The Poet (delayed)

The Poet (delayed)

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The Poet (delayed) episodes

  • Episode 31: “i have been a thousand different woman” by emoryhall

    make peace

    with all the women
    you once were.

    lay flowers

    at their feet.

    offer them incense

    and honey
    and forgiveness.

    honor them

    and give them
    your silence.

    listen.

    bless them

    and let them be.

    for they are the bones

    of the temple
    you sit in now.

    for they are

    the rivers
    of wisdom
    leading you toward
    the sea.

    // i have been a thousand different women

    by Emory Hall

    I'd love to hear what you have to say about the episode including thoughts on the poetry and the topics that were discussed. You can email me at [email protected].

    My first book of poetry, My Mother Sleeps, is availabe for purchase at

    The King's English Bookshop

    and

    Amazon.com

    Special Guest: Wendi Shavon.

    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 30: “You don’t pass or fail at being a person, dear.”

    Quote from Neil Gaiman's, Ocean at the End of the Lane:

    "And did I pass?"

    The face of the old woman on my right was unreadable in the gathering dusk. On my left the younger woman said, "You don't pass or fail at being a person dear.”

    I'd love to hear what you have to say about the episode including thoughts on the poetry and the topics that were discussed. You can email me at [email protected].

    My first book of poetry, My Mother Sleeps, is availabe for purchase at

    The King's English Bookshop

    and

    Amazon.com

    Special Guest: Rachel Allen, LCSW, CSAT.

    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 29: This Be the Verse by Philip Larkin

    This Be The Verse

    BY PHILIP LARKIN

    They fuck you up, your mum and dad.

    They may not mean to, but they do.

    They fill you with the faults they had
    And add some extra, just for you.

    But they were fucked up in their turn

    By fools in old-style hats and coats,

    Who half the time were soppy-stern
    And half at one another’s throats.

    Man hands on misery to man.

    It deepens like a coastal shelf.
    Get out as early as you can,
    And don’t have any kids yourself.

    I'd love to hear what you have to say about the episode including thoughts on the poetry and the topics that were discussed. You can email me at [email protected].

    My first book of poetry, My Mother Sleeps, is availabe for purchase at

    The King's English Bookshop

    and

    Amazon.com

    Special Guest: Tyler Mathis.

    55 min
  • Episode 28: Wild Geese by Mary Oliver

    I'd love to hear any thoughts about the episode including thoughts on the poetry and the topics that were discussed. You can email me at [email protected].

    WILD GEESE

    by Mary Oliver

    You do not have to be good.

    You do not have to walk on your knees
    For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
    You only have to let the soft animal of your body
    love what it loves.
    Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
    Meanwhile the world goes on.
    Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
    are moving across the landscapes,
    over the prairies and the deep trees,
    the mountains and the rivers.
    Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
    are heading home again.
    Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
    the world offers itself to your imagination,
    calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting —
    over and over announcing your place
    in the family of things.

    My first book of poetry, My Mother Sleeps, is availabe for purchase at

    The King's English Bookshop

    and

    Amazon.com

    Special Guest: Josh Baron.

    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 27: The Capacity of Your Tears

    We can't do it all alone. Sometimes, we need to reach out for help and that's not always easy. In fact, in my experience, it's rarely easy. In this episode, I discuss three obstacles that get in my way of asking for help.

    The Capacity of Your Tears

    How many mornings

    Are filled with desperate tears
    That never sound
    In another's ears because
    You feel they are
    Hopeless
    And only serve to ease
    Your pain for the coming day:
    So why worry others when
    The tears will come again
    Regardless?

    But how many mornings

    Before your pain exceeds
    The capacity of your tears?

    I'd love to hear what you have to say about the episode including thoughts on the poetry and the topics that were discussed. You can email me at [email protected].

    My first book of poetry, My Mother Sleeps, is availabe for purchase at

    The King's English Bookshop

    and

    Amazon.com

    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 26: The Burning Comes First

    Yes,

    You will rise from the ashes,
    But the burning comes first.

    For this part,

    Darling,
    You must be brave.

    by Kalen Dion

    I'd love to hear what you have to say about the episode including thoughts on the poetry and the topics that were discussed. You can email me at [email protected].

    My first book of poetry, My Mother Sleeps, is availabe for purchase at

    The King's English Bookshop

    and

    Amazon.com

    26 min
  • Episode 25: Terrible Potential (redux)

    TERRIBLE POTENTIAL

    I see it now

    For years I only sensed it
    Or saw the dissipating dust tails of its approach
    But it filled me with terror
    And there was no cover or protection
    So I ran
    As fast as my child stride could take me
    Not even knowing what it was –
    Only that it was coming
    But that made the fear so much more
    In my little mind
    So I ran harder
    Until I forgot why I was running –
    Only knowing that I couldn’t stop

    But I see it now

    Its shape is fluid and undefined
    And its terrible potential fills my mind
    I want to keep running – retreating
    But it won’t stop and
    It’s closing the gap and
    It’s more terrible than I ever thought
    But its real – I see it now
    And I know
    There’s no escape, there never was.
    But I want to keep running anyway
    Until it overtakes me
    I won’t see it coming; it will just happen and be done
    But my insufficient legs refuse to carry me anymore
    So I prostrate myself as an offering

    I know you’re coming, I whisper,

    And I offer myself willingly

    This is not defeat, I reassure myself

    Then lower my eyes
    And brace for its fury

    But my mind keeps moving – defiantly

    It knows truths that my body forgot
    And reminds me:

    You were born with claws

    And they’re with you still –

    And I remember and feel them

    They are deep, but I feel them and they are there
    So, I raise my body from the dirt and
    My eyes to the distance
    It is closer now – the gap disappearing
    But not my fear. My fear is growing
    (broadcast loudly by my beating heart)
    But I no longer want to run
    Nor offer myself willingly
    Instead, I watch it come and I wait – in fear, true
    But I wait to receive it
    And I steady myself.

    I have claws and I feel them

    And I will meet it face to face
    I have terrible potential too
    I feel it now.

    I'd love to hear what you have to say about the episode including thoughts on the poetry and the topics that were discussed. You can email me at [email protected].

    My first book of poetry, My Mother Sleeps, is availabe for purchase at

    The King's English Bookshop

    and

    Amazon.com

    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 24: Love People Equally

    My daughter Ruby and I were the only ones home, so I decided to record an episode of The Poet (delayed) with her. We talked about her track and field season that just finished up, softball, boys, poetry, music, flying fish and boys.

    I'd love to hear what you have to say about the episode including thoughts on the poetry and the topics that were discussed. You can email me at [email protected].

    My first book of poetry, My Mother Sleeps, is availabe for purchase at

    The King's English Bookshop

    and

    Amazon.com

    Special Guest: Ruby Edgar.

    37 min
  • Episode 23: “…the catching of my whole heart”

    My friend and poet, Kelli Stephens joined me and she read her unnamed poem from which I grabbed the title of this episode, “…the catching of my whole heart.” We discussed healing, religion, leaving religion, finding yourself and finding peace in your sovereignty and much, much more.

    I'd love to hear what you have to say about the episode including thoughts on the poetry and the topics that were discussed. You can email me at [email protected].

    My first book of poetry, My Mother Sleeps, is availabe for purchase at

    The King's English Bookshop

    and

    Amazon.com

    [Cover Image from Unsplash.com by Mohamed Nohassi ](Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash )

    Instagram: @mnohassi

    Special Guest: Kelli Stephens.

    1 hr 39 min
  • Episode 22: Meaningful Life

    I was joined by neuropsychologist Ben Christiansen in episode 22 of The Poet (delayed). We read my haiku, Meaningful Life and discussed what a meaningful life consists of and how we can work towards one. Hint: it involves math…well, equations at least.

    Meaningful Life

    Having fame and wealth

    Brings no true, lasting meaning
    Such is found within

    Concussion Baseline

    I'd love to hear what you have to say about the episode including thoughts on the poetry and the topics that were discussed. You can email me at [email protected].

    My first book of poetry, My Mother Sleeps, is availabe for purchase at

    The King's English Bookshop

    and

    Amazon.com

    Special Guest: Ben Christiansen.

    Links:

    • Concussion Baseline
    1 hr 46 min

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Welcome to The Poet Delayed Podcast! This podcast is a space for real, honest, and meaningful conversation. I explore poetry, literature, healing, relationships, and the deep importance of…