You're the Poet

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this eighty-seventh episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Peter Okonkwo from Leeds England to You're the Poet and share Gerard Manley Hopkins' "I Wake and Feel the Fell of Darkness, Not Day", "Matthew Burgio's "A Poet's Gift", and Phil Burgio's "THE RAINS". Peter Okonkwo shares his poems "Kwame's Extensive Lamentation", "We Were a Royal Portrait of Sorrow", and "Vanessa's Dire Lamentation" from his book "Kwame Come Home: The Grief" . We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.

This episode's intro poem recited by Bonnie Clyde.

Episode Links:

Find Peter Okonkwo's bio, books, and links on his website

https://peterokonkwo.com

Visit Peter Okonkwo's Amazon Author Page.

Find the book "Kwame Come Home" on Amazon.

Learn more about P. English Literature on

-Youtube, @P.EnglishLiterature

-Instagram, @p_english_literature

-Facebook, P. English Literature

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Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this eighty-sixth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Bonnie Clyde from Virginia Beach to You're the Poet and share Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay", Matthew Burgio's "The Muse Who Holds My Heart", and Phil Burgio's "AUTUMN POEMS: HAIKU & ACROSTIC". Bonnie Clyde shares his poems "Laura", "Dog on My Hat", and "Listening" . We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.

This episode's intro poem recited by De'Ashia Wallace.

Episode Links:

Find Bonnie Clyde's book, "Enter If You Dare?!"

⁠On Amazon

Follow Bonie Clyde on Substack @whoisbonnieclyde.

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Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this eighty-fifth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest De'Ashia Wallace from Houston, Texas to You're the Poet and share J.M. Barrie's "Alphabet Poem", Matthew Burgio's "The Fall Sky is Falling", and Phil Burgio's "BACK IN TIME". De'Ashia Wallace shares her poems "DOT 9:21", "The Hug I Should've Gave You", and "The Rules" . We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.

This episode's intro poem recited by Laurence Fuller.

Episode Links:

Find De'Ashia Wallace's book, "The Hug I Wish I Gave You"

On Amazon

Follow De'Ashia Wallace on Instagram @thefemalemcee

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Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this eighty-fourth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Laurence Fuller from Venice Beach, California to You're the Poet and share William Ernest Henley's "Invictus", Matthew Burgio's "I Stopped to Watch a Butterfly", and Phil Burgio's "RESONANCE TO MY MIND". Laurence Fuller shares his poems "Redemption", "Fields That Once Were There", and "Portraits of the Future" . We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.

This episode's intro poem recited by Richard Ebner.

Episode Links:

Find Laurence Fuller online at laurencefuller.art.

Find Laurence Fuller's interactive art at poetixstream.art.

Follow Laurence Fuller on Instagram/@laurencefuller.

Follow Laurence Fuller on YouTube/@prlrfuller.

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Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this eighty-third episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome back guest Richard Ebner from Dodge Mountain in Rockland, Maine to You're the Poet and share Alexander Pope's "Sound and Sense", Matthew Burgio's "Fall Reflections", and Phil Burgio's "CRAZY". Richard Ebner shares his poems "Spaces and Places", "Big Boys Should Cry, and "Positivity Power" . We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.

This episode's intro poem recited by Nijah Wilde.

Episode Links:

Find Richard Ebner's books on Amazon.

-Saving Papa's Tales

-Staying Stoned

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Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this eighty-second episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Nijah Wilde from southeast Scotland to You're the Poet and share Alison Cockburn's "The Flowers of the Forest", Matthew Burgio's "Golden Jewels", and Phil Burgio's "I THOUGHT I SAW HER FROM AFAR". Nijah Wilde shares her poems "Sober", "I Would Have Said No", "Our Last Night", and "The Noises Within" . We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.

This episode's intro poem recited by Angie Austin.

Episode Links:

Find Nijah Wilde across the Internet through her Linktree.

Find Nijah Wilde's book, "Roots in the Wilde" on Amazon.

Find Nijah Wilde's book, "Wilde Thoughts" on Amazon.

Find Nijah Wilde's book, "Prompted" on Amazon.

Find Nijah Wilde's book, "Moon Dog" on Amazon.

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Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this eighty-first episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Angie Austin from Alligator, Mississippi to You're the Poet and share Edgar Robert Service's "The Cremation of Sam McGee", Matthew Burgio's "Ice Dragon", and Phil Burgio's "SOME DAY". Angie Austin shares her poems "Patience", "Beautiful Gray", "The Wandering Tide", and "How Do You Lose a Son?" . We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.

This episode's intro poem recited by Amos Mkubwa.

Episode Links:

Find Angie Austin's book, "Web of Gold", on Amazon.

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Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this seventy-fifth episode, hosts Matt and Phil Burgio facilitate our You're the Poet: Around the Table 6 and welcome to the table previous You're the Poet guests Katya Rome, Janet Tai, Robin Gittens, and Robert Nolan Clark to share some poetry and interact within this community of poets. We hope you enjoy what they bring to the table, and we thank you for your support as we continue to grow our community!

Poetry Outline:

Robert Nolan Clark- "Promised Love" and "She Sang to Me"

Phil Burgio- "IKIGAI"

Robin Gittens- "Over Temperature"

Guest Updates

Matthew Burgio- "Sleeping Beauty and Her Dog"

Janet Tai- "September Come"

Katya Rome- "Twilight Zone"

Links from Episode:

Follow Katya Rome ⁠on Instagram⁠: @katyaromewritings

Find Janet Tai's book, "I Make My Bed, I Lie in It", ⁠on Amazon⁠.

Follow Janet Tai⁠ on YouTube @61papillonnoir

Check out Robin Gittens website, www.robinagittens.com

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Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this seventy-ninth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome back guest Amos Mkubwa who brings his Alpha Generation I student poets to You're the Poet and share Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing", Matthew Burgio's "I Hear Her Breath as One Might Hear a Song", and Phil Burgio's "Lonely Heart". Amos introduces his students and they their poetry with us. We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.

Alpha Generation I Students and Their Poems:

Group Leader Alfred Momanyi- "The Massacre"

Junior Arisa- "I'm Feeling Happy"

Frida- "Education"

Nicole Nyamonyo- "My Peaceful Village"

Ivonne Nyamonyo- "Joy Giver"

Vincent Anyoka- "Talent"

Vinley Mogambi- "Sad No More"

Shelia Osoro- (Just an introduction, no poem)

This episode's intro poem recited by Janet Tai.

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Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this seventy-eighth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome back guest Janet Tai from Malaysia to You're the Poet and share Edgar Allan Poe's "Lines on Ale", Matthew Burgio's "Sonnet No. 2 for My Love"", and Phil Burgio's "A BREWER'S DILEMA, OR HOW CHUCK THE BREWER SAVES THE BEER". Janet Tai shares her poems "Trouble Trouble Double Trouble", "Heart Beat", and "What's the Big Deal" . We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.

This episode's intro poem recited by Natasha Akinfolarin.

Episode Links:

Find Janet Tai's book, "I Make My Bed, I Lie in It", on Amazon.

Follow Janet Tai on YouTube @61papillonnoir

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