Poetry Chest: Recent Episodes
Poetry Chest
Hello and Welcome to Poetry Chest, This is a podcast where I recite poetry and then break it down. Some of them might be incredibly famous and popular but it may have a surprising layer to it, The others might be new to you but are definitely worth a listen.
In this episode I breakdown How far is far? by Mahmoud Darwish. It is a very volatile piece of composition which is complex and layered. To read more about Darwish checkout the following link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Darwish. To check out the poem read in this episode headover to https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Podcast . And for my originals look here ==> https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Original . You can also follow me on Instagram @poetrychestpodcast.
In this episode I breakdown Under the Tree by Myron Lysenko. This one in particular is vaguely beautiful but a seriously lucid read. To checkout my original works headover to https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Original . To check out the poem headover to https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Podcast . For more bits of trivia on the poets follow me on Instagram @poetrychestpodcast.
In this episode I breakdow As she Passes by Fernando Pessoa. This one is a perfect example of imagery and wordplay. For more facts on Pessoa headover to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Pessoa. To checkout my original works click here https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Original. To read the poem headover to https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Podcast
In this episode I breakdown For two weeks I have been in this palace . Nothing has happened by Bijan Elahi. This piece is a perfect definition of a simple but a resonating poem. For those who are interested in the story, you’ll can find it here https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Thousand_Nights_and_One_Night/The_House_with_the_Belvedere . To checkout the poem headover to https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Podcast . To check out my original works, click here https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Original .
In this episode, I breakdown I’m so frightfully unhappy by José Martì, A very subtle but resonating poem that is very apt even in these present times. To check out the poem headover to https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Podcast . To check out my original works headover to https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Original . To readmore about the Modernismo Movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernismo .
In this episode, I break down Rainer Maria Rilke’s Go to the Limits of your Longing, A lyrical metaphysical work of art that explores the connection between humans and God. To check out the poem headover to https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Podcast , To check some of my original works headover to https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Original .
In this episode, I break down The Black Herald by Cesaro Vallejo. This is one of the most dark poems I have ever read. It portrays extreme pain and sadness and surely is one of a kind. To read the poem, headover to my blog https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Podcast . To read more of my original works head over to https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/search/label/Original
In this episode I break down the Song of the wave by Khalil Gibran a real gem of peotry, with his interesting personifications and exquisite metaphor, this poem does a perfect job of capturing a love affair at it’s purest of forms. For more original works headover to https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com
In this episode, I breakdown “A Strong Man” by Yang Mu, it is written beautifully and captures human experiences in a bery exquisite way. Set in Chinese Mountain Ranges this poem is just one of a kind. To check out more original works head over to my blog https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/
In this episode, I breakdown The Teak Forest by Laurence Hope which is actually a memoir of the poet’s life in India, and the adventures that she witnessed over the course of her lifetime. To read the poem head over to the Instagram handle of the podcast @poetrychestpodcast. If you want to read some of my original works head over to my blog https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/
In this episode, I breakdown a really wonderful poem by Hart Crane, who has crafted a piece of poetry that enables the consumer to look through the veils of legacy. In this poem he talks about his grandmother for more details, check out the episode. For more original works headover to my blog https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com
In this episode of Poetry Chest, I break down Charon’s Cosmology by Charles Simic. To check out more original stuff, head over to my blog https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com
In this episode, I breakdown Horizon by Mikhail Svetlov, It was really fun while researching about this one as it is a very layered piece. For more poetry you can head over to my blog https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com
In this episode I break down Freedom and Love by Thomas Campbell, For more original poems checkout my blog. https://poetrychestbykshitijthakkar.blogspot.com/
In this episode I recite the 19th century British poet William Morris’s Shameful death and break it down to make it easy and accessible.