A podcast about poetry.
Intro theme credit: Antonin Dvorak, New World Symphony, Second Movement: Largo, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Fritz Reiner (published 1958)
We read "A Story" by Czeslaw Milosz and two poems by Nick, and briefly discuss the history of the Catholic Church
2 Jan 2026
S2E1: Themes, Folks!
We're back! Tyler and Nick read two stories from Italo Calvino's Italian Folktales: "The Crab Prince" and "The Two Hunchbacks" and also talk about some other things.
12 Apr 2025
S1E4: Dueling Jesuses
Tyler and Nick read the poetry of Jesus, poetry about Jesus, and a section from Rilke.
5 Jan 2025
S1E3: Baudelaire's Roach
In this episode, Nick and Tyler discuss readings from Gwendolyn Brooks, Charles Bukowski, and Charles Baudelaire.
9 Dec 2024
S1E2: August Kleinzahler and the Entrance of the Angel
Nick and Tyler discuss two poems from August Kleinzahler's "A History of Western Music” series. Other poems read in this episode are Czeslaw Milosz's "Ars Poetica?" and Rainer Maria Rilke's "Archaic Torso of Apollo."
24 Nov 2024
S1E1: Proof of Concept
The first episode of a podcast about poetry.
Poems read in this episode:
Poetry is a Destructive Force by Wallace Stevens
On the Birth of a Son by Su Tung-Po
An untitled poem by Robinson Jeffers
Epistle XIV by August Kleinzahler
The Best Gang by Roberto Bolano
Contact Poetry is a Destructive Force
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