Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast

About Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast

The official podcast of Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. Hear a different poem performed each week in the Cosmic Poet's own authentic, expressive voice, with a short commentary for added enjoyment. Simon Pole is the author of six volumes of poetry, including the seven-poem epic cycle The Saga of Terminal City. Known for a distinctive brand of writing called Cosmic Poetry, which scales from the everyday to the spiritual heights beyond, Pole is a graduate of Harvard University, and a descendant of early Canadian poet Susie Drury. He lives in Kingsville, Ontario, on the north shore of Lake Erie.

Publisher

Simon Pole

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jun 2025

Latest episode

9 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

81 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Sept 2026

   God and Baseball

   God and Baseball, time and identity: consider them all in Cosmic Poet Simon Pole’s classic poem on the international pastime. Read by the poet from the Poems For Ocean collection. Website: https://simonpole.ca/ Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

2. 

   2 Sept 2026

   The Giant in the Marsh

   Visit a magical and strangely populated world apart from ours, with guide Simon Pole, the Cosmic Poet, reading his latest poem. From the Poems For Ocean collection. Website: https://simonpole.ca/ Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

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   26 Aug 2026

   The Fireless Flame

   A poet’s inspiration burns like the sun. A unique type of jet fuel Cosmic Poet Simon Pole will address in today’s poem. From the Poems For Ocean collection. Website: https://simonpole.ca/ Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

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Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

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