727: Ode to the Crossfader

Today’s poem is At Last the New Arriving by Gabrielle Calvocoressi. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I don’t know what might happen tomorrow, or the next day, or the next. I can’t know! That can be a source of stress, but it can also be a ... Show More

Today’s poem is Soot by Kaveh Akbar. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “My friend, the poet Dana Levin, once said that my poems are “God Curious,” and I loved that description. Part of what I do in my poems is pose existential questions to ... Show More

Today’s poem is Six Hours Lost, Land Between the Lakes by Kathleen Driskell. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem tells a story about a tense encounter in the woods. I so admire how this poet unfolds the narrative, then leaves me ... Show More

We talk about the life-affirming poems of Adam Zagajewski. 

This was originally uploaded as a video on my YouTube channel, but I thought it might be nice for some to have the audio. I love these poems dearly, and I hope you will too.You can find the original video here: Death Poetry to Soothe Your SoulDo Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night ... Show More

Because Jacke could not stop for the scheduled episode topics, a certain poem kindly stopped for him. Luckily it's one of the greatest poems of all time! It's by the 19th-century American genius Emily Dickinson, and it packs into seven short stanzas a journey through life, death, ... Show More

To celebrate VictorPrep's 100th episode, today Sam reads one of his favorite poems, The Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock by T S Eliot. Enjoy! 

The wall comes tumbling down this week, while Morrigan's walls go *up* after a tumble in the sheets with Helion, who is Lucien's daddy?! It's a messy week in Prythian. Please read up until Chapter 59, page 531 in the paperback edition. No DGWE this week because we're running shor ... Show More

This is a crossover episode, it is a short interview Dan Hill made on his EQ Spotlight podcast with me, Mark Staff Brandl, about my book A Philosophy of Visual Metaphor in Contemporary Art. Dan Hill’s EQ Spotlight podcast link: https://www.sensorylogic.com/eq-spotlight-podcast Li ... Show More

Today’s poem is called Mighty Ulysses. I will start with some thoughts first and then you will enjoy the poem.Read the poem on https://englishpluspodcast.com/poetry-mighty-ulysses/Subscribe to English Plus Podcast Premium on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/en ... Show More