Ep 187: This Was Poetry, ft. Versecraft, Pt. 1
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Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:
– The last episode of Poetry Says
– The Paradise Lost episode of Poetry Says, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2
– The Iron Lyre by Elijah Blumov
– The Iron Lyre Playlist on YouTube and Spotify
– Why So Serious? by Alex Ross
– Aunt Imogen by E. A. Robinson
– Brian Brodeur’s piece on E. A. Robinson
– When I Mean I by Jonathan Farmer
– The episode with Alan Shapiro
– The episode with Naomi Kanakia
– A Dress Rehearsal for the Truth by Alan Shapiro
Frequently mentioned names:
Other Ratbag Poetry Pods:
Poetry Says by Alice Allan
I Hate Matt Wall by Matt Wall
Versecraft by Elijah Blumov
Ratbag Poetics By David Jalal Motamed
Alice: Poetry Says
Brian: @BPlatzer
Cameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] com
Matthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com
Music by ETRNL
Art by Daniel Alexander Smith