What Are Poems

Jacob Davies
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A man living inside his own head searches for the meaning of poetry while reading works by real poets and writing poems himself. You can submit your own poems to the podcast at whatarepoemspodcast@gmail.com (peace and love peace and love, beef jerky) Visit https://www.bonfire.com/what-are-shirts/ to purchase the official WHAT ARE POEMS T-Shirt.

  1. Djuna Barnes

    05/02/2024

    Djuna Barnes

    Djuna Barnes out here living

    20 min
  2. John Berryman

    04/19/2024

    John Berryman

    It all goes around and around

    21 min
  3. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

    04/12/2024

    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

    I’ve returned with my rich buddy Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

    25 min
  4. Robert Lax

    07/21/2022

    Robert Lax

    What's this? No scandal? A good man, writing good things who ends up in Greece (not exiled, just alone, but not alone at all) It's Robert Lax on What are Poems!

    33 min
  5. Frank O'Hara

    07/14/2022

    Frank O'Hara

    He is on the pulse of Late-60's New York City.  A friend of all artist -- Frank O'Hara.  I discuss a harrowing tale of hammers I heard second hand.

    27 min
  6. The Star-Spangled Banner

    07/03/2022

    The Star-Spangled Banner

    Two men choke on grapes in this episode.

    26 min
  7. Marianne Moore

    06/24/2022

    Marianne Moore

    Marianne Moore was out there.  Another poet who's father has a psychotic break.  Another poet who was writing, and breathing and living and dying in times before our times. Also: She sums up what I've been trying to say in her poem "Poetry"

    28 min
  8. Baxter Black

    06/20/2022

    Baxter Black

    NPR contributor, poet, and philosopher Baxter Black's poems are read.  I regret making fun of Ronald Reagan in a twist of fate I never saw coming.

    24 min
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A man living inside his own head searches for the meaning of poetry while reading works by real poets and writing poems himself. You can submit your own poems to the podcast at whatarepoemspodcast@gmail.com (peace and love peace and love, beef jerky) Visit https://www.bonfire.com/what-are-shirts/ to purchase the official WHAT ARE POEMS T-Shirt.

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  • Creator
    Jacob Davies
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    63
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jacob Davies
  • Show Website
    What Are Poems