Kvetched in Stone: The Art of Epigram Pt. 1

Read this essay (and view the poems) on Substack!Topics discussed include:The Monumentalist ManifestoThe Iron LyreBright Soft Things (Crashaw Essay) The Penguin Book of Greek and Latin Lyric Verse trans. Christopher ChildersAsclepiades 6Zonas 9Argentarius 26Martial 5.73, 1.73, 3.65"Prayer" by George Herbert"Cold Turkey" by Joshua Mehigan"Upon the Body of Our Blessed Lord, Naked and Bloody" by Richard Crashaw"To Our Lord, Upon the Water Made Wine," by Richard Crashaw"God is my Final End" by Angelus Silesius"The Rosebud Has No Why" by Angelus Silesius"Why Do I Exist?" by Daniel Brown"On My First Son" by Ben JonsonSupport 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 (/ /)