Deer Tracks: Recent Episodes
James Kibby
The Deer Tracks podcast is a place where creativity lives. Where our longings, our delights, our disappointments, and our passions are breathed out: marking the trail of our journey. These are the tracks we make and the ones we follow to find the deepest parts of ourselves: our true selves. During each episode, you will hear echoes of the past as well as current voices through discussions about and performances of creative works. Our goal is to build community and inspire others in their creative pursuits which is why we invite our listeners to submit their work for the opportunity of hearing it on a future episode or seeing it on our blog site by sending them james@deertrackspodcast.blog. All submissions must be appropriate for a general audience and should be original work. You can submit a recording of yourself performing your work, or you can submit the words to have James perform it; all we ask is that recordings run no longer than four minutes and thirty seconds or submissions to be read are no longer than one thousand words. Exceptions can be made based on literary form but as a general rule, we ask that submissions abide by the above criteria. For further questions, you can email those to the above email address.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from the Deer Tracks Podcast!
Poems for this episode:
“Thanksgiving” by Edgar Albert Guest
“The Pumpkin” by John Greenleaf Whittier
“A Boy in Church” by Robert Graves
James also reads Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1863 which you can find a copy here.
If you have a creative work that you would like featured on a future episode or on our blog site please email those to: james@deertrackspodcast.blog
James and old friend of the podcast Evan Anstey read scary campfire stories, a poem, and discuss what's good and not so good about the horror/thriller genre.
Music:
"Grim Grinning Ghosts" (from "The Haunted Mansion")
By The Melomen & Paul Frees & Betty Taylor & Bill Lee & Thurl Ravenscroft
On the Walt Disney World Official Album
"Here and There"
By Evan Anstey
On We Will Be At Peace
Scary Stories:
"High Beams" - https://www.highwaywestvacations.com/blog/spooky-stories
"Yellow Ribbon" - https://www.highwaywestvacations.com/blog/spooky-stories
"A House of Terror" - https://www.ultimatecampresource.com/campfire-stories/scary-campfire-stories/
"It Happened on a White House Tour" by James Kibby
Poem:
"The Pleasant House" by James Kibby
Check out Tom Iak's book One Ounce of Fear for some great Halloween reading!
https://www.amazon.com/One-Ounce-Fear-Mr-Thomas/dp/B086G6CRQL/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=One+ounce+of+fear&qid=1635449892&qsid=141-9149004-9160029&sr=8-1&sres=B086G6CRQL%2CB098BP1XWL%2CB07M6VMSQC%2CB00SS49UVA%2CB082RDKNWC%2CB01N6MXK13%2C1734508523%2CB07JYB9LPF%2CB082RD27MN%2CB08SSS3367%2CB08Q34BWTY%2CB07YCWTQMB%2CB07T9L92SQ%2CB076PWRHH2%2CB07DHWR5CP%2C0974011215
Welcome to another season of Deer Tracks!
Poems for this episode are:
“The Spear” by James Kibby
“Upon the Annunciation and Passion Falling Upon One Day” by John Donne
“I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman
If you have a work that you would like featured on our blog site or heard during a future episode, you can email those to james@deertrackspodcast.blog
Poems for this episode:
“To My Mother” by Edgar Allan Poe
“The Winter Moon” by James Robert Kibby
“You Can’t Beat the Beech Tree” by Tiffany Clark
“”Hope” is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson
Check out Tiffany’s Book Memories: Guiding Us Through Life
For more about the American Beech Tree click here
For more information about Mental Health go to: www.nami.org
If you have a creative work that you would like to hear on a future episode or see on our blog site, email them to james@deertrackspodcast.blog
Works for this episode are:
-An excerpt from the novel Cuckoo by Robert Kerins
–Death and Sleep Carry Tecumseh by Max Warfield
Thank you to Max and Robert for submitting their work to be heard on the Deer Tracks Podcast.
For more of Max’s writing go to: https://www.amazon.com/Max-Warfield/e/B01MDUJIRN?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1618809501&sr=8-2
For more of Robert’s writing including his novel Cuckoo go to: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Kerins/e/B009H8Z4LG?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1618809639&sr=1-2
If you have a work that you would like to hear on a future episode or see on our blog site, email it to james@deertrackspodcast.blog
This week we focus on resurrection. Poems for this episode are:
“My Heart Leaps Up” by William Wordsworth
“God’s Grandeur” by Gerard Manley Hopkins
“Death, be not proud” by John Donne
“A Better Resurrection” by Christina Rossetti
To submit your work for a chance to hear it on a future episode or see it on our blog site email james@deertrackspodcast.blog
With an Eye toward Eden,
She sits alone.
Her mind a garden
Filled with muses blooming,
Dripping nectar in aromatic words
For the quill-like tongue of the Bee,
Who inquires of its chambers,
Sips its mysteries,
And reposits honey for progeny.
-"With an Eye toward Eden" written by James Robert Kibby For this episode, we focus on three poems written by Emily Dickinson.
"I would not paint - a picture - "
"Forever - is composed of Nows - "
"Come slowly - Eden!"
Check out this video to learn more about Emily's life! https://youtu.be/Ri1oPRnzEZ4
To read more of her poetry head on over to poetryfoundation.org
A brief announcement as well as a poem from me. Thank you for tuning in and I look forward to what's on tap for the rest of this season.
If you have a creative work that you would like to hear on a future episode or seen on our blog site you can email those to me at james@deertrackspodcast.blog.
This is part two of an interview James did with author, poet, playwright, kanjam enthusiast, dad joke teller, long time Buffalo Sabres fan, and cat lover Thomas H. Iak.
In this episode, we share some dad jokes, discuss Tom's joys and challenges with writing his first novel, and acquaint ourselves with Seneca Grove's most notable residents.
To check out Tom's novel One Ounce of Fear click here.
If you have a creative work that you would like to hear on a future episode or see on our blog site, email those to james@deertrackspodcast.blog
This is part one of an interview I did with author, poet, playwright, kanjam enthusiast, and future lead singer of the Zombies (listen to find out how) Thomas H. Iak.
In this episode we get to know Tom a little and talk about his short stories, Farewell Earthlings and Mother May I, and his play Peach Pie.
To check out Tom's novel One Ounce of Fear click here.
If you have a creative work that you would like to hear on a future episode or see on our blog site, email those to james@deertrackspodcast.blog
We take a special look at a couple traditional ballads and some literary ballads.
Works for this episode:
"John Henry" traditional ballad performed by Pete Seeger from his Smithsonian Folkways album American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1
"Barbary Allen" traditional ballad performed by Jean Ritchie from her Smithsonian Folkways album Jean Ritchie: Ballads from Her Appalachian Family Tradition
"Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe
"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats
"La Belle Dame sans Merci: A Ballad" by John Keats
To submit your work to be heard on a future episode or seen on our blog site, email James at james@deertrackspodcast.blog
In this episode James discusses his approach to songwriting specifically for his album One Man Garage Band.
Songs featured from the album are:
"Old John Henry"
"Wake Up From Your Dreams (Open Your Eyes)"
"Back in the Light"
To purchase a copy of James' album as well as learn more about his other projects go to: jrkibbymusic.bandcamp.com
Also, check out my friend Trevor's business Imprint Coffee Roasting by going to: imprintcoffeeroasting.com
To hear your creative work on a future episode or see it on our blog site, email James at james@deertrackspodcast.blog
Poems for this episode:
"The Snow-Storm" by RALPH WALDO EMERSON
"A Noiseless Patient Spider" by WALT WHITMAN
"Difference" by STEPHEN VINCENT BENÉT
"The Pearl" by GEORGE HERBERT
To submit your work to be heard on a future episode send it to: james@deertrackspodcast.blog
For this episode we hear a couple short stories:
"Hope" by Elizabeth Mitchell
"Farewell Earthlings" by Thomas H. Iak
To submit your creative work for a chance to see it on our blog site or hear it on a future episode, email it to: james@deertrackspodcast.blog
Poems for this episode:
"Sonnet 60: Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore" by William Shakespeare
"The House on the Hill" by Edwin Arlington Robinson
"Song: Memory, hither come" by William Blake
"I Love all Beauteous Things" by Robert Bridges
To submit your work to be heard on a future episode send it to: james@deertrackspodcast.blog
Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most prolific figures in American literature. We enjoy some of his poems on this episode:
-The Conqueror Worm
-The Haunted Palace
-"Alone"
-The Raven
To submit your work to be heard on a future episode just email it to james@deertrackspodcast.blog
James interviews painter and songwriter Olivia Haas about her work. Go to deertrackspodcast.blog to see a sample of some of her paintings as well as a video of her painting in the recording studio while working on her debut EP "Peace in the Waiting."
For more about Olivia's paintings follow her on Facebook and Instagram @livjoyartwork.
Listen to Olivia's EP "Peace in the Waiting" on platforms like Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon Music, and Spotify.
James sits down with Buffalo singer-songwriter Evan Anstey to discuss his two releases, Recent Time - EP (2016) & We Will Be At Peace (2018).
Here is a link to Evan's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1XkQuLGiy35nHEvD6pyozI
Here is a link to Evan's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvanAnsteyMusic
To watch James and Evan discuss their project titled The Weekend Preacher go here:
And don't forget to check out our blog site deertrackspodcast.blog
Welcome to another season of the Deer Tracks podcast! We've got some great things in store as we voyage through new waters.
Poems for this episode:
"Over the Sea our Galleys Went" by Robert Browning
"The Forsaken Merman" by Matthew Arnold
"The Chambered Nautilus" by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
"Eternal Father, Strong to Save" by William Whiting
Check out our new blog site: www.deertrackspodcast.blog
Submit a work of your own to be heard on an upcoming episode by emailing it to james@deertrackspodcast.blog
For the final episode of this season I've thrown in some Shakespeare and an American classic by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Thank you to everyone who has tuned in and listened to these episodes. I look forward to another season!
Poems for this episode:
Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? by William Shakespeare
When the Morning Comes (Civil War Ballad) by James Kibby
The Landlord's Tale. Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Music heard during The Landlord's Tale. Paul Revere's Ride courtesy of the Mountaineer Fifes and Drums from West Virginia University's College of Creative Arts. Click here to check out their music.
I decided to have some fun and dedicate this episode to a true American pastime: baseball. There are so many wonderful memories that I have surrounding the sport and I'm sure many other folks do as well.
Poems for this episode:
"A Ballad of Baseball Burdens" & "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" by Franklin Pierce Adams
"Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
POEMS FOR THIS EPISODE:
"Sonnets from the Portuguese 14: If thou must love me, let it be for nought" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"The Snow Man" by Wallace Stevens
"A Song for Mothers on Mothers’ Day" by James Kibby
"The Mother’s Return" by Dorothy Wordsworth
To submit your poems to be heard on a future episode just email them to poetry.deertracks@gmail.com
Poems read during this episode:
-The Invocation by James Kibby
-The Convert by G. K. Chesterton
-Past and Future by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
-Night by Olivia Haas
Thank you to George Lucas and John Williams for giving us a wonderful gift that will continue to inspire generation after generation.
May the 4th be with you!
Poems read (or song) during this episode:
"John Barleycorn" by Robert Burns
"Most Sweet It Is" by William Wordsworth
"A Rose" by James Kibby
"You Are The Ocean" song by Evan Anstey
Thank you to Evan for sharing his song and thank you for listening!
Submit your poem or song to poetry.deertracks@gmail.com to hear it on a future episode.
All things carved in wood and stone
Are words engraved to stand alone
Until the earth and heav'n are worn
And truer words in hearts are born
And flesh cleaves once again to bone
The human soul no more a drone
No more in sin to be forlorn
But welcomed as the veil is torn
And separated now to hone
The life within that did atone
That at the end there to adorn
The truer sons in love reborn
~James Kibby~
Thank you to Jon Hotaling of Different Woods for sharing with me (via my friend Evan) the beautiful wood carving that his friend Paul did (see the image for this episode). Nicely done!
Thank you to my friend Jen Buczynski for sharing her haiku that she wrote as part of the haiku challenge I have going on right now.
To submit your poem to be heard on a future episode, please send it to: poetry.deertracks@gmail.com
A sonnet, a pistol, and a Savior:
Three weapons to rewrite history's course.
The darkest of days, the sure and swift force:
One pen, one cross, and one in the chamber.
Heard in every native tongue and word-lore;
Announced in guttural groans of remorse.
Read aloud from its cover to its dorse
With each turn to drip with bitter flavor.
Better angels of our nature take flight,
And shine ethereal beauty above.
Cast out the shadows of nescient delight;
Carefully render your souls fit to move.
Men, in their songs, may recall the refrain.
Time once stood still and can do so again.~James Robert Kibby~
**Poems for this episode are:
- Holy Sonnets: If poisonous minerals, and if that tree by John Donne
- Just Another Friday by James Robert Kibby
- O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman
- "Everything Is Okay" by Evan Anstey (Song)**If you would like to have one of your poems heard during a future episode, you can email them to poetry.deertracks@gmail.com
The poetic voice can be heard
In the echoes of ages past
In the rise and fall of musical cadence
In the first crack of the bud blooming
In the silent circuit of the sun
Which has its beginning and end in magenta hues
This voice is in whispering trees
It thunders from the sacred mountains
It stirs the tumult and dances in the desert
Great men learned to harness its energy
Even greater men knew enough to set it free
And it speaks to us all in rhythm and in time
The bird with its song
The prophet with his pen
Speak in words and sounds
And in the silent spaces between them
First to be heard so as to be known
To be understood only after the heart has drunk its fill
Be inspired to seek the good, the true, and the beautiful. It's all around. Thank you for listening and if you would like to share your poems (or even songs (listen to know more)) with me, please send them to poetry.deertracks@gmail.com
Poems spoken (or sung) in this episode:
Backs to the Sun
Party in Babylon
The Tide
The Bells of Lynn, Heard at Nahant by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Click here to read that poem
My church recently purchased a camera to up our live streaming game and I thought it would be good to give it a test run to make sure video and audio were in sync and coming through clearly. Hope you enjoy this added bonus to content I've been uploading. Subscribe to my channel to stay up to date with the latest podcast episodes and check out St. Bart's Anglican Church's page for all the wonderful content they have been uploading recently. Stay safe. God bless.
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Sharing some more poems from my store as well as one from my good friend Fr. Bryan Wandel. I also share an excerpt from a book I'm currently reading by Dean Young titled The Art of Recklessness: Poetry as Assertive Force and Contradiction.
Poems recited:
Hangman's Rope
How did I end up Alone?
Mi Amor
When the Morning Comes
Break Me Open
A Blessing for My Godson: On Your Baptism by Fr. Bryan Wandel
Submit your poems to poetry.deertracks@gmail.com to hear them during a future episode.
To kick things off I decided to share some old poems I wrote many moons ago. Send your poems to poetry.deertracks@gmail.com and I may just read them during a future episode.
These are the titles of the poems I read:
From the Outside In
The World was on Fire while I Slept
Flesh of my Flesh
Kind of Blue