Ep 65: In the limelight cuz I rhyme tight

 
 

NB: Oops, I said “Shelley’s Apology for Poetry” when I meant to say “Sidney’s…” Sorry about that. Also, the clicking sounds you might notice come from the amazing machine Cameron uses to read, which is both a marvel of engineering in itself and requires extraordinary manual and verbal skill to operate.

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Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:

The Rules of Rhyme by Adam Gopnik

What’s Good by Daniel Levin Becker

Cain Named the Animal by Shane McCrae

The Most Precious Substance on Earth by Shashi Bhat

Illmatic by Nas

Juicy by The Notorious B.I.G.

Big Poppa by The Notorious B.I.G.

None Shall Pass by Aesop Rock

Gopher Guts by Aesop Rock

Public Service Announcement by Jay-Z

Alright by Kendrick Lamar

How to Think Like a Poet by Ryan Wilson

Don Juan by Lord Byron

Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope

Presto Manifesto! by A. E. Stallings

Abel as Cain by Camille Ralphs

Empty by Juice WRLD

Bojack Horseman

Gerard Manley Hopkins

Anne-Marie Thompson

Ian Brandon

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Sister Podcast (Alice): Poetry Says

Eratosphere (Cameron): W T Clark

Music by ETRNL

Art by Daniel Alexander Smith

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