Poetry for the People
By Clinton and Sarah Collister
For centuries, poetry was a unifying force in society: farmers and aristocrats alike shared a common knowledge and participated, to a large extent, in a common poetic story. Nowadays, things have changed. Poetry has been pigeon-holed to the classroom or the academy, and therefore become less approachable. Our project is to reclaim poetry one poem at a time, placing it back in the rightful hands of the people!
Poetry for the PeopleNov 12, 2019
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27:53
S1: Episode 9
In this episode, we consider the poems by two Johns of two different eras; John Clegg and John Heath-Stubbs.
Feb 09, 202127:05
S1: Episode 8
In this episode, we discuss a grand poem by Mary Jo Salter and a classic by the Bard, William Shakespeare.
Sep 02, 202042:19
S1: Episode 7
In this episode, we explore the lovely poetry of Catharine Savage Brosman and Paul Valery.
Jun 14, 202026:33
S1: Episode 6
In this episode, we explore a poem by Brett Foster and one of his influences, Cecco Angiolieri (who was a contemporary of Dante!).
Feb 18, 202027:17
S1: Episode 5
In this episode, we discuss the poetry of two distinct poets: T.S. Eliot and Robert Crawford.
Dec 23, 201925:47
S1: Episode 4
In this episode, we discuss two poems: "The Angel with the Broken Wing" by Dana Gioia and "October Maples" by Richard Wilbur.
Nov 12, 201927:53
S1: Episode 3
In this special episode, we discuss the poem "The Sugar Shack" by Daniel Rattelle. We also consider one of the poets who influenced him, Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Sep 19, 201930:37
S1: Episode 2
In this episode, we read and discuss 2 poems related to the great country of Ireland: "From a Bench in St. Stephen's Green" by James Matthew Wilson and "Adam's Curse" William Butler Yeats.
Aug 27, 201924:19
S1: Episode 1
This week, the Collisters consider an unlikely connection between 2 unique poems: "Los Periquitos" by A.M. Juster and "Book I, Ode IX of Horace," translated by John Dryden.
Aug 06, 201924:35
S1: Pilot
The Collisters kick off their first podcast with 2 great poems: "Like" by A.E. Stallings and "Sestina" by Elizabeth Bishop.
Jul 23, 201930:15