Versology: Recent Episodes
Versology Podcast
A poetry podcast created by students from the Middlesex University Dubai Poetry Club. Three episodes every month with bonus episodes! We discuss other people's work here, but if you want to read ours follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry!
Join us on this final episode on this brand new season of Versology, where our current chief of Versology Fatimah Ahsan, former chief of Versology Abigail Spencer and former editor in-chief Anusuya Subramanian sit down to discuss the oft thought-of-as-the-same art forms of writing and poetry. Join them as they address how similar yet different these art forms are and join them as they talk about the world fanfiction and writing as well as personal connections and journeys one follows as a budding writer or poet. Find how each one of us shares a different connection with these art forms and how we all have a unique makeup of styles and artistic visions alike.
Join us on the fifth episode of this brand new season on Versology where first time host Anushka Menon lover of all things Marvel alongside talented photographer and star wars enthusiast Varun Vinod and a fantastic musician and Beatles fan Lovell Menezes sit down to discuss the relationship between these art forms and how they derive inspiration from each other. Join them as they discuss the importance of a director's vision and also talk about various different kinds of movies and how they strike different chords for each and every viewer.
On the fourth episode of this brand new season of Versology, join host Arjun Radeesh and talented photographers and artists alike Diza Shah and Deep Kadam. Join them as they discuss profound experiences tethered to their personal experiences behind the lens and discover the true boundless nature of photography and the influence the two art forms can have on each other. Experience how every photo can tell a story and how it is not necessarily about the best looking story, but rather the journey that it can tell.
On the third episode of this brand new season of Versology, we are joined by returning host Sameeha Naaz, alongside a seasoned spoken word artist Ahsan Niat Khan, and weaver of words Anirudh Krishnan. Join these talented few folk as they sit down and discuss the need for a paradigm shift with regards to these art forms and changing the narrative, and the oft experienced nervousness of the performer as they share their personal experiences.
On the second episode of this brand new season of Versology, join us and our talented host Astha Bisht (Ashi) alongside a professional Kathak dancer Swarashri Shridhar and a great hip-hop dancer Vinisha Rupchandani. Join them to listen to this niche pairing of art forms where they sit and discuss the influences poetry and dance can have on each other. Join them in exploring newer arenas of creative expression from cross-cultural influences and international performances to the simple yet profound use of these art forms as a personal form of release and expression.
On the first episode of this brand new season on Versology, join our two time host Simran Mathur alongside two brilliant guest speakers Thenura Samararatne and Sauleha Manzoor as they sit together and discuss these two seemingly separate art forms and discover the similarities tethered in and celebrate the differences too. Join this episode to experience some interesting takes and ideas surrounding these art forms and witness the true artistic tapestry that binds art and poetry together to create something so masterfully wonderful.
Fatimah and Anirudh discuss the different ways in which the pandemic impacted their personal experiences with poetry and how it became a release and a new-found form of expression.
Hosted by Fatimah Ahsan.
Thenura, Faareha and Simran sit down and talk about their personal experiences as poets and individuals in the pandemic, and share how poetry became a creative form of expression during that time.
Hosted by Thenura Vichakshana Samaratne.
Simran and Dev sit down and discuss the many ways the pandemic impacted poets and individuals, including themselves, and they share their personal experiences with it and the journey they've been on.
Hosted by Simran Mathur.
Season 4 has been fun and we're closing it out with another incredibly talented producer, Arsenite! He has released multiple projects ranging from rock to electronic music. This episode, he gets candid with Sameeha about his journey through musical genres, producing and what expressing oneself creatively looks like.
Hosted by Sameeha Naaz
Music by Arsenite
Edited and produced by Ashta Bisdt
Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian
We got that new-new! New guest, Mark One or MK-1 is an experimental hip-hop artist. New host, Sana is a member of the award winning dance club from Middlesex University Dubai. They brought some fresh perspective to our podcast to talk about MK-1's music journey and how poetry, music and dance come together.
Hosted by Sana Khan
Music by MK-1
Edited and produced by Astha Bisdt and Anirudh Krishnan
Cover by Anusuya Subramanian
We kick off this season with a music producer, Vasi who is also our close friend and collaborator. He specializes in electronic music and released his first EP in March 2021 and it is available on listening platforms. He and Anirudh discuss the correlation in styles between music and poetry and how they come together.
Hosted by Anirudh Krishnan
Music by Vasi
Edited and Produced by Astha Bisdt and Anirudh Krishnan
Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian
New season, new voices! Listen to the introduction for the 4th Season of the Versology podcast. Poem written and recited by Anirudh Krishnan. Further introductions done by Fatimah Ahsan.
Dalal visits the Versology podcast again and this time she has an open discussion with Abigail about Victor Hugo's stricken poem, Demain des l'aube (Tomorrow, at Dawn). The two get honest about life, dealing with grief and have a few laughs in between.
French and English recitations at 00:20.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.
Music from Pixabay
Enjoy this slice of life poem as Rimsha and Aysha talk quaratine feels and everything else that comes with it.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.
Music by adisupriyadi from Pixabay
A couple of classmates, Abigail and Lovell, sit down to discuss how poetry can address language, class and prejudice in their respective cultures. Louise Bennet-Coverley was a Jamaican poet who used her words and the stage to help preserve the culture of her small island nation. No Likkle Twang is one of her most famed poems.
Patois and English recitations at 01:20.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.
Achamillai, achamillai, acham enbathu illaye. I have no fear over anything.
This episode is your power anthem! Club coordinator, Anusuya sits down with fellow student Shruti to provide a thorough discussion of this poem. Prepare to turn the pages of history with each line.
Tamil and English recitations at 00:29.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.
Oi! Unrecruited love is a topic that Johann Wolfgang von Goethe could write a book on but he wrote numerous poems instead (the podcast description writer was allowed one joke). Astha and Sophie take a look back at expressions of love and infatuation when Goethe was composing verses for his muses.
German and English recitations at 00:42
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.
Nizar Qabbani has a way of capturing the essence of love in his poems; romantic love, love for one's culture, love for life. We're happy to have Hashim back on the podcast and to welcome Cooper as they talk about Qabbani's work and how the Arabic language transforms poetry.
Arabic and English recitations at 1:41.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.
Mirza Ghalib's metaphor heavy poem is a tale of grief, love and endurance. Fatimah and Sameeha do a thorough breakdown of this stunning piece and discuss is their personal opinions on its themes.
Urdu and English recitations at 00:23.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.
Veteran voices of Versology, Anirudh and Riya are representing Hindi this season. The poem by Javed Akhtar reminds us to '...receive every moment in life with open arms.'
Hindi and English recitations at 00:40.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing 3 episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.
Maria and Hamad from the MDX Anime and K-pop Club introduce us to the work of Japanese poet, Matsuo Basho! Aki No Kaze is one of his many haikus and dates back to the 16th-17th century.
Japanese and English recitations begin at 00:35.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students from the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates, events and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.
Here is your introduction to Season 3 of Versology! As you can tell, this is a special season so take a listen to hear what its all about. Special thanks to our schoolmates for helping us make it happen.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members!
Our special guests this season are Ms Aditi Bhatia, a lecturer of Psychology at Middlesex University Dubai along with past student and club member, Dalal Eljor! They are talk about some of the realities of therapy with our club co-coordinator, Anusuya Subramanian.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing 3 episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Lovell Menezes
Therapy by Kerry Mulholland
Recited by Anusuya Subramanian
Explanation by Abigail Spencer
Lovell Menezes sits down with Astha Bidst and Maria Salman to talk about Rumi's poem, 'The Guest House'.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing 3 episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Lovell Menezes
We begin Season 2 by discussing Paul Laurence Dunbar's confronting poem. Hosted by Anirudh Krishnan with fellow students Fatimah Ahsan, Mabel Roy and Faareha Salman.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing 3 episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members!
Part 2 of our collaboration with the Public Eye club!
Poetry Club coordinators Abigail Spencer and Anusuya Subramanian discuss Emily Dickenson's poem with section editors from the RedBeat magazine Jibran Chouguley and Hashim Riyan
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing 3 episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members!
Cover art by Lovell Menezes
Despite the morbid title, you'll need to stop and listen to this very special episode. Part 2 comes immediately after.
We are closing Season 1 in a special collaboration with the Public Eye Club (PR and Advertising) who run the university's online student magazine, RedBeat! Poetry Club coordinators, Abigail Spencer and Anusuya Subramanian discuss Dickinson with guests Jibran Chouguley and Hashim Riyan who are both section editors for Redbeat. Jibran edits the Tourism section while Hashim edits the Opinion section of the publication.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing 3 episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members!
Cover art by Lovell Menezes
One of Emily Dickinson's most popular poems where she writes a personified account of Death.
Recited by Abigail Spencer and summary provided by Anusuya Subramanian.
Life, death and everything else that comes in between. Listen to Riya D'Souza as she chats with fellow students Sameeha and Simran about Shakespeare's poem , the Seven Stages of Man.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing 3 episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members!
Riya D'souza recites The Seven Ages of Man written by William Shakespeare with a summary provided by Simran Chandrasekaran.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a five part poem by Stephen Coleridge. It tells the story of a seaman who shot an albatross causing misfortune to befall his ship and its crew.
This episode is hosted by Fatimah Ahsan and she is joined by Lovell Menezes and Anisa Banu.
Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing 3 episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members!
The first poem we will discuss in this season is The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Part 1). Listen to the poem or read and skip ahead to Episode 1! Recited by Anisa Banu and summary by Lovell Menezes.
Welcome to Versology, new podcast from Middlesex University Dubai! We publish 3 episodes a month where we read and discuss poems under a specific theme. This month's theme is Classis Poetry.