"De Anima" by Howard Nemerov

Soundtrack to this episodeText of poem hereSend me your AMA questions for Versecraft 100! Topics discussed in this episode include:-Greatest Generation poets-"Because You Asked About the Line Between Prose and Poetry" by Howard Nemerov-"De Anima" by Aristotle-On loose iambics-The ghost of Sapphics-A transexual volta-Life engenders the great romance of death-"Spring and Fall" by Gerard Manley Hopkins-The nature of empathy and tragedy-Orpheus and Eurydice and my Shane McCrae Episode-Cupid like you've never seen him beforeSupport the showVISIT MY WEBSITE HERE.BUY VERSECRAFT MERCH HERE.VISIT THE VERSECRAFT SUBSTACK HERE.Please subscribe, rate, and review! Thanks so much for listening.You can leave me a tip, support the podcast, or request a commission here! TikTok:  @versecraftSend me a note at: [email protected] favorite poetry podcasts for: Sharp thoughts and cutting truths (Matthew): Sleerickets  Lovely introspection and sensitive reflection (Alice): Poetry Says The landscape of Ohioan poetry (Jeremy): Poetry Spotlight  Supported in part by The Ohio Poetry AssociationArt by David Anthony KlugList of the most common metrical feet: Iamb: weak-STRONG (u /)Trochee: STRONG-weak (/ u)Anapest: weak-weak-STRONG (u u /)Amphibrach: weak-STRONG-weak (u / u)Dactyl: STRONG-weak-weak (/ u u)Cretic: STRONG-weak-STRONG (/ u /)Pyrrhic: weak-weak (u u)Spondee: STRONG-STRONG (/ /)