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Hello, lovely listener!I am still your host, Lindsay and, wow; you’re still listening to 2centspnf, Your Audible Anthology. This episode is an exercise in accountability :)

Reach out to us!Sections mentioned:Shared AtomsBrahmaHundreds of affectionsEcological Spirituality by D.P. St John (article)

Reach out to us!Hello lovely listener. Happy New Year; I’ve been meaning to get back to you but I must get something off my chest. I really enjoy making these episodes and I am especially encouraged by your interactions with them, but I‘ve been finding myself in something of a prolonged freeze response; especially in the past months where I struggle to write, record and produce as I used to. Seeing that this podcast is relatively young I didn't think the issues I have with perfectionism would rise to the surface so soon but my need for “Shadow work” as it were has finally come to my attention. This isn’t to say that I won’t be uploading any episodes but I thought it important to say something especially since we’re in the middle of a couple of series’. I also think of this as a way of loosening the self-imposed reins regarding what makes a good episode or podcast in general. As always, thank you for listening and you’ll hear from me very soon. 

Reach out to us!Hello Lovely Listener!Links mentioned in the episode:Asclepiades poemsThe Mellarium2centspnf is excited to partner up with Magic Mind! Coinciding with our thematic analysis of Carpe diem, I detail my formula for seizing the day and Magic Mind is a key player in giving me the boost I need. A two ounce shot features nootropic and adaptogens like; ashwagandha and lion’s mane mushrooms; which reduce anxiety and inflammation while supporting cognition by preventing neural degeneration and stimulating neural regeneration.You can get Magic Mind at: https://www.magicmind.com/2centspnf With the code LINDSAY20, you can get up to 56% off your first subscription or 20% off your one time purchase for the next 10 days.References:Carrubba, Robert W. “Apollo and Leuconoe in Horace, ‘Odes’ I, II.” Quaderni Urbinati Di Cultura Classica, vol. 74, no. 2, Jan. 2003, p. 133. https://doi.org/10.2307/20546778.Grimm, R. E. “Horace’s ‘Carpe Diem.’” The Classical Journal, vol. 58, no. 7, 1963, pp. 313–18. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3294690. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024.

Reach out to us!Thank you for listening in 2023!A Shropshire Lad, XLA. E. HousmanInto my heart an air that kills    From yon far country blows:  What are those blue remembered hills,    What spires, what farms are those?    That is the land of lost content,  I see it shining plain,  The happy highways where I went    And cannot come again.Walkabout OST

Reach out to us!This episode took me a year to complete. Take your time with it ;)Timestamps:00:00- Intro poem/ Green Africa- Horst Wolff01:05- Briefing02:43- Episode Theme08:03- Kwesi Brew09:50- Poem/ The Sea Eats Our Lands10:26- Analysis17:21- A Discussion on the Oral Tradition19:59- Libation/Cobby D Poet23:20- Article/ The People of Ghana (J. Anquandah)24:43- Making a New History25:45- The Cultures of Ghana29:48- The Peopling of Ghana33:34- The Language Map of Ghana37:17- Cultures & People39:17- Food Culture & Taro Yams39:54- Ethnomedicare 41:25- Arts, Crafts & Social Customs (Terracotta arts)44:58- Interview transition45:58- Poem recital/ Ashanti- Adjei Agyei-Baa01:20:20- Poem recital/ A Feast in Ashanti- Kofi Amed01:43:51- Analysis of the final lines01:51:43- Song Discussion/ Nnwonkoro (D. Locke/K. Ampene)01:55:21- Dr H.C. Jones on the Difference between Western and Trad. African Music01:59:08- Conclusion02:01:12- Poem/ Gold Coast Customs- Edith SitwellLinks/Articles mentioned in the episode:Brendal, Aformeziem. “Kwesi Brew and African Poetry.” Strathclyde, Apr. 2015, www.academia.edu/12056017/Kwesi_Brew_and_African_Poetry.How Poems Work #1 - L. S. Mensah on Kwesi Brew’s “the Sea Eats Our Lands.” www.oneghanaonevoice.com/2010/08/how-poems-work-1-l-s-mensah-on-kwesi.html.Kush, Femi. “Oral Tradition.” Kwasu, May 2018, www.academia.edu/36707753/Oral_Tradition.Persoon, James, et al. “The Early Poetry of Kwesi Brew: An Evaluation.” Kente: Cape Coast Journal of Literature and the Arts, vol. 3, no. 1, May 2022, pp. 40–58. https://doi.org/10.47963/jla.v3i1.835.THE PEOPLE OF GHANA: THEIR ORIGINS AND CULTURES on JSTOR. www.jstor.org/stable/43855009.Adjei Agyei-Baa/Ashanti InterviewThe Oweds - H.C. Jones, PhD Poems featured in the episode:GREEN AFRICAHorst WolffAfrica, you catch our eyesWaking in your sudden bloomOf giant flowers, rainbow colouredGenerous with limb and life,You are eternal in your treesWhich crowd, luxuriate and rot;Returning to return.Your white-crowned mountain call us upYour slopes of promise where as eaglesWe look down your spread of greenand the metal bodies of your riversBright with points of splintered light.Dreaming you, where’er I goI see Ancestors by their firesForming worlds from tales and fables. THE SEA EATS OUR LANDS Kwesi BrewHere stood our ancestral home:The crumbling wall marks the spot.Here a sheep was led to slaughterTo appease the gods and atoneFor faults which our destinyHas blossomed into crimes.There my cursed father once stoodAnd shouted at us, his children.To come back from our playTo our evening meal and sleep.The clouds are thickening in the red skyAnd night had charmedA black power into the pounding waves.Here once lay Keta.Now her golden girlsErode into the armsO

Reach out to us!Hello lovely Listener, my name is Lindsay and you’re listening to 2cents podcast Your Audible Anthology. All the poetry books I’ve reviewed so far were by authors in the mainstream. My commentary was merely a drop in an ocean of reviews and I’d echo similar sentiments found in comments typed off the cuff on Amazon or GoodReads. This episode I am delighted to delve into a collection of poetry by Damian White titled: I Made A Place For You. We will explore how he unpacks his story featuring some recitals from him as well as an appreciation of the collections art and how the written and illustrated elements harmonise to give us an immersive experience of Damian’s narrative.Damian's social mediaRead I Made A Place For You

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Reach out to us!It was truly a coincidence that this episode was uploaded in time for the Easter holidays.Happy Easter to those who celebrate!

Reach out to us!Link to the episode:https://youtu.be/7R1KJybcjwg

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Reach out to us!Episode Transcript here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755526/episodes/10743955-song-of-myself-section-9# 

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Reach out to us!Which Feminist poet are you quiz- https://www.buzzfeed.com/2centspnf/which-feminist-poet-are-you-4zris0q6q9 

Reach out to us!A deep dive. Time stamps:00:00- Intro 00:43 - Briefing 02:41- About “isms” 04:54- History of Feminism 08:00- 1st wave 14:30- Stanzas 15:43- Aphra Behn 16:17- The Willing Mistriss 22:20- Sojourner Truth; Ain’t I Woman? 24:44- We As Women 30:00- Akiko Yosano 34:18- Labour Pains 39:52- 2nd wave 42:11- The Counterculture 47:11- Denise Levertov 49:49- The Ache of Marriage 51:03- Mitsuye Yamada 53:08- Marriage Was a Foreign Country 01:00:22- Lesbian Feminist Poetry; Sappho 01:02:40- Ode To Aphrodite 01:08:29- 3rd wave 01:13:19- Minnie Bruce Pratt 01:16:00- Ora 01:21:00- Chrystos 01:22:36- Crooning 01:25:27- Audre Lorde 01:28:27- Who Said It Was Simple 01:31:46- The Globalisation of Feminism 01:34:22- 4th wave 01:39:48- Rupi Kaur 01:41:00- Nikita Gill; Don’t Be Beautiful 01:43:34- Sharanya Manivannan 01:43:52- The Mothers 01:52:49- African Feminism 01:58:31- The strains of African Feminism 02:04:28- Dr Stella Nyanzi 02:07:00- Women Shall No Longer Wait 02:10:30- Ijeoma Umebinyuo 02:13:50- Feminism in Islam 02:16:05- Hissa Hilal 02:17:27- The Chaos of Fatwas 02:19:25- Reconciling Islam with Feminism 02:23:11- Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi 02:26:00- Equality In Age 02:30:40- Pious Fashion 02:32:36- Ode To The West 02:39:12- Nizar Qabbani 02:40:37- Love Compared 02:42:05- I Have No Power 02:46:47- Misogynistic Poetry 02:48:54- Like The She-Cats 02:53:20- The Way Forward 02:55:20- Outro

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Reach out to us!Home body is Rupi Kaur’s third book and it has garnered a commendable 4.8 Stars out of 5 on Amazon and 4.1 out of 5 on Good reads. Kaur is seen as the pioneer of the fairly new sub genre of Instagram poetry, and while Instapoetry isn't as aged as other subgenres yet it has amassed a dedicated following, and in the same breath, there is notable criticism directed at it; aside from the one-liners begging for depth and/or elaboration or the unproductive use of indentations, the greater question lingers; is this type of work considered poetry? Tune in to hear more.

Reach out to us!The imagination is a double-edged sword, that can act in and against our favour. In today's episode we will explore creativity in its pure and most destructive form as it plays out in the written work of those involved in true crime cases. 

Reach out to us!Loneliness is a feeling most are familiar with, tune in to hear the experiences of other poets in both the highs and lows of their loneliness.

Reach out to us!Love is a vast concept and there are so many interesting perspectives and interpretations of love given in poems. Tune in as we analyse love poems from as early as the medieval era all the way to our present day.

Reach out to us!Life and death are the broadest categories in poetry, and they are the focus in this episode. Tune in to listen to poems found and written in relation to these themes.

Reach out to us!Gabbie Hanna is a YouTuber, music artist and till recently a New York Times Best Selling Author. With the questionable reception she received from her first release, one could only wonder if her latest release will hold up. Tune in to get a glimpse of her latest work.

Reach out to us!"Poetry begins in delight and ends in wisdom." - Robert Frost.Listen in to find out how analysis approves these words and could better your experience with literature.