faudet from his collection of poetry Bitter Sweet Love. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read The Drunk is Gender Free by Leonard Cohen from his collection of poems Book of Longing. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Prophecy's Lullaby by Patti Smith from her new book The New Jerusalem. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read 1: Origami of the Madeleine by Clive James from his book Gate of Lilacs: a verse commentary on Proust. And I do a little commentary (well, a lot of commentary). I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Old Europe by John Tranter from his collection of poetry Urban Myths. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Slow Process by Franki Elliot from her collection of poems Piano Rats. And no commentary for this poem; just me saying you should definitely check out Franki Elliot's writing. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Summer Surprised Us by Clive James from his collection of poetry Injury Time. No commentary for this one. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read You're Beautiful by Simon Armitage from his collection of poetry The Shout. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Written by a Lake by Patti Smith from her collection of poems Augeries of Innocence. There's no commentary for this episode. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Act of Union by Seamus Heaney from his collection of poems Opened Ground. Also, thanks to my dad for talking with me about this poem and its politics. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Wonderland by Robin Robertson from his collection of poems The Wrecking Light. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Morning Song by Lenore Kandel from The Collected Poems of Lenore Kandel. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Peeping Tom by Liam Guilar from his collection of poetry Holding the line. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Skid Row Wine by Jack Kerouac from his collection of poetry Pomes All Sizes. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Who's Counting by Franki Elliot from her collection of poetry Piano Rats. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you.
In this episode I read Leda and the Swan by WB Yeats from The Collected Poems of WB Yeats. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you.
In this episode I read Factory Boys by Brendan Ryan from the poetry anthology The Best Australian Poetry 2009. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you.
In this episode I read Date #4 by Franki Elliot from her collection of poetry and short stories, Stories for people who hate love. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you.
In this episode I read Scenes from a getaway car by Samuel Wagon Watson from his collection of poetry Smoke Encrypted Whispers. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Howl by Allen Ginsberg from the Collected Poems of Allen Ginsberg. And I do a little commentary on the poem as well. If you're enjoying my podcast, please leave a review, subscribe and/or share it with your friends. Thank you, and I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read The Architecture of Endurance by Rachael Mead from her collection of poetry The Flaw in the Pattern. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.
In this episode I read Mexican Loneliness by Jack Kerouac from City Lights Pocket Poets Anthology, edited by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Waiting by Emma Jones from her debut collection of poetry The Striped World. And I do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read The Tradition by Leonard Cohen from his collection of poetry Book of Longing. I also do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Breathless by John Tranter (language warning) from his collection of poetry Urban Myths. I also do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read 24th & Mission by Franki Elliot from her collection of poetry and short stories stories for people who hate love. And I also do a little commentary on the poem. If you like this episode, I would greatly appreciate if you could please leave a review on ITunes, Anchor or wherever you're listening to this podcast. I hope you enjoy this episode. Thank you.
In this episode I read The Day Lady Died by Frank O'Hara from the collection of poetry Jazz Poems, an Everyman's Library Pocket Poets series book. And I also do a little commentary on the poem. If you are enjoying this podcast, I would greatly appreciate if you could please leave a review on ITunes, Anchor or wherever you're listening to this podcast. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read How to Meditate by Jack Kerouac from his collection of poetry Scattered Poems. And I do a little commentary on the poem as well. If you like this episode--and the podcast in general--I would greatly appreciate if you could please leave a review on ITunes, Anchor or wherever you're listening to this podcast. Or share it with your friends. Thank you. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Desert Chorus by Patti Smith from her collection of poems Augeries of Innocence. There's no commentary for this one. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Easter, 1916 by WB Yeats from The Collected Poems of WB Yeats. And I do a little commentary on the poem in which I talk to a bit about the poem's subject matter and how it's put together. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Goalkeeper with a Cigarette by Simon Armitage from his collection of poetry The Shout. And I do a little bit of commentary too. If you are enjoying this podcast I would greatly appreciate it if you could leave a review or subscribe on Anchor or ITunes. Thank you, and I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read I Hate Winter by Franki Elliot from her collection of poems Piano Rats. And I do a little commentary on the poem and the book. If you like this episode I would greatly appreciate if you could please leave a review on ITunes, Anchor or wherever you're listening to this podcast. I hope you enjoy this episode. language warning
In this episode I read You don't know what love is (an evening with Charles Bukowski) by Raymond Carver. After the poem I do a little commentary on it. If you're enjoying my podcast I would greatly appreciate if you could leave a review. Thank you. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Possibility by me. From an unpublished book of poems & haiku. However, I do not do commentary on my own poem...it would just be weird. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read 5 haiku from Book of Haikus by Jack Kerouac. After the haiku, I discuss Kerouac's vision/version of haiku and why a haiku in English doesn't have to be 5/7/5. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read It Ends with a Misleading Kiss by Franki Elliot. And do a little commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Other Writers by Leonard Cohen, and I do a little commentary in the second section. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats. And discuss a little bit about what the poem means. And why people are still enjoying Keats' poetry 198 years later.
In this episode I read Found Wanting at Zen Mountain Monastery by Bronwyn Lea from her collection of poems Flight Animals. The first section is the reading, and the second section is my commentary on the poem. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read another Robert Robertson poem called By Clachan Bridge. And in the second segment I do a little commentary on the poem, and the book of poems it is in; The Wrecking Light. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I do things a little differently. There are 2 segments. The first is where I read Night-Walker's Song by Clive James from his collection of poetry Injury Time. The second is where I do a little commentary on the poem, and its author. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by TS Eliot from his collection of poetry The Collected Poems and Plays of TS Eliot. I hope you enjoy this recording.
In this episode I read The Green Buick by John Tranter from his collection of poetry Urban Myths. Please note: poem contains profanity. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode I read Bus Ride by Lenore Kandel from her collection of poetry The Collected Poems of Lenore Kandel. I hope you enjoy this recording.
In this episode I read Throw out the Yellow Journalists of Bad Grammar and Terrible Manner by Allen Ginsberg from his collection of poetry The Collected Poems of Allen Ginsberg. I hope you enjoy this recor.
In this episode I read Chance Meeting by Michael Faudet from his collection of poetry Smoke & Mirrors. I hope you enjoy this recording.
In this episode I read Mystic by Sylvia Plath from her collection of poems Winter Trees.
In this episode I read On the Road by John Tranter from his collection of poetry Urban Myths.
In this episode I read Parable of the Dead Donkey by Simon Armitage from his collection of poetry The Shout.
In this episode I read The Kind of Famous Poet by Franki Elliot from her collection of poetry stories for people who hate love.
In this episode I read A Supermarket in California by Allen Ginsberg from his collection of poetry Howl and other poems.
In this episode I read Running Through--Chinese Poem Song by Jack Kerouac, from his collection of poetry Pomes all sizes.
In this episode I read smoke signalled death threats by Rachael Mead from her collection of poetry The Flaw in the Pattern.
In this episode I read here it is by Leonard Cohen from his collection of poetry Book of Longing.
In this episode I read the legend by Charles Bukowski from his collection of poetry The Continual Condition.
In this episode I read The Hollow Men by TS Eliot from The Complete Poems and Plays of TS Eliot.
In this episode I read Contemplating Chaos at Burleigh Heads by Bronwyn Lea from her collection of poetry flight animals.
In this episode I read The Book of my Enemy has been Remaindered by Clive James from his book of poems The Book of My Enemy.
In this episode I read And None of Us Reply by Franki Elliot from her collection Piano Rats.
In this episode I read At Roane Head by Robin Robertson from his collection The Wrecking Light.
In this episode I read On Ragland Road by Patrick Kavanaugh from The Collected Poems of Patrick Kavanaugh.
In this episode I read The Lovecrafter by Patti Smith from her collection Augeries of Innocence.
In this episode I read Digging by Seamus Heaney from his collection Death of a Naturalist.
In this episode I read Gooseberry Season by Simon Armitage from his collection The Shout.
In this episode I read Invocation and Clowns, Dance of the Bareback Riders by Lenore Kandel from The Collected Poems of Lenore Kandel.
Lenore Kandel was an American Beat Poet whose work deserves more recognition than it's received.
In this episode I read Between the Lines: a Family Myth by Liam Guilar from his collection I'll Howl Before You Bury Me.
In this episode I read Benzedrine by John Tranter from his collection Urban Myths.
John Tranter is an Australian poet influenced by the American Beat Poets. Fans of Ginsberg's poem Howl may find this poem sounds familiar.
In this episode I read The Second Coming by WB Yeats, from The Collected Poems of WB Yeats.
In this episode I read Piano Rats by Franki Elliot. This is the title poem from her debut collection "Piano Rats".
In this episode I read Sunflower Sutra by Allen Ginsberg from his famous collection Howl and Other Poems.
Please note: language warning.
First anchor episode. I read a short poem by Robertson, Law of the Island, from his collection "The Wrecking Light".