Emotion Put Into Measure: Poetry Matters

By Alex&Richard

When our emotions lack words (or the reverse), maybe those of the greatest poets can aid us. This is our challenge. How can the poets help us today?... more

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The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.

Emotion Put Into Measure: Poetry Matters episodes:

October 18, 2020 Archibald Lampman's Political Thought
He doesn't talk politics often, but when he does it sure is romantic.
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24min
October 08, 2020 Archibald Lampman: Philosophical Poems
Stormy minds, hallucinatory wails, and questioning truth itself. Lampman gets philosophical.
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33min
September 19, 2020 Archibald Lampman ("The Canadian Keats"): Nature Poems
Go somewhere gorgeous (in mind or in body) and appreciate some nature poems with us. Explore the moods of the earth and of Lampoon as Autumn approaches. Reflect on beauty, weariness, death, and eternity with the help of this confederation romantic.
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1h 2min
September 05, 2020 RIOT! Gwendolyn Brooks: Black Publishing, Essential Afrikanicity, Ice & Fire
The language of the unheard and the most sophisticated celebration of violence you've heard. A detailed look at Brooks as an "essential Afrikan" and the publication of RIOT. And, uncharacteristically, a touch of Beyoncé.

Link to original book: http://eclipsearchive.org/projects/RIOT/Riot.pdf

Sources
Debo, A. "Reflecting Violence in the Warpland: Gwendolyn Brooks's 'Riot'." African American Review. 39.1/2 (2005): 143-152.
--------. "Signifying "Afrika": Gwendolyn Brooks' Later Poetry. Callaloo. 29.1 (2006): 168-181.
Sullivan, J.D. "Killing John Cabot and Publishing Black: Gwendolyn Brooks's 'Riot'." African American Review. 36.4 (2002): 557-569.
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1h 5min
September 04, 2020 RIOT! Gwendolyn Brooks: Essential Afrikanicity, Black Publishing, Ice & Fire
The language of the unheard and the most sophisticated celebration of violence you've heard. Let's talk RIOT, its publication, Brooks as an "essential Afrikan" and in an uncharacteristic twist, a touch of Beyoncé.Link to original booklet of RIOT: http://eclipsearchive.org/projects/RIOT/Riot.pdfSources:Debo, A. "Reflecting Violence in the Warplane: Gwendolyn Brooks's 'Riot'." African American Review. 39.1/2 (2005): 143-152.--------. "Signifying Africa: Gwendolyn Brooks' Later Poetry." John Hopkins University Press. 29.1 (2006): 168-181.Sullivan, J.D. "Killing John Cabot and Publishing Black: Gwendolyn Brooks's 'Riot'." African American Review. 36.4 (2002): 557-569.
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1h 5min
August 27, 2020 Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks & Black Nationalism
The influence Langston Hughes had on Gwendolyn Brooks can't be easily pinned down. But one (or two) ought to try.
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32min
August 14, 2020 Langston Hughes: On Race, Dreams and Togetherness (and more)
We now discuss Hughes' views on what he thought was important.
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47min
July 28, 2020 Langston Hughes: Blues Poems
Let's talk about Hughes' Blues for a bit.
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21min
July 15, 2020 Langston Hughes: Blues Poetry
The musical works of Langston Hughes!
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21min
June 25, 2020 The Civil Rights Movement: Gwendolyn Brooks' "Riot" (Pt.1)
Let's talk about the perspective of John Cabot in "Riot" after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968.
More to follow.
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9min

FAQs about Emotion Put Into Measure: Poetry Matters:

How many episodes does Emotion Put Into Measure: Poetry Matters have?

The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.