I Could Think of Verse

Garfield Dsouza

A podcast about poems in all shapes and sizes. Cover Design: Koni Barry

  1. May 16

    SE01E43 | This Be The Verse | Philip Larkin

    Mum and dad are in the dock in this poem by Philip Larkin. The spotlight on them is harsh—unforgiving even; so the question is: do they merit that? This episode reads between the verses—and takes several pages from Larkin’s life—to arrive at an answer. Warning: This episode touches upon events and facts that are deeply traumatic. Listener discretion is recommended. (00:00) Warning (00:27) The Poem (01:07) Straight to Hell (02:00) Second Thoughts (03:14) So What Must Be Done? (04:11) Horrible Parents? (06:14) The Memoir (07:25) The Racist (09:33) Why? (10:53) The Wrap-up Transcript: ⁠https://bit.ly/4dreGTp Background Score: Youtube | The Palace Gardens: Asher Fulero; Pixabay | Nature Investigation: ViraMiller

    12 min

  2. Jan 10

    SE01E42 | You Said, I Agreed | Anita Nair

    Two lovers. Facts. And what seems to be an agreeable conversation. Anita Nair employs these elements across six verses that appear to tell an ordinary tale. This episode wonders about that very appearance and tries to look between its lines. (00:00) The Poem (00:48) The Specifics (01:15) Conversation? (01:50) Scandal? (04:00) A Twist? (04:40) Questions? (06:03) Good or Bad? (07:24) Definitely Avoidable (08:11) First Impressions (08:39) Do You Have Time? (10:38) An Honest Wrap-up Transcript: https://bit.ly/456KDxc Background Score: Youtube | Raag Bilsakhani Todi: Sandeep Das, Anisha Roy, and Bivakar Chaudhuri; Nevada City: Huma Huma; The Palace Gardens: Asher Fulero. Pixabay | Cinematic Atmosphere Score 2: Musictown Background Sound: Garfield Dsouza

    13 min

  3. 07/06/2025

    SE01E41 | Success is Counted Sweetest | Emily Dickinson

    High-octane superlative adjectives and people who have “made it” are the usual suspects employed to define success. Can you ignore them all though and yet get to know success face to face? This episode inspects an Emily-Dickinson poem (on success of course!) to pry open the answer to that question. (00:00) Introduction (00:20) The Poem (01:08) The Audience (01:47) The Metaphor (04:27) The Definers (06:02) The Twist (07:39) Wrap-up Instagram: icouldthinkofverse Transcript: https://bit.ly/3TmEbfh Background Score: Youtube | Symphony No. 5 and Fur Elise: Beethoven Background Sound: Pixabay.com and Koni Barry

    8 min

  4. 03/09/2025

    SE01E40 | The Poet's Grave | Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

    A dead poet. The other the first to write English poems in India. The ocean. Seamews. The shore. The usual opera of nature. And a 19th-century poem. This episode unearths the elements of The Poet’s Grave and inspects its lines to find out the state of their semantics in the year 2025. (00:00) The Poem (01:24) Mood Music (02:24) Dying Language (03:44) Dying Symbols (05:05) However, I Cannot Leave It At That (07:55) The Family (08:55) The Education (09:50) The Scandal (11:12) Still In The News? (12:23) Wrap-up  Instagram: icouldthinkofverse Transcript: https://bit.ly/43waqyI Background Score: Pixabay | Voices of Eternity (Church Cathedral Choir): lucafrancini; Youtube | Growing Space: Astron, The Palace Gardens: Asher Fulero

    13 min
  5. SE01E39 | DIY02: About The Allegation in Episode 38

    12/08/2024

    SE01E39 | DIY02: About The Allegation in Episode 38

    In Episode 38, I said I wasn't sure whether Auden did write 'Give Me a Doctor'. Well, I cannot say that anymore. This episode tells you why. Instagram: icouldthinkofverse Transcript: https://bit.ly/4f6wnqb

    4 min
  6. SE01E38 | DIY02: Give Me a Doctor | W. H. Auden

    12/04/2024

    SE01E38 | DIY02: Give Me a Doctor | W. H. Auden

    A doctor, a patient, and a poem conspire to make you laugh. And this episode offers you questions to deconstruct them all—the alleged laugh including.   (00:00) Before You Begin (00:57) An Allegation (02:25) The Poem Itself (02:56) What Sort of a Doctor? (04:42) Who Talks Like That? (05:33) A Question of Life and Death (07:11) What Lies Beneath? (08:00) Am I Biased? (09:30) Wrap-up  Instagram: icouldthinkofverse Transcript: https://bit.ly/4igdXpP Background Score: On The Rocks and Confident Kurt: TrackTribe (Youtube Music Library)

    10 min
  7. SE01E37 | #workshop | The Object of Your (Dis)Affection | An Afterthought

    10/10/2024

    SE01E37 | #workshop | The Object of Your (Dis)Affection | An Afterthought

    Does it make sense for the human in you to employ AI to complete this workshop? Think about it; write down your reasons; and then listen in.  Instagram: icouldthinkofverse Transcript:  https://bit.ly/3YheZdr

    4 min
  8. SE01E36 | #workshop | The Object of Your (Dis)Affection | 5: Shape, Size, Rhyme, and Verse

    10/10/2024

    SE01E36 | #workshop | The Object of Your (Dis)Affection | 5: Shape, Size, Rhyme, and Verse

    Part 5 might antagonize you into rethinking the shape and size of your rhyme and verse. Proceed with caution.  Instagram: icouldthinkofverse Transcript: https://bit.ly/4gW5wzd Background Score: Glass of Wine | Monument_Music (Pixabay.com)

    4 min
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About

A podcast about poems in all shapes and sizes. Cover Design: Koni Barry

Information

  • Creator
    Garfield Dsouza
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Garfield Dsouza
  • Show Website
    I Could Think of Verse