19. Ekphrasis 2.2 - "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus", William Carlos Williams
In this two-part miniseries about two poets' takes on Pieter Bruegel's The Fall of Icarus (c. 1560), I'll be looking at William Carlos Williams' sober take in his Landscape with the Fall of Icarus.Int...
28 Apr 202412min
18. Ekphrasis 2.1- "Musee des Beaux Arts" by WH Auden
In this two-part mini-series on Ekphrastic poems, we'll be looking at the first of two poets to write ekphrastic poems about Pieter Bruegel's The Fall of Icarus (c. 1560), starting with WH Auden's Mus...
28 Apr 202416min
17. Ekphrastic Poems - "Cloud Study" by (and featuring!) Donald Platt
We've got a very special episode today by living poet Dr. Donald Platt (Purdue Univ.). We'll be discussing Ekphrastic poems, which are poems written about a work of art. Today's poem, called Cloud Stu...
18 Apr 202424min
16. Form Follows Function 2 - "Miniver Cheevy" by Edwin Arlington Robinson
In this episode, I'll be revisiting my grand idea that poetic form follows function. We'll be looking at Edwin Arlington Robinson's great loser, Miniver Cheevy, to address how he uses a system of soun...
8 Apr 202423min
15. Form Follows Function - "My Own Heart" by Gerard Manley Hopkins
We'll be looking at a poem I revisit often. It has stuck with me through the years, and still to this day delivers. I quote it all the time. It's a poem that will enrich your life -- but poetically sp...
8 Apr 202416min
(Not an) Exam LIVE Special - "Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman ft. Tsead Bruinja
What is so special about the work of the American poet and luminary Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), also known as 'The National Poet of the United States'? And how does his literature provide an answer to...
12 Mar 20241h 12min
14. Romanticism 2 - "The Good, Great Man" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
In this episode following the one on Wordsworth, I'll be looking at a not-favorite of mine, The Good Great Man by the giant Samuel Taylor Coleridge. I'll be talking about things I do not like about th...
31 Jan 202419min
13. Romanticism - "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" (aka the 'Daffodils' poem) by William Wordsworth
In this episode, I'll be introducing you to what the Romanticism movement was through the Romantic poet of the English language, William Wordsworth, and his 'Daffodils' poem. We'll be talking about hi...
12 Des 202315min
