Poetry for the People

Clinton and Sarah Collister
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For centuries, poetry was a unifying force in society: farmers and aristocrats alike shared a common knowledge and participated, to a large extent, in a common poetic story. Nowadays, things have changed. Poetry has been pigeon-holed to the classroom or the academy, and therefore become less approachable. Our project is to reclaim poetry one poem at a time, placing it back in the rightful hands of the people!

Episodes

  1. S1: Episode 9

    02/09/2021

    S1: Episode 9

    In this episode, we consider the poems by two Johns of two different eras; John Clegg and John Heath-Stubbs.

    27 min
  2. S1: Episode 8

    09/02/2020

    S1: Episode 8

    In this episode, we discuss a grand poem by Mary Jo Salter and a classic by the Bard, William Shakespeare.

    42 min
  3. S1: Episode 7

    06/14/2020

    S1: Episode 7

    In this episode, we explore the lovely poetry of Catharine Savage Brosman and Paul Valery.

    27 min
  4. S1: Episode 6

    02/18/2020

    S1: Episode 6

    In this episode, we explore a poem by Brett Foster and one of his influences, Cecco Angiolieri (who was a contemporary of Dante!).

    27 min
  5. S1: Episode 5

    12/23/2019

    S1: Episode 5

    In this episode, we discuss the poetry of two distinct poets: T.S. Eliot and Robert Crawford.

    26 min
  6. S1: Episode 4

    11/12/2019

    S1: Episode 4

    In this episode, we discuss two poems: "The Angel with the Broken Wing" by Dana Gioia and "October Maples" by Richard Wilbur.

    28 min
  7. S1: Episode 3

    09/19/2019

    S1: Episode 3

    In this special episode, we discuss the poem "The Sugar Shack" by Daniel Rattelle. We also consider one of the poets who influenced him, Alfred Lord Tennyson.

    31 min
  8. S1: Episode 2

    08/27/2019

    S1: Episode 2

    In this episode, we read and discuss 2 poems related to the great country of Ireland: "From a Bench in St. Stephen's Green" by James Matthew Wilson and "Adam's Curse" William Butler Yeats.

    24 min
  9. S1: Episode 1

    08/06/2019

    S1: Episode 1

    This week, the Collisters consider an unlikely connection between 2 unique poems: "Los Periquitos" by A.M. Juster and "Book I, Ode IX of Horace," translated by John Dryden.

    25 min
  10. S1: Pilot

    07/23/2019

    S1: Pilot

    The Collisters kick off their first podcast with 2 great poems: "Like" by A.E. Stallings and "Sestina" by Elizabeth Bishop.

    30 min
  • 10 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

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About

For centuries, poetry was a unifying force in society: farmers and aristocrats alike shared a common knowledge and participated, to a large extent, in a common poetic story. Nowadays, things have changed. Poetry has been pigeon-holed to the classroom or the academy, and therefore become less approachable. Our project is to reclaim poetry one poem at a time, placing it back in the rightful hands of the people!

Information

  • Creator
    Clinton and Sarah Collister
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Clinton and Sarah Collister