Poetry for the People

By Clinton and Sarah Collister

For centuries, poetry was a unifying force in society: farmers and aristocrats alike shared a common knowledge and participated, to a large extent, in a common poetic story. Nowadays, things have chan... more

· Arts

5

99 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Poetry for the People:

How many episodes does Poetry for the People have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.

Poetry for the People episodes:

February 09, 2021 S1: Episode 9
In this episode, we consider the poems by two Johns of two different eras; John Clegg and John Heath-Stubbs.
...more
28min
September 02, 2020 S1: Episode 8
In this episode, we discuss a grand poem by Mary Jo Salter and a classic by the Bard, William Shakespeare.
...more
43min
June 14, 2020 S1: Episode 7
In this episode, we explore the lovely poetry of Catharine Savage Brosman and Paul Valery.
...more
27min
February 18, 2020 S1: Episode 6
In this episode, we explore a poem by Brett Foster and one of his influences, Cecco Angiolieri (who was a contemporary of Dante!).
...more
28min
December 23, 2019 S1: Episode 5
In this episode, we discuss the poetry of two distinct poets: T.S. Eliot and Robert Crawford.
...more
26min
November 12, 2019 S1: Episode 4
In this episode, we discuss two poems: "The Angel with the Broken Wing" by Dana Gioia and "October Maples" by Richard Wilbur.
...more
28min
September 19, 2019 S1: Episode 3
In this special episode, we discuss the poem "The Sugar Shack" by Daniel Rattelle. We also consider one of the poets who influenced him, Alfred Lord Tennyson.
...more
31min
August 27, 2019 S1: Episode 2
In this episode, we read and discuss 2 poems related to the great country of Ireland: "From a Bench in St. Stephen's Green" by James Matthew Wilson and "Adam's Curse" William Butler Yeats.
...more
25min
August 06, 2019 S1: Episode 1
This week, the Collisters consider an unlikely connection between 2 unique poems: "Los Periquitos" by A.M. Juster and "Book I, Ode IX of Horace," translated by John Dryden.
...more
25min
July 23, 2019 S1: Pilot
The Collisters kick off their first podcast with 2 great poems: "Like" by A.E. Stallings and "Sestina" by Elizabeth Bishop.
...more
31min

FAQs about Poetry for the People:

How many episodes does Poetry for the People have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.