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S1E10 Transcendence, Loneliness, and Communion with Walt Whitman
Episode 10: In this episode, Ashley and Anna explore the theme of loneliness and communion in Whitman’s Calamus collection, reading a beautiful and comforting piece called “Full of Life.” Other…
S1E7 Limoncello Candles and Going Along with the Wind When in Love, with Ernest Dowson
Episode 9: Anna and Ashley chat about country people vs. city people before reading Ernest Dowson’s “Cynara,” and discussing a well-known literary allusion to the poem. They discuss lost loves; the…
S1E8 Hope After Sharing Coffee and Cake with Gertrude Stein
Episode 8: In this episode, Anna and Ashley explore some of the poetry of Gertrude Stein—a writer who experimented with English grammatical conventions. Imagining a Great Blob of Coffee provokes a…
S1E7 Immigration and Weird Vibes in America with Emma Lazarus
Episode 7: Anna and Ashley discuss Greek mythology allusions within the “New Colossus.” The theme of emigres leads them to discuss Lou Reed lyrics, their Irish and German ancestry, and the changing…
S1E6 Let’s Talk About Sexy Wild Carrots with William Carlos Williams
Episode 6: A psilocybin wedding! Anna misinterprets the poem “Queen Anne’s Lace” as being about spousal abuse, but Ashley guides them back on track. The meaning of the poem crystallizes as Ashley and…
S1E5 Living in New England with William Carlos Williams
Episode 5: As they analyze a poem called “New England,” written about the vibe of the region where they met, Anna and Ashley discuss the film In the Bedroom; vigilante justice; dog-piling on New…
S1E4 Ice Cream and Death with Wallace Stevens
Episode 4: After analyzing some of the weirder lines of the poem “The Emperor of Ice Cream,” Ashley and Anna discuss how they would like to be memorialized after death; the Law of Thermodynamics;…
S1E3 Being American, Freedom, and Sonnets with Claude McKay
Episode 3: Ashley and Anna discuss two types of sonnets and analyze several lines of the poem “America” closely. They discuss what it means to be American and the patriotism of a critical eye. Other…
S1E2 Truth and Nietzsche with Emily Dickinson, Again
Episode 2: In conjunction with the poem “Tell all the truth but tell it slant,” Ashley and Anna discuss Nietzsche’s question of truth vs. untruth; why stupidity is stronger than intelligence; and…
S1E1 Girl Talk, Pets, and Revising Poems with Emily Dickinson
Episode 1: Anna and Ashley read a poem, not realizing the end of the poem is about the death of a dear friend. They are surprised, but they lean in hard, discussing brushes with death, appreciating…
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