EPISODE · Apr 15, 2021 · 56 MIN
A Puddle-Wonderful Springtime Poetry Extravaganza
from Fire the Canon · host Jackie, Rachel, Theo
This week, your hosts read and discuss 6 classic springtime poems! Poems from Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Gerard Manley Hopkins, e e cummings, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Dickinson, - ever heard of them? Jackie was just born. Theo gets real hung up on mucus. Rachel knows how many legs various insects have. Topics include: puddles of goo, bears, caterpillars, butterflies, bees, rabbits, retractable claws, Benjamin Franklin, springtime goths, the Pokemon theme song, Cheerios, and the Old Ones. Jackie’s poet recommendations: Tracy K Smith, Morgan Parker, and Reginald Dwayne Betts. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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This week, your hosts read and discuss 6 classic springtime poems! Poems from Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Gerard Manley Hopkins, e e cummings, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Dickinson, - ever heard of them? Jackie was just born. Theo gets real hung up on mucus. Rachel knows how many legs various insects have. Topics include: puddles of goo, bears, caterpillars, butterflies, bees, rabbits, retractable claws, Benjamin Franklin, springtime goths, the Pokemon theme song, Cheerios, and the Old Ones. Jackie’s poet recommendations: Tracy K Smith, Morgan Parker, and Reginald Dwayne Betts.
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