[encore] 630: Don't Think

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

Today, we discuss chapters 56-58 of The Running Grave. We discuss Strike's interview with Jordan Reaney, Robin's meeting with Mazu, and the conversation between Becca and Emily Pirbright. Next episode (February 29): Chapters 59-61 Links: https://strikefans.com/the-cast-of ... Show More

Today, we cover chapters 88-91 of The Running Grave. We discuss the immediate aftermath of Strike and Robin's reunion, Strike's meeting with Sir Colin, and the visit from Robin's parents. Next episode (May 2): Chapters 92-95 Links: www.thesefilespod.com www.ko-fi.com/ ... Show More

What a searching, stimulating conversation this was. Elisa Gabbert joins the podcast to talk about a poem she and I have both long loved, Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus."Elisa is a poet, critic, and essayist—and the author of several books. Her recent titles include Normal Distance ... Show More

In this episode, The Snakes delve into the dark and stormy waters of Speak Now (Taylor's Version). Each re-recording is dutifully compared against the stolen counterpart and assessed on a scale from I Knew You Were Trouble to Tell Me Why. There's an elephant in the room of course ... Show More

I really wanted to name this episode 'you can't have disciples without receipts' but it has nothing to do with it (its just an inside joke that came up toward the end). Anyway, the answer is, there's NOTHING wrong with being confident, and in this episode, I tell you why. Sending ... Show More

Elisa Gabbert on commitment, boredom, and the poem as theater.  

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

Elisa Gabbert, the Book Review's On Poetry columnist, visits the podcast this week to discuss writing about poetry and her own forthcoming collection of poems, her fourth, “Normal Distance.”“When I’m writing what I would call nonfiction or an essay or just pure prose, I’m really ... Show More

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Today’s poem is called A Blind Believer. I will start with some thoughts first and then you will enjoy the poem.Read the poem on https://englishpluspodcast.com/poetry-a-blind-believer/Subscribe to English Plus Podcast Premium on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channe ... Show More