Wacky Poem Life

About Wacky Poem Life

Wacky Poem Life is a 30-minute podcast taped at the Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry. Hosts Bill Guthrie and Shaun Perkins begin with a piece of found poetry someone has left in the museum and go from there with some wacky, then some poetry, then some more wacky. A poetry podcast FOR EVERYONE!

Publisher

Shaun Perkins

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Feb 2022

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

165 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Fat Bear Poetry Everywhere

   Episode 181: Fat Bear Poetry Everywhere shares some Fat Bear poetry but is also about the poetry that we find in places everywhere we go–where we least expect poetry to be or where our poetic eye finds it. RAWR!!!!!! or YAWP, as Mr. Whitman would say.

2. 

   17 Sept 2026

   Episode 180: Raggle Taggle Gypsies

   Raggle Taggle Gypsies finds Bill and Shaun exploring travel poetry, poems about travel, the poetic qualities of travel, traveling to discover one’s poetic self, etc. etc. Get off the couch!

3. 

   28 Aug 2026

   Episode 179: Pigeon Forge Poet

   Pigeon Forge Poet, wherein we have a conversation about Dolly Parton, who died August 25, 2026. Our Dolly was a friend to the world, a poet, a songwriter, a musician, a humanitarian, a dreamer and visionary. We discuss her life and lyrics and the poetry surrounding all of her work. Please excuse the mild technical difficulties during the recording. We'll try to fix it for next time!

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

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Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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