Feather and Flame

Welcome to the first episode of A Voice Like This — a podcast where I read poetry aloud, not to explain it, but to let it breathe.In this opening episode, I begin with a pairing that moves from gentleness to something far more fierce: the quiet resilience of Emily Dickinson, followed by the fiery awe of William Blake.In this episode:Why Hope still sings in the stormA note on the archaic pronunciation of symmetryWhat happens when a poem doesn't give you answers — only wonderNew episodes every Monday, with the occasional bonus when the mood strikes.Follow A Voice Like This on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you like to listen — and if something here speaks to you, I’d love it if you shared it with someone who might enjoy a quiet moment of poetry in their day.