Hosted by Mr. Krake & Jacob Osborne, this discussion dives into the life and poetry of Dylan Thomas. Everything from a 32-second summary of his life to his connection with Bob Dylan. In this episode we play "Name that Poetic Voice," discuss characteristics of modern British poetry, and even present an original villanelle about villanelles. Here's the poem:

A villanelle is a euphonious thing,

It’s a French form of a poem that in the 1800’s came to be.

Say it, chant it, write it, or just let it out and sing.

It’s comprised of 19 lines in one fluid string,

Two rhyme schemes repeat with pure, simple glee

A villanelle is a euphonious thing.

It can be about love, life, or death’s sting

The meter is loose; the form is free

Say it, chant it, write it, or just let it out and sing.

To strict numbered syllables it does not cling.

From alternating rhyme it will not flee.

A villanelle is a euphonious thing.

When the two lines repeat, unity they bring,

They maintain the theme of the poem without a plea.

Say it, chant it, write it, or just let it out and sing.

And You, dear Listener, pick up your pen and fling

All your fluttering ideas on paper in jubilee.

A villanelle is a euphonious thing,

Say it, chant it, write it, or just let it out and sing.

by Carolyn Kirby

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