Charlie lives in London, Lee lives two thousand and fifty miles away, in Helsinki.
Each week they catch-up and share a few poems.
Enjoy!
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It's almost midsummer and Lee and Charlie return with a Miles of Poetry Christmas Special! They discuss what has changed in their lives since the release of the last episode almost exaclty 4 years ago in June 2020, dabble in asmr and, of course, apply their razor analysis to some poems. Happy festive midsummer everyone!
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19 Jun 2020
8. Basho and Rin Ishigaki
Charlie and Lee read and consider the poetry of Haiku master Basho and the amazing Rin Ishigaki with their usual razor sharp insight (...) They also discuss bathing naked in Japan, wasting once-in-a-lifetime moments by playing Pokemon Go and wax lyrical about the elephant in the room.
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3 Jun 2020
7. Patti Smith and Michael Dickman
Charlie and Lee read and consider the poetry of Patti Smith and Michael Dickman, Charlie tells tales of seeing a Michael Dickman reading in New York last year, Lee describes the experience of being spat on by Patti Smith in 2007 and they both lament the fact that neither of things seem likely to happen again for a while.
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30 May 2020
6. Tim Key and Robert Montgomery
Charlie and Lee read the poems of Tim Key and Robert Montgomery, they also extoll the virtues of reading poetry on the toilet, enjoy a poem sent in by eager listener Grant, and encourage Grant's furloughed friend Will to respond in verse - get in touch Will!
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14 May 2020
5. Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney
Charlie and Lee return for another week of poetic wonder, this time reading poems by Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney. They discuss the joy of youth, Lee's love/hate relationship with Seamus Heaney (which seems to develop throughout the episode) and how lovely Faber and Faber's books are!
Links and Notes:
Seamus Heaney reading Blackberry Picking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhBK5_zLwJY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhBK5_zLwJY)
Sylvia Plath reading in 1958: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqIhR4QIweQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqIhR4QIweQ)
Collected Poems by Sylvia Plath, published by Faber and Faber: https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571118380-collected-poems.html (https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571118380-collected-poems.html)
Death of a Naturalist by Seamus heaney, published by Faber and Faber: https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571230839-death-of-a-naturalist.html (https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571230839-death-of-a-naturalist.html)
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6 May 2020
4. Bob Cobbing and Dylan Thomas
Charlie and Lee read the work of concrete poet Bob Cobbing and welsh maestro Dylan Thomas. They discuss Hovis adverts, poetry that makes you feel like a hippie and receive their first piece of listener correspondence! Follow us and get in touch on Instagram @milesofpoetry
Links and notes:
Bob Cobbing 'Chamber Music': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP9h9zpEbcU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP9h9zpEbcU)
Bob Cobbing 'Boooook': https://occasionalpapers.org/product/boooook-the-life-and-work-of-bob-cobbing/ (https://occasionalpapers.org/product/boooook-the-life-and-work-of-bob-cobbing/)
Writer's Forum: http://www.wfuk.org.uk/blog/?page_id=2 (http://www.wfuk.org.uk/blog/?page_id=2)
Dylan Thomas 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mRec3VbH3w (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mRec3VbH3w)
Dyland Thomas Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyavcLn2_uo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyavcLn2_uo)
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30 Apr 2020
3. Holly Pester and Emily Berry
Charlie and Lee return in week 5 of UK coronavirus lockdown to share the poetry of Holly Pester and Emily Berry with each other and their faithful listeners. They discuss, amongst other things, William Shakespeare's birthday, whether poetry is best written in the shower and if you need to even try and understand the meaning of a poem (spoiler: the answer is no).
Links and Notes:
Emily Berry reads from Dear Boy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UOTDt4ATu0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UOTDt4ATu0)
Emily Berry Website: https://www.emilyberry.co.uk/ (https://www.emilyberry.co.uk/)
Emily Berry Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/poetrysociety/emily-berry (https://soundcloud.com/poetrysociety/emily-berry)
Holly Pester Website: https://www.hollypester.com/ (https://www.hollypester.com/)
Holly Pester Podcast: https://www.faber.co.uk/blog/faber-poetry-podcast-episode-five-holly-pester-sam-riviere/ (https://www.faber.co.uk/blog/faber-poetry-podcast-episode-five-holly-pester-sam-riviere/)
Holly Pester Telephone Box Project: https://londonist.com/2014/09/60-second-video-phone-box-art-installation (https://londonist.com/2014/09/60-second-video-phone-box-art-installation)
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24 Apr 2020
2. David Berman and Leonard Cohen
Charlie and Lee discuss David Berman and Leonard Cohen during UK lockdown week four.
Links and Notes:
So Long Marianne, by Leonard Cohen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XzAjfwQtvM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XzAjfwQtvM)
Anthem by Leonard Cohen, Live in London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wRYjtvIYK0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wRYjtvIYK0)
People by Silver Jews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5q0rupfENc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5q0rupfENc)
That's Just The Way That I Feel by Purple Mountains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CtxkCmcsiw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CtxkCmcsiw)
Actual Air: https://www.dragcity.com/products/actual-air (https://www.dragcity.com/products/actual-air)
Interview with David Berman by Vish Khanna: http://vishkhanna.com/2019/06/12/ep-481-david-berman/ (http://vishkhanna.com/2019/06/12/ep-481-david-berman/)
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21 Apr 2020
1. Rupi Kaur and Lord Byron
Charlie and Lee discuss Rupi Kaur and Lord Byron during coronavirus week one.
Links and notes:
Rupi Kaur instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rupikaur_/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/rupikaur_/?hl=en)
Repetition in poetry - https://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/repetition.html (https://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/repetition.html)
BBC Great Lives - Lord Byron - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00768nc (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00768nc)
Rupi Kaur live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjkau3jb87s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjkau3jb87s)
A celebration of Spring and flowers by David Hockney - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52109901 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52109901)
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