?Frühling lässt sein blaues Band wieder flattern durch die Lüfte?? , schreibt Eduard Mörike im frühen 19. Jahrhundert. Hier umwirbt der Frühling alle Sinne des lyrischen Ich ? sehen, riechen hören - und versetzt es in ekstatische Vorfreude. Und auch Johann Wolfgang von Goethe schickt in seinem ?Osterspaziergang? den erschöpften Wissenschaftler Faust in die f ... Show More
Mar 2023
Spring Poetry: ambivalence and beauty
As a new season arrives, Ian McMillan and guests consider ambivalence and beauty in writing about spring. This week Ian peers into the yellow heart of the daffodil to find out what makes a great spring poem, and shares poetry by some of the most remarkable poets of our moment, as ... Show More
44m 4s
Oct 2022
A Listening Ritual for this Fall: Poetry Unbound
Three years ago, Krista texted Pádraig Ó Tuama with a simple question: what if he were to start a poetry podcast that listened as much as it shared? Not long after, Poetry Unbound was born, and it keeps going from strength to strength. Pádraig likes to say that poems are interest ... Show More
14m 25s
Apr 2024
Le printemps, saison du renouveau
<p>✨ Pour échanger dans <strong>une rencontre</strong>-discussion mensuelle <strong>sur Zoom</strong>, pour accéder aux transcriptions des épisodes et à des ressources supplémentaires, <strong>rejoins</strong> <strong>la communauté des auditeur.ices de Passerelles</strong>. Tu tr ... Show More
20m 21s
Dec 2018
Lucretius, Sheep and Atoms
Naomi Alderman's tale is of Lucretius, author of a 2000 year old poem that theorised about atoms and the natural world. Written in the first century BCE, during a chaotic and frightening time when the Roman Republic was collapsing, Lucretius encouraged people to feel free through ... Show More
27m 46s