A Puddle-Wonderful Springtime Poetry Extravaganza

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 ★