Poetry Blokes

Poetry Blokes

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Poetry Blokes episodes

  • Episode 10 - Famous by Naomi Shihab Nye

    In this episode, Rich compliments West Berkshire Brewery, Matt loves bolts and dress shoes get the boot // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47993/famous // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great

    33 min
  • Episode 9 - Before You Were Mine by Carol Ann Duffy
    In this episode, Rich has a visceral response to the poem's message, Matt just wants to know why and we both ponder the existence of a horse-riding ghost clattering across a Glaswegian square. // Read the poem here: https://genius.com/Carol-ann-duffy-before-you-were-mine-annotated // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
    33 min
  • Episode 8 - Follower by Seamus Heaney
    In this episode, Rich explains how he almost forced his wife into a life of seclusion, Matt asks lots of questions about a plough and we both discuss how hench Heaney's Dad must have been. // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57371/follower // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
    36 min
  • Episode 7 - An Arundel Tomb by Philip Larkin
    In this episode, Rich is perplexed by stained glass windows, Matt explains why all the tenants are gone and we both get a bit sweary // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47594/an-arundel-tomb // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
    46 min
  • Episode 6 - Morning Song by Sylvia Plath
    In this episode, Rich discusses giving birth beneath a whale, Matt mentions licking a cat's mouth and we both wonder about window squares. // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
    49 min
  • Episode 5 - Slough by John Betjeman

    In this episode, Rich gets mad at table abuse, then opens his heart about the terrible condition of Dry Eye, while Matt gives recommendations on pubs in Brighton // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great

    37 min
  • Episode 4 - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Pt II by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
    In this episode, the ancient Mariner is a bit perturbed, Rich locates the haunted vessel and Matt talks about more about that bloody sun. // Follow poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. //To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Created and hosted by: Matthew Adamo and Richard Gaughran // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project// Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great.
    39 min
  • Episode 3 - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
    In this episode, a terrible fate befalls dear Al Batross, Rich rejects the concept of green ice and Matt explains why a mariner with a beauteous eye may indeed be ancient.
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    Creative geniuses behind the show
    >Created and hosted by: Matthew Adamo and Richard Gaughran
    >Producer: Dominic Gore
    >Music: The Lazlo Project
    36 min
  • Episode 2 - Peace by Rupert Brooke

    A funny and interesting look at one of Britain's lesser-known First World War poems.

    We discuss Rupert Brooke's washbag, kebabs in bed and non-standard Petrachan sonnets.

    Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/13074/peace

    1 hr 26 min
  • Episode 1 - The Pilot

    In this episode, we look at Andrew Marvell's poem To His Coy Mistress and ask: is Andrew Marvell actually a marble salesman from Hull?

    Read the poem here:

    https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44688/to-his-coy-mistress

    40 min

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