The Poe Underground - Poetry and Music Podcast

Episode 7 features the 19th century poem "Enosis" put to new music and a sci-fi sounding piece featuring synthesizers and strings.

Episode six features a suite of five poems in one musical piece and a poem written before 1908 put to a lovely piano composition.

Episode five showcases two spoken word "songs" / pieces that share the common theme of "night". The 2nd piece called The Darkest Night was inspired by Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula.

Episode 4 unearths two musical pieces that were never completed till now. The second poem featured is "The Harlot's House", by Oscar Wilde.

Episode three touches on the genesis of the idea of marrying music to poetry through a "piece" called The Tyger. This first spoken word recording sparked the inspiration for exploring the boundaries of music with speech / poetry.

Episode two: Featuring the poem "To Jane: The Keen Stars Were Twinkling" put to original music and more.

In this first episode, poet D.K. Mckenzie introduces the audience to what The Poe Underground is, its origin, and three original pieces.