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Two Friends Two Poems
By Tom WardComedy
Two Friends Two Poems episodes
- Ep. 35 - Tony Hoagland, Kim Addonizio (loud and proud procrastination)
In this episode, Tom reads the poem "Windchime" by Tony Hoagland before "What Do Women Want?" by Kim Addonizio. Then he shares his latest offering entitled "The Reason We Turn Into Our Parents Is Because We Swore Wouldn't."
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Music by Wes Cunningham: https://wescunningham.bandcamp.com/album/tough-and-skinny
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Tom Ward on Medium: https://tomwardwrites.medium.com/14 min - Ep 34 - Rachel Blau DuPlessis (the fleeting nature of trying to grasp our mortal destiny amiright?)
In today's episode Paul reads from Eurydics: Snake by Rachel Blau DuPlessis before sharing some sketches from his recent trip to Portland.
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Tom Ward on Medium: https://tomwardwrites.medium.com/9 min - Ep. 33 - Annie Dillard (It's okay to care)
Today, Tom reads "Write Till You Drop" by Annie Dillard before sharing his own poem called "Old and Bored." Then, Paul shares his own response to Auden's "Unknown Citizen" and his desire to mess with future archaeologists.
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Music by Wes Cunningham: https://wescunningham.bandcamp.com/album/tough-and-skinny
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2bMQqFW6g0gltO8Aapq9TD
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Tom Ward on Medium: https://tomwardwrites.medium.com/11 min - Ep. 32 - Russell Atkins (Manifesto)
In today's episode Paul reads "Manifesto" by Russell Atkins before sharing his own manifesto.
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Music by Wes Cunningham: https://wescunningham.bandcamp.com/album/tough-and-skinny
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https://music.apple.com/us/artist/wes-cunningham/193208
Tom Ward on Medium: https://tomwardwrites.medium.com/15 min - Ep. 31 -- W.H. Auden, (D*ck Pills & Life Insurance)
In this episode Tom reads Paul some W.H. Auden as well as his latest poem about Ubering in his Kia Soul.
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Music by Wes Cunningham: https://wescunningham.bandcamp.com/album/tough-and-skinny
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2bMQqFW6g0gltO8Aapq9TD
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Tom Ward on Medium: https://tomwardwrites.medium.com/12 min - Ep. 30 -- Wendell Berry, pt. 2 (this is what happens when you see The Odyssey three times in two weeks)
It's part 2 of our conversation about and reading of Wendell Berry. Plus, Paul reads a Haiku, and Tom reads a poem tentively titled "This is what happens when you see The Odyssey three times in two weeks."
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Music by Wes Cunningham: https://wescunningham.bandcamp.com/album/tough-and-skinny
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Tom Ward on Medium: https://tomwardwrites.medium.com/14 min - Ep. 29 -- Wendell Berry, pt. 1
The boys are back. Sigh. Just kidding! We're back! Today Tom and Paul talk about the poetry and life of Wendell Berry and Tom shares a new poem about Ubering in his Kia Soul.
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Music by Wes Cunningham: https://wescunningham.bandcamp.com/album/tough-and-skinny
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Tom Ward on Medium: https://tomwardwrites.medium.com/19 min - Ep. 28 - Margaret Atwood, Farugh Farrokhzad (the rebel poet of Iran)
Today we hear poems by Margaret Atwood and Farugh Farrokhzad, the rebel poet of Iran. Tom and Paul then share some first drafts of their own.
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Music by Wes Cunningham: https://wescunningham.bandcamp.com/album/tough-and-skinny
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Tom Ward on Medium: https://tomwardwrites.medium.com/13 min - Ep. 27 - Louise Gluck, Joy Harjo, part 2
Hi. Today we bring you the rest of our conversation about the poetry of Joy Harjo as Paul reads “How to Write a Poem in a Time of War.” Tom reads “Confession” by Louise Gluck, before sharing is own little diddy called “Indifference.”
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Music by Wes Cunningham: https://wescunningham.bandcamp.com/album/tough-and-skinny
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Tom Ward on Medium: https://tomwardwrites.medium.com/14 min - Ep. 26: Louise Gluck, Joy Harjo, part 1
We’re back! After a little break, we’re excited to bring you our first episode of season 2. Paul reads “She Had Some Horses” by Joy Harjo, Tom reads “The Wish Poem” by Louise Gluck, as well his latest called “Ululations.”
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Music by Wes Cunningham: https://wescunningham.bandcamp.com/album/tough-and-skinny
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2bMQqFW6g0gltO8Aapq9TD
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/wes-cunningham/193208
Tom Ward on Medium: https://tomwardwrites.medium.com/16 min
About Two Friends Two Poems
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A podcast for the poet in all of us. In each episode, hosts Tom Ward and Paul Natale read and write poetry to each other just to see what happens, often with a special guest to play…
along.