The Winter of My Content

Episode 23 of the Writing the Day podcast, hosted by Kenneth Ronkowitz, titled "The Winter of My Content" was published on March 14, 2023 and runs 1 minutes.

March 14, 2023 ·1m · Writing the Day

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Summary

My poem’s title alludes to the line from Shakespeare’s Richard III, “Now is the winter of our discontent…” and I also think of how John Steinbeck used the line for the title of his The Winter of Our Discontent. This episode is also available as text at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2023/03/14/the-winter-of-my-content/

Episode Description

My poem’s title alludes to the line from Shakespeare’s Richard III, “Now is the winter of our discontent…” and I also think of how John Steinbeck used the line for the title of his The Winter of Our Discontent. This episode is also available as text at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2023/03/14/the-winter-of-my-content/

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