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Modern-ish Poets: Series 2

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Seamus Perry and Mark Ford return for a second series of their acclaimed, 'revolutionary, *****' (The Times) podcast series looking at the lives and works of poets in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Seamus Perry is Professor of English at the University of Oxford and Mark Ford is Professor of English at University College London. Modern-ish Poets is part of the Close Readings podcast collection from the London Review of Books. To listen series one of Modern-ish Poets, and all our other Close Readings series in full, covering literature from Ancient Greece to the present day, sign up here: Directly in Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://lrb.me/mp2apple⁠ In other podcast apps: ⁠https://lrb.me/mp2sc

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June 10, 2024

LIVE! T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land'

On the centenary of the publication of Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land’ in book form, Mark and Seamus finish the second series of Modern-ish Poets by considering how revolutionary the poem was, the numerous meanings that have been drawn out of it, and its lasting influence.To listen to series one of Modern-ish Poets and all our other Close Readings series, sign up here:Directly in Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/3pJoFPq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3pJoFPq</a>In other podcast apps: <a href="https://lrb.me/mpsignuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/closereadings</a>Further reading on Eliot in the LRB:Frank Kermode: <a href="https://lrb.me/kermodeeliotpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/kermodeeliotpod</a>Dan Jacobson: <a href="https://lrb.me/jacobsoneliotpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/jacobsoneliotpod</a>Barbara Everett: <a href="https://lrb.me/everetteliotpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/everetteliotpod</a>Mark Ford: <a href="https://lrb.me/fordeliotpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/fordeliotpod</a>Terry Eagleton: <a href="https://lrb.me/eagletoneliotpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/eagletoneliotpod</a>Series one of Modern-ish Poets looks at Philip Larkin, W. H. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Thomas Hardy, Stevie Smith, A. E. Housman, Wallace Stevens, Sylvia Plath, Seamus Heaney and Robert Lowell.This episode was first published on the LRB Podcast in December 2022. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

June 9, 2024

Frank O'Hara and John Ashbery

Seamus Perry and Mark Ford discuss the lives and works of Frank O’Hara and John Ashbery, close friends and leading lights of the New York School, who sought to create an anti-academic, hedonistic poetry, freeing themselves from the puritan American tradition.To listen to series one of Modern-ish Poets and all our other Close Readings series, sign up here:Directly in Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/3pJoFPq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3pJoFPq</a>In other podcast apps: <a href="https://lrb.me/mpsignuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/closereadings</a>Series one of Modern-ish Poets looks at Philip Larkin, W. H. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Thomas Hardy, Stevie Smith, A. E. Housman, Wallace Stevens, Sylvia Plath, Seamus Heaney and Robert Lowell. Further reading on O'Hara and Ashbery in the LRB:C.K. Stead: <a href="https://lrb.me/steadashberypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/steadashberypod</a>John Bayley: <a href="https://lrb.me/bayleyashberypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/bayleyashberypod</a>Stephanie Burt: <a href="https://lrb.me/burtashberypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/burtashberypod</a>John Kerrigan: <a href="https://lrb.me/kerriganashberypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/kerriganashberypod</a> This episode was first published on the LRB Podcast in June 2022. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

June 8, 2024

Charlotte Mew

Seamus Perry and Mark Ford look at the life and work of Charlotte Mew, who brought the Victorian art of dramatic monologue into the 20th century, and whose difficult experiences are often refracted through her damaged and marginalised characters.To listen to series one of Modern-ish Poets and all our other Close Readings series, sign up here:Directly in Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/3pJoFPq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3pJoFPq</a>In other podcast apps: <a href="https://lrb.me/mpsignuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/closereadings</a>Further reading on Mew in the LRB:Matthew Bevis: <a href="https://lrb.me/bevismewpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/bevismewpod</a>Penelope Fitzgerald: <a href="https://lrb.me/fitzgeraldmewpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/fitzgeraldmewpod</a>Susannah Clapp: <a href="https://lrb.me/clappmewpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/clappmewpod</a>Series one of Modern-ish Poets looks at Philip Larkin, W. H. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Thomas Hardy, Stevie Smith, A. E. Housman, Wallace Stevens, Sylvia Plath, Seamus Heaney and Robert Lowell.This episode was first published on the LRB Podcast in March 2021. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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What is Modern-ish Poets: Series 2?: Seamus Perry and Mark Ford return for a second series of their acclaimed, 'revolutionary, *****' (The Times) podcast series looking at the lives and works of poets in the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Seamus Perry is Professor of English at the University of Oxford and Mark Ford is Professor of English at University College London.

Modern-ish Poets is part of the Close Readings podcast collection from the London Review of Books.

To listen series one of Modern-ish Poets, and all our other Close Readings series in full, covering literature from Ancient Greece to the present day, sign up here:

Directly in Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://lrb.me/mp2apple⁠

In other podcast apps: ⁠https://lrb.me/mp2sc
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates weekly.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 6 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.

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