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Episode 126: "A, a, a, Domine Deus"
A poem by David Jones, 20th century Welsh poet. I've found all his other work unreadable thus far, but I'm not giving up. Look at some of his paintings, if you can. Color of Dust interview where…
(Archive) Episode 3: My Mother's Body
Sometimes you're just minding your own business and a poem jumps out from the bushes and surprises you. In this episode I share a poem that did that to me: "My Mother's Body" by Marie Howe.
Episode 125: Worry
Keith Hansen returns to the show with two poems by Stephen Dunn (on a very human theme) and some questions to guide your listening. "The Worrier" "Worry" Enjoy!
Episode 124: Two Snow Poems by Robert Frost
Is a solitary walk in the snow desolate or cheering? These poems offer the answer: yes. "Desert Places" "Dust of Snow" Both by the national treasure, Robert Frost.
Episode 123: Little Gidding
I offer you “Little Gidding” by T.S. Eliot. This is far side of the deep end, dear listeners! Come on in. The best part of creating this series was sitting down with others whose lives have been…
Episode 122: The Dry Salvages
I offer you "The Dry Salvages" by T.S. Eliot. This is deep ocean, dear listeners! Come on in. The best part of creating this series was sitting down with others whose lives have been amended by…
Episode 121: East Coker
I offer you "East Coker" by T.S. Eliot. This is the deep end, dear listeners! Come on in. The best part of creating this series was sitting down with others whose lives have been amended by going…
Episode 120: Burnt Norton
I offer you "Burnt Norton" by T.S. Eliot. This is the deep end, dear listeners. Come on in! The best part of recording this series was sitting down with others whose lives have been amended by going…
Episode 119: Housekeeping, an Announcement, and a Great Fall Poem by Hopkins
I give thanks and make a request. I give a teaser about a momentous thing coming up on TTP. I read "Spring and Fall" by Gerard Manley Hopkins. It's a big 13 minutes!
Episode 118: Anna Reads Yeats and Stevens
This one is a gift from Anna Natzke-- my former student, a church friend, and a bright and lovely young writer. I could not stop smiling when I listened to the file she sent! It's only a few…
Episode 117: Mules of Love
Summer in our family is a time of many birth days. This poem is beautiful and sore, just like the real thing. "To My Daughter on Her 21st Birthday" by Ellen Bass Do let me know where YOU would…
(Archive) Episode 54: Less Fretting, More Feasting
When Love has you over for dinner, just sit down and hush! And eat. Today's poem is "Love III" by George Herbert. What a pleasure to read; I had to stop myself at twice.
Episode 116: Look Upon the Ground With Listening Eyes-- Poems by Marie Burdett
Marie Burdett reads five of her wonderful poems for the TTP audience. This just might be the best 8 minutes of your day! They are: "Hindsight," "The Gravedigger," "The Gardener's Prayer," "Bluebell…
(Archive) Episode 15: What Does a Six Year Old Love?
Another one I'm dusting off for young listeners. Enjoy! Eleanor finally entered the Closet Of Poetry with me and shared a few of her favorites. All the poems she says in this episode are from…
(Archive) Episode 6: "If it ain't a pleasure it ain't a poem" Animal Poetry
I wanted to re-release this old episode for any new young listeners. It's one of my favorites. The nine-year-old interviewed here is now taller than I am. <3 My daughter Vivian shares some of…
(Archive) Episode 1: Let Evening Come
How it all began. This is the first and most downloaded recording of TTP. This pilot episode includes stories of how "Let Evening Come" by Jane Kenyon has been passed around like a gift in my life…
Episode 115: Hard Hopes for a Young Writer
As my end-of-school-year poem I bring you "The Writer" by Richard Wilbur
Episode 114: Manual Labor
I have a thing for poems about work. Poets seem to have a thing for writing about work. I share that thing with you. In Episode 63, Episode 80, and today. "Digging" by Seamus Heaney "Labor" by…
Episode 113: Batter My Heart, Three-Person'd God, For You
A poem that peers into the wrestling of a conflicted human heart. Holy Sonnet XIV by John Donne.
Episode 112: If Ever We See Those Gardens Again, The Summer Will Be Gone
Nothing ends more endingly than a "summer" together. "Lost Garden" by Dana Gioia
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