The Corner

By Matthew Wood (Rusted Truck Productions)

The Corner is one person’s journey as a father, husband, poet, hip hop head, jazz head, music and word nerd, and seeker of all the beauty in this whole life. It’s about the friends he’s met along the ... more

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The podcast currently has 104 episodes available.

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April 20, 2026 On The Corner With National Poetry Month: Day 20
Welcome back to The Corner's Celebration of National Poetry Month! Day 20! Holy smokes! On this episode I celebrate the eclectic and often out of left field anthology of poems called, Verses That Hurt! This is a very fun collection of poems by the Poemfone Poets! What's a Poemfone Poet you ask? Well, press play and find out!

A Place To Find This Collection: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312151911/versesthathurt/

Indie Bookstore Finder - https://bookshop.org/pages/bookstores

How To Reach Me
email - [email protected]
My Patreon - patreon.com/thecorner15
BlueSky - GlydeW15
Twitter - GlydeW15
Insta - @walktothecorner
Facebook - Matthew Wood Poet
Discord - M. Da Glyde Woodrow (You will also be able to find The Corner's own server there too!)
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19min
April 19, 2026 On The Corner With National Poetry Month: Day 19
Welcome to Day 19 of The Corner's celebration of National Poetry Month! On this day's episode I celebrate a collection called From The Hip: A Concise History of Hip Hop (in sonnets) by friend of The Corner, Stephen Cramer! This collection is a thoughtful and fun tribute to the music of Hip Hop Culture! Press play!

Stephen's Wordpress - https://stephencramer.wordpress.com/

Indie Bookstore Finder - https://bookshop.org/pages/bookstores

How To Reach Me
email - [email protected]
My Patreon - patreon.com/thecorner15
BlueSky - GlydeW15
Twitter - GlydeW15
Insta - @walktothecorner
Facebook - Matthew Wood Poet
Discord - M. Da Glyde Woodrow (You will also be able to find The Corner's own server there too!)
...more
23min
April 18, 2026 On The Corner With National Poetry Month: Day 18
Welcome back to The Corner's Celebration of National Poetry Month! The celebration is 18 days in now! It's like Groucho Marx said, "Time flies like arrows; fruit flies like bananas!" I mean, it's both moving fast, and bananas! Beyond that, in this episode I speak on the importance of accepting and using the influences from a variety of sources and I do that through the amazing poetry collection American Inmate by Justin Rovillos Monson! Come along as I share what I find so great about this poetry!

Haymarket Books - https://www.haymarketbooks.org/authors/1351-justin-rovillos-monson

Indie Bookstore Finder - https://bookshop.org/pages/bookstores

How To Reach Me
email - [email protected]
My Patreon - patreon.com/thecorner15
BlueSky - GlydeW15
Twitter - GlydeW15
Insta - @walktothecorner
Facebook - Matthew Wood Poet
Discord - M. Da Glyde Woodrow (You will also be able to find The Corner's own server there too!)
...more
20min
April 17, 2026 On The Corner With National Poetry Month: Day 17
Welcome back to The Corner's Celebration of National Poetry Month! It's Day 17, y'all! Man, this is flying by! Come along with me as I share my love and thoughts of the poetry of friend of the pod, José Olivarez! Be sure to go back and take that episode in! As always, the reasons I'm drawn to his poetry is very loud and clear. Press play!

Jose's Website (including links to how to get his books, but please avoid Bezos) - https://joseolivarez.com/

Haymarket Books - https://www.haymarketbooks.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=jose+olivarez&button=

Indie Bookstore Finder - https://bookshop.org/pages/bookstores

How To Reach Me
email - [email protected]
My Patreon - patreon.com/thecorner15
BlueSky - GlydeW15
Twitter - GlydeW15
Insta - @walktothecorner
Facebook - Matthew Wood Poet
Discord - M. Da Glyde Woodrow (You will also be able to find The Corner's own server there too!)
...more
22min
April 16, 2026 On The Corner With National Poetry Month: Day 16
Welcome back to The Corner's Celebration of National Poetry Month! It's Day 16! Listen in as I discuss the poet that coined the term, "Breakbeat Poet", Idris Goodwin, and his collection of poetry, Can I Kick It? This is definitely a collection that delivers on my search for the bridge between Hip-Hop poetics and classic poetics! Press that play button!

Idris Goodwin's Website - https://www.idrisgoodwin.com/

Haymarket Books - https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1353-can-i-kick-it

Indie Bookstore Finder - https://bookshop.org/pages/bookstores

How To Reach Me
email - [email protected]
My Patreon - patreon.com/thecorner15
BlueSky - GlydeW15
Twitter - GlydeW15
Insta - @walktothecorner
Facebook - Matthew Wood Poet
Discord - M. Da Glyde Woodrow (You will also be able to find The Corner's own server there too!)
...more
19min
April 15, 2026 On The Corner With National Poetry Month: Day 15
Welcome back to The Corner's Celebration of National Poetry Month! Day 15! Halfway through the month already!? Yeesh! First and foremost, I want to dedicate this episode to the memory of my dad, Pa, Mike Wood. He is the one that introduced me to Kahlil Gibran through this book, The Prophet. Over 30 years ago I found the copy you see in the pic here on my bed one day after school. The rest was history. The number of times I've used this book for insight on what I may have been pondering or going through, is countless. Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet. Press play and come cry with me a little. So, with that, this one's for you Pa!

Indie Bookstore Finder - https://bookshop.org/pages/bookstores

How To Reach Me
email - [email protected]
My Patreon - patreon.com/thecorner15
BlueSky - GlydeW15
Twitter - GlydeW15
Insta - @walktothecorner
Facebook - Matthew Wood Poet
Discord - M. Da Glyde Woodrow (You will also be able to find The Corner's own server there too!)
...more
28min
April 14, 2026 On The Corner With National Poetry Month: Day 14
Welcome back to The Corner's Celebration of National Poetry Month! Here we are at Day 14! Whoa! 14 days in already! This segment features another book by a friend of The Corner! This time around I share why I believe you should spend time with the book, Not A lot of Reasons to Sing, But Enough by Kyle Tran Myhre aka Guante! Straight to the point, this book is beautiful and triumphant! I'll tell you more about that if you press play!

Kyle's Website - https://guante.info/
Button Poetry - buttonpoetry.com

Indie Bookstore Finder - https://bookshop.org/pages/bookstores

How To Reach Me
email - [email protected]
My Patreon - patreon.com/thecorner15
BlueSky - GlydeW15
Twitter - GlydeW15
Insta - @walktothecorner
Facebook - Matthew Wood Poet
Discord - M. Da Glyde Woodrow (You will also be able to find The Corner's own server there too!)
...more
17min
April 13, 2026 On The Corner With National Poetry Month: Day 13
Welcome back to The Corner's Celebration of National Poetry Month! It's Day 13, y'all! In this segment, I turn the spotlight on a collection of poems written by friend of The Corner, Khary Jackson called Any Psalm You Want. Published in 2013 by Write Bloody Books, this collection beautifully blends the harsh realities so many folks face with various influences of style and rhythm. This collection sings! Press play!

Khary's Website - https://www.liminalevoker.com/
Write Bloody Books - https://writebloody.com/products/any-psalm-you-want?srsltid=AfmBOopo1k1ln5EO-sko1R1kFPUhXFrzWEAh3VQvC1xi_g9-dRlWV33-

Indie Bookstore Finder - https://bookshop.org/pages/bookstores

How To Reach Me
email - [email protected]
My Patreon - patreon.com/thecorner15
BlueSky - GlydeW15
Twitter - GlydeW15
Insta - @walktothecorner
Facebook - Matthew Wood Poet
Discord - M. Da Glyde Woodrow (You will also be able to find The Corner's own server there too!)
...more
17min
April 12, 2026 On The Corner With National Poetry Month: Day 12
Welcome back to The Corner's Celebration of National Poetry Month! Holy crap! It's Day 12! In this episode I talk about the quirky and humorous rumble of poetry called The Drunken Driver Has the Right of Way by Ethan Coen! Does that name sound familiar? If you are a movie buff, I bet it does! Ethan Coen is one half of the brotherly movie making duo we've come to know as The Coen Brothers with his brother Joel. The team behind The Big Lebowski, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Fargo, Blood Simple, O, Brother Where Are Thou?, No Country For Old Men, and many more! But, here, I'm taking about Ethan Coen and his poetry! Press play!

Indie Bookstore Finder - https://bookshop.org/pages/bookstores

How To Reach Me
email - [email protected]
My Patreon - patreon.com/thecorner15
BlueSky - GlydeW15
Twitter - GlydeW15
Insta - @walktothecorner
Facebook - Matthew Wood Poet
Discord - M. Da Glyde Woodrow (You will also be able to find The Corner's own server there too!)
...more
16min
April 11, 2026 On The Corner With National Poetry Month: Day 11
Welcome back to The Corner's Celebration of National Poetry Month! It's Day 11 already! In this segment I talk about a collection called Final Harvest by the incomparable Emily Dickenson and edited together by Thomas H. Johnson! Emily was a prolific writer in her lifetime, writing 1,775 poems! This collection of 576 poems serves as both a "best of" and a great way to wade into her genius! Press play and find your way to your friendly neighborhood indie bookstore!

Indie Bookstore Finder - https://bookshop.org/pages/bookstores

How To Reach Me
email - [email protected]
My Patreon - patreon.com/thecorner15
BlueSky - GlydeW15
Twitter - GlydeW15
Insta - @walktothecorner
Facebook - Matthew Wood Poet
Discord - M. Da Glyde Woodrow (You will also be able to find The Corner's own server there too!)
...more
22min

FAQs about The Corner:

How many episodes does The Corner have?

The podcast currently has 104 episodes available.