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Scott Reads Poetry
by Scott Scharl
I read poems for your enjoyment. Support the show and buy me a coffee at buymeacoff.ee/scottscharl . Feedback is welcome at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!
Episodes
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"My Childhood's Home I See Again" by Abraham Lincoln
Did you know President Lincoln wrote poetry? Support the show by buying me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottscharl. --- "My Childhood's Home I See Again" by Abraham Lincoln My childhood's home I see again, And sadden with the view; And still, as memory crowds my brain, There's…
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"Tell all the truth but tell it slant" by Emily Dickinson
Text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56824/tell-all-the-truth-but-tell-it-slant-1263 If you’re enjoying my readings, buy me a coffee! Thanks for listening.
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"God's Grandeur" by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44395/gods-grandeur If you’re enjoying my readings, buy me a coffee! Thanks for listening.
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"The Destruction of Sennacherib" by Lord Byron
Text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43827/the-destruction-of-sennacherib If you’re enjoying my readings, buy me a coffee! Thanks for listening.
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"Leisure" by William Henry Davies
Text: https://englishverse.com/poems/leisure Thanks to Parker Fox for this recommendation! If you have a poem (in the public domain) that you'd like to hear, reach out to @scott_scharl or [email protected].\ If you’re enjoying my readings, buy me a coffee! Thanks for listening.
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"Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas
Editor William Harmon calls this the best villanelle of the twentieth century, and among the best poems of any type for that time. https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night If you’re enjoying my readings, buy me a coffee! Thanks for listening.
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"The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by William Butler Yeats
Yeats was inspired to write this poem about living a simple life on a lake near a place where he spent summers as a child in County Sligo, Ireland. He was influenced by Henry David Thoreau's Walden. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43281/the-lake-isle-of-innisfree If you’re enjoying my...
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"Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost
A short poem about hate and indifference. Which is worse? https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44263/fire-and-ice
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"The Emperor of Ice-Cream" by Wallace Stevens
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45234/the-emperor-of-ice-cream If you’re enjoying my readings, buy me a coffee! Thanks for listening.
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"Terence, This Is Stupid Stuff" by Alfred Edward Housman
A humorous poem about poetry and drinking. Housman is a master of the couplet, and the meter really makes this poem a rewarding read. https://www.bartleby.com/123/62.html If you’re enjoying my readings, buy me a coffee! Thanks for listening.
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"A narrow Fellow in the Grass" by Emily Dickinson
This poem is also a riddle! See if you can figure out what is being described... If you’re enjoying my readings, buy me a coffee! Thanks for listening.
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"The World Is Too Much With Us" by William Wordsworth
The poet laments the futility and emptiness of life. If you’re enjoying my readings, buy me a coffee! Thanks for listening.
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"Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
This poem is one of my favorites. The Greek hero of the Iliad and the Odyssey gives an account of his life and purpose before he sets sail on his final journey. The final section ofthe poem is actually quoted by Judy Dench's character "M" in the Bond film Skyfall. She, of course does a better...
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"The Betrothed" by Rudyard Kipling
My reading of this humorous poem about a husband who is forced to choose between his wife and his tobacco. If you’re enjoying my readings, buy me a coffee! Thanks for listening.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I read poems for your enjoyment. Support the show and buy me a coffee at buymeacoff.ee/scottscharl . Feedback is welcome at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!
HOSTED BY
Scott Scharl
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Scott Reads Poetry currently has 14 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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I read poems for your enjoyment. Support the show and buy me a coffee at buymeacoff.ee/scottscharl . Feedback is welcome at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!
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