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EPISODE · Jan 22, 2026 · 22 MIN

Word Play in Poetry: Micah James Bauman Reads Fire and Ice

from In Three Poems · host David J Bauman

David's youngest son, Micah James Bauman joins us to talk about his own poems as well as collaborations with his father. Some of Micah's favorite tools are metaphor and wordplay. Support the showThe Poems:"My House," originally published in Word Fountain, read  by David"Tools," from the chapbook, Mapping the Valley: Hospital Poems (2021, Seven Kitchens Press). Read by Micah"Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost from New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes (New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1923): Public domain.Links:"My House:" https://wordfountain.net/2016/07/14/micah-bauman-2016/"Tools:" https://sevenkitchenspress.com/editors-series-1/volume-four/david-micah-bauman-mapping-the-valley/"Fire and Ice:" https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44263/fire-and-iceMicah's Blog: https://micahbauman.wordpress.com/Micah's Bio:Micah James Bauman’s poems have been published in South 85 Journal, Whale Road Review, Anti-heroin Chic, and Sage Cigarettes and has poems forthcoming in the Keystone Anthology. His chapbook Mapping the Valley: Hospital Poems (Seven Kitchens Press, 2021) is a collaboration with his father, David J. Bauman.Text the show!Support the show

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David's youngest son, Micah James Bauman joins us to talk about his own poems as well as collaborations with his father. Some of Micah's favorite tools are metaphor and wordplay. Support the show The Poems: "My House," originally published in Word Fountain, read by David"Tools," from the chapbook, Mapping the Valley: Hospital Poems (2021, Seven Kitchens Press). Read by Micah"Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost from New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes (New York: Henry Holt a...

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