Poetry is a Destructive Force

Nick C and Tyler L
  • 0.0 (0)
  • Arts

A podcast about poetry. Intro theme credit: Antonin Dvorak, New World Symphony, Second Movement: Largo, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Fritz Reiner (published 1958)

Episodes

  1. S2E2: Excuse Me, Baby

    Jan 25

    S2E2: Excuse Me, Baby

    We read "A Story" by Czeslaw Milosz and two poems by Nick, and briefly discuss the history of the Catholic Church

    47 min
  2. S2E1: Themes, Folks!

    Jan 2

    S2E1: Themes, Folks!

    We're back! Tyler and Nick read two stories from Italo Calvino's Italian Folktales: "The Crab Prince" and "The Two Hunchbacks" and also talk about some other things.

    1 hr

  3. 04/12/2025

    S1E4: Dueling Jesuses

    Tyler and Nick read the poetry of Jesus, poetry about Jesus, and a section from Rilke.

    42 min
  4. S1E3: Baudelaire's Roach

    01/05/2025

    S1E3: Baudelaire's Roach

    In this episode, Nick and Tyler discuss readings from Gwendolyn Brooks, Charles Bukowski, and Charles Baudelaire.

    57 min
  5. S1E2: August Kleinzahler and the Entrance of the Angel

    12/09/2024

    S1E2: August Kleinzahler and the Entrance of the Angel

    Nick and Tyler discuss two poems from August Kleinzahler's "A History of Western Music” series. Other poems read in this episode are Czeslaw Milosz's "Ars Poetica?" and Rainer Maria Rilke's "Archaic Torso of Apollo."

    1h 2m

  6. 11/24/2024

    S1E1: Proof of Concept

    The first episode of a podcast about poetry. Poems read in this episode: Poetry is a Destructive Force by Wallace Stevens On the Birth of a Son by Su Tung-Po An untitled poem by Robinson Jeffers Epistle XIV by August Kleinzahler The Best Gang by Roberto Bolano

    1h 28m
  • 6 Episodes

About

A podcast about poetry. Intro theme credit: Antonin Dvorak, New World Symphony, Second Movement: Largo, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Fritz Reiner (published 1958)

Information