Versology

We got that new-new! New guest, Mark One or MK-1 is an experimental hip-hop artist. New host, Sana is a member of the award winning dance club from Middlesex University Dubai. They brought some fresh perspective to our podcast to talk about MK-1's music journey and how poetry, music and dance come together. 

Hosted by Sana Khan

Music by MK-1

Edited and produced by Astha Bisdt and Anirudh Krishnan

Cover by Anusuya Subramanian

We kick off this season with a music producer, Vasi who is also our close friend and collaborator. He specializes in electronic music and released his first EP in March 2021 and it is available on listening platforms. He and Anirudh discuss the correlation in styles between music and poetry and how they come together. 

Hosted by Anirudh Krishnan

Music by Vasi

Edited and Produced by Astha Bisdt and Anirudh Krishnan

Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian

New season, new voices! Listen to the introduction for the 4th Season of the Versology podcast. Poem written and recited by Anirudh Krishnan. Further introductions done by Fatimah Ahsan.

Dalal visits the Versology podcast again and this time she has an open discussion with Abigail about Victor Hugo's stricken poem, Demain des l'aube (Tomorrow, at Dawn). The two get honest about life, dealing with grief and have a few laughs in between. 

French and English recitations at 00:20.

Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.

Music from Pixabay

Enjoy this slice of life poem as Rimsha and Aysha talk quaratine feels and everything else that comes with it. 

Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.

Music by adisupriyadi from Pixabay

A couple of classmates, Abigail and Lovell, sit down to discuss how poetry can address language, class and prejudice in their respective cultures. Louise Bennet-Coverley was a Jamaican poet who used her words and the stage to help preserve the culture of her small island nation. No Likkle Twang is one of her most famed poems.

Patois and English recitations at 01:20.

Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.

Achamillai, achamillai, acham enbathu illaye. I have no fear over anything. 

This episode is your power anthem! Club coordinator, Anusuya sits down with fellow student Shruti to provide a thorough discussion of this poem. Prepare to turn the pages of history with each line. 

Tamil and English recitations at 00:29.

Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.

Oi! Unrecruited love is a topic that Johann Wolfgang von Goethe could write a book on but he wrote numerous poems instead (the podcast description writer was allowed one joke). Astha and Sophie take a look back at expressions of love and infatuation when Goethe was composing verses for his muses. 

German and English recitations at 00:42

Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.

Nizar Qabbani has a way of capturing the essence of love in his poems; romantic love, love for one's culture, love for life. We're happy to have Hashim back on the podcast and to welcome Cooper as they talk about Qabbani's work and how the Arabic language transforms poetry.

Arabic and English recitations at 1:41.

Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.

Mirza Ghalib's metaphor heavy poem is a tale of grief, love and endurance. Fatimah and Sameeha do a thorough breakdown of this stunning piece and discuss is their personal opinions on its themes. 

Urdu and English recitations at 00:23.

Versology is a student led podcast from Middlesex University Dubai producing episodes each month featuring students of the university's Poetry Club. Follow us on Instagram @mdxpoetry for updates and original work by our members! Cover art by Anusuya Subramanian.