Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast

By Simon Pole

The official podcast of Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. Hear a different poem performed each week in the Cosmic Poet's own authentic, expressive voice, with a short commentary for added enjoyment.

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How many episodes does Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.

Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast episodes:

March 11, 2026 Hymn to Prose
A hymn to the literature of our time, for better or worse. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.

Website: https://simonpole.ca/

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits
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3min
March 04, 2026 Moral Clarity
A pseudo-sonnet meditation on time’s decay, and love’s possible opposition. From the Poems For Ocean collection, read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.
Website: https://simonpole.ca/

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits
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4min
February 25, 2026 My Boys
A longer poem about an unconventional squid-like family, originating in the South Seas. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
Website: https://simonpole.ca/

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits
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9min
February 18, 2026 The Wicked Tory
Do old Tories ever die? Maybe they just fade away. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
Website: https://simonpole.ca/

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits
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3min
February 11, 2026 One Among Many
Exclusion is a type of alienation. A poem addressing this terrible state and its origin. From Cosmic Poet Simon Pole and the Poems For Ocean collection.
Website: https://simonpole.ca/

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits
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4min
February 04, 2026 Grave Goods
To the grave all things come, but what is good about it? A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
Website: https://simonpole.ca/

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits
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4min
January 28, 2026 The Cartographer's Poem
The poet can and should be a map-maker for forgotten realms. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
Website: https://simonpole.ca/

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits
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4min
January 21, 2026 Empty Time
No a depressing poem, but a poem about depression. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
Website: https://simonpole.ca/

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits
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5min
January 14, 2026 The Wrong-Way Driver
Don't some people always seem to be going the wrong way in life? This sonnet is about them. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
Website: https://simonpole.ca/

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits
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3min
January 07, 2026 To The Tetrapod
An ode to that crazy, four-lobbed, evolutionary uncle, The Tetrapod. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
Website: https://simonpole.ca/

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits
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5min

FAQs about Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast:

How many episodes does Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.