20 episodes
Poetry Blokes Matthew Adamo
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Poetry.
It’s a bit… difficult, isn’t it? All those words! Line after line of them. And some of them don’t even rhyme. What’s the point of it?
Join Matt and Rich for a series of weekly podcasts in which Rich does his best to learn all about poems and Matt does his best to teach him. (I don’t want to give too much away, but think “lacklustre Good Will Hunting”).
If you don’t know the first thing about poetry.If you’re a poetry scholar who wants to go over some familiar ground. Or if you just like to laugh at failure.
You need to give this podcast a listen.
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Episode 1 - The Pilot
In this episode, we look at Andrew Marvell's poem To His Coy Mistress and ask: is Andrew Marvell actually a marble salesman from Hull?
Read the poem here:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44688/to-his-coy-mistress -
Episode 2 - Peace by Rupert Brooke
A funny and interesting look at one of Britain's lesser-known First World War poems.
We discuss Rupert Brooke's washbag, kebabs in bed and non-standard Petrachan sonnets.
Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/13074/peace -
Episode 3 - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
In this episode, a terrible fate befalls dear Al Batross, Rich rejects the concept of green ice and Matt explains why a mariner with a beauteous eye may indeed be ancient.
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Creative geniuses behind the show
>Created and hosted by: Matthew Adamo and Richard Gaughran
>Producer: Dominic Gore
>Music: The Lazlo Project -
Episode 5 - Slough by John Betjeman
In this episode, Rich gets mad at table abuse, then opens his heart about the terrible condition of Dry Eye, while Matt gives recommendations on pubs in Brighton // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
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Episode 6 - Morning Song by Sylvia Plath
In this episode, Rich discusses giving birth beneath a whale, Matt mentions licking a cat's mouth and we both wonder about window squares. // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
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Episode 7 - An Arundel Tomb by Philip Larkin
In this episode, Rich is perplexed by stained glass windows, Matt explains why all the tenants are gone and we both get a bit sweary // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47594/an-arundel-tomb // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great