Alex's Poetry Podcast

About Alex's Poetry Podcast

In each episode, I'll read a poem I like and talk about it for a bit.

Publisher

Alex Defroand

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Sept 2020

Latest episode

5 Apr 2021

Latest episodes

19 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Apr 2021

   Dad Jokes Are Dead - Hera Lindsay Bird

   Hera Lindsay Bird (1987-) "Dad Jokes Are Dead" from Hera Lindsay Bird (2017)

2. 

   4 Apr 2021

   Twat - John Cooper Clarke

   John Cooper Clarke, "Twat", johncooperclarke.com

3. 

   24 Mar 2021

   Zoom! - Simon Armitage [for oio.studio]

   Simon Armitage "Zoom!", Zoom! (1989) John Cooper Clarke "Twat" Podcast episode for oio studio's one-year anniversary.

4. 

   13 Oct 2020

   Love Songs In Age - Philip Larkin

   Philip Larkin (1922-1985) "Love Songs In Age", from The Whitsun Weddings (1964)

5. 

   12 Oct 2020

   Shy Boy - Greg Sellers

   Greg Sellers "Shy Boy" in Poetry Magazine (2001)

6. 

   12 Oct 2020

   Thank You For Waiting - Simon Armitage

   Simon Armitage (1963- ) "Thank You For Waiting", from Paper Aeroplanes (2017)

7. 

   5 Oct 2020

   2 Flies - Charles Bukowski

   Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) "2 Flies" from, Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit (1979)

8. 

   2 Oct 2020

   The Heat Of Autumn - Jane Hirshfield

   Jane Hirshfield (1953- ) "The Heat Of Autumn" from Ten Poems For Autumn (2020)

9. 

   25 Sept 2020

   The Moose - Elizabeth Bishop

   Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) “The Moose” from The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 (1980)

10. 

    25 Sept 2020

    Happiness - Raymond Carver

    Raymond Carver (1938-1988) "Happiness", Poetry Magazine (February 1985)

11. 

    24 Sept 2020

    The Orange - Wendy Cope

    Wendy Cope (1945- ) "The Orange", Serious Concerns (1993)

12. 

    23 Sept 2020

    A Step Away From Them - Frank O'Hara

    Frank O'Hara (1926-1966) "A Step Away From Them ", Lunch Poems (1964)

13. 

    21 Sept 2020

    Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul - Frank O'Hara

    Frank O'Hara (1926-1966) "Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul ", Lunch Poems (1964)

14. 

    21 Sept 2020

    Megan Married Herself - Caroline Bird

    Caroline Bird (1986- ) "Megan Married Herself", Poetry (January 2017)

15. 

    11 Sept 2020

    Bryant Park At Dusk - Geoffrey Brock

    Geoffrey Brock (1964- ) "Bryant Park At Dusk", Poetry Magazine (November 2011)

16. 

    10 Sept 2020

    A Litany For Survival - Audre Lorde

    Audre Lorde (1934-1992) "A Litany for Survival." from The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde (1978)

17. 

    9 Sept 2020

    Musée des Beaux Arts - WH Auden

    Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973) Musée des Beaux Arts from Selected Poems (1971)

18. 

    7 Sept 2020

    Introduction to Poetry - Billy Collins

    Billy Collins (1941- ) “Introduction to Poetry” from The Apple that Astonished Paris (1988)

19. 

    7 Sept 2020

    Alex's Poetry Podcast: Introduction

    An intro to this podcast

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