Poetry, redefined

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Poetry, redefined

Brew a tea or coffee, pull up a pew, and join me in exploring the magnificent world of poetry.New episodes every week 🖤. ****Please email all enquiries to: [email protected]#poetry #poems #podcast #poetrypodcast #poetrystreaming #weeklypoems #history #biography #discover #poetryaudio #beautifulpoems #books #bookclub #poetryredefined #poetrycorner #poetsclub #poetrypod #poemsdaily #poemsweekly #newpoems #classicalpoetry

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    Ep 89 - Sonnet 73: 'That time of year thou mayst in me behold' (William Shakespeare)

    Dominic reads Shakespeare's glorious sonnet no. 73 on the bard's birthday! Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album, 'Songs for John.' All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Shakespeare #Thebardofavon #sonnet #poetry #poems #romance #discoverpoetry #poetryredefined #poems #reading #readingpoetry #vo #np #love #williamshakespeare #sonnetsofshakespeare ****

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    Ep: 88 - The Wild Iris (Louise Glück)

    Dominic reads Glück's marvellous poem, 'The Wild Iris'. Enjoy! ****The piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Glück #Poetry #Americanpoetry #np #poetryredefined #newupload #poeticbeauty #discoverpoetry #reading #readingpoems #readingpoetry #podcast #poetrypodcast ****

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    Ep: 87 - A Light and Diplomatic Bird (Gwendolyn Brooks)

    Dominic reads about Brooks and reads her wondrous poem, 'A Light and Diplomatic Bird.' Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John.' All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Brooks #Chicago #Americanpoetry #poetry #discoverpoetry #Gwendolynbrooks #nature #beauty #poetrypodcast #poetryreading #np #poetryredefined #beautifulwords #amreading

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    Ep: 86 - Miracle on St. David's Day (Gillian Clarke)

    Happy St. David's Day! Dominic reads a revelatory poem by the Welsh poet, Gillian Clarke. Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#GillianClarke #Clarke #Poetry #Welshpoems #Welshpoetry #HenryV #Shakespeare #Fluellen #Stdavidsday #daffodills #Wordsworth #poetryredefined #discoverbeautifulpoetry #weeklypoems #np #Wales #Nature #BBC4 #spring ****

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    Ep: 85 - February Evening in New York (Denise Levertov)

    Dominic reads Levertov's poem set in February in New York! Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Levertov #DeniseLevertov #February #Newyork #NYC #discoverpoetry #np #discoverpoetry #weeklypoems #poetrypodcast #poetryredefined #Shakespeare #iambic #tetrameter #pentameter #supernatural #amreading #reading #listen #listentopoetry #prose #writing #nature #poeticbeauty

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    Ep: 84 - The Grave of Keats (Oscar Wilde)

    Dominic commemorates Keats on the anniversary of his death by reading a poem by Wilde, entitled, 'The Grave of Keats'. Enjoy!****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Wilde #OscarWilde #Irishpoetry #Keats #Rome #England #np #Discoverpoetry #Poetrypodcast #Poetryredefined #poems #readingpoetry #lovepoetry ****

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    Ep: 83 - Die Schöne Nacht (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

    Dominic returns to read Goethe's alluring night-time poem, 'Die Schöne Nacht', or 'The Beautiful Night'. Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album, 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Germanpoetry #Goethe #np #discoverpoems #beauty #nature #poetrypodcast #poetrypod #poetryhour #discoverpoetry #poems #poets

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    Ep: 82 - The Snow Man (Wallace Stevens)

    Dominic reads Wallace Stevens in this week's episode! Enjoy! Support Orange Tree Theatre here: Orangetreetheatre.co.uk/support-us/donate-now****The piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album, 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#wallacestevens #Americanpoetry #poetrypodcast #poetry #poetryredefined #pod #indiepod #readingpoems #discoverpoems #discoverbeautifulpoetry #np #Shakespeare #Twelfthnight #snow #winter #seasons #poetryreading

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    Ep: 81 - Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare)

    Dominic explores the mystery and magic around Twelfth Night traditions! As well as delving into Shakespeare's play of the same name. Enjoy! ****The piano music is 'Lazarus', from Dominic's 2021 solo piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#TwelfthNight #Shakespeare #WilliamShakespeare #Englishdrama #Poetry #Plays #Readingpoems #Poetrypodcast #Poetryredefined #whatyouwill #np #discoverpoetry ****

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    Ep: 80 - New Year on Dartmoor (Sylvia Plath)

    Dominic reads Plath's dazzling poetry and spends some time discussing her life. Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Plath #SylviaPlath #Wordoftheday #Poetry #Falsetto #Americanpoetry #America #Poetry #Poems #Poetrypodcast #Indiepod #np #discoverpoetry #newyear #newyearpoems #newyearpoetry #beautifulpoems #ny #poemsforall #dailypoems #weeklypoems #poetryspotify #wintertrees #ariel ****

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    Ep: 79 - Mad as the Mist and Snow (William Butler Yeats)

    Happy New Year poetry lovers! To kick off 2026, Dominic reads his beloved Yeats. Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's solo piano album, 'Songs for John' which was released in 2021. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Yeats #Cannon #WilliamButlerYeats #WBY #History #Irishpoetry #Irishpoems #Poems #Poetry #Poetrypodcast #Poetryredefined #Ireland #NP #weeklypoems #discoverpoetry #nature #winter #seasonalpoetry #winterpoems #2026 #happynewyear #NYpoems ****

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    Ep: 78 - The Christmas Special, 2025! (Longfellow, Plath, Rossetti, Shakespeare, Tennyson, and Wordsworth!)

    Welcome to the 2025 Christmas Special! It is an episode filled with festive fervour! Merry Christmas to you! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album, 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Poetryredefined #Christmasspecial #Christmaspoetry #Christmaspoems #Wordsworth #Plath #Tennyson #Longfellow #Rossetti #Shakespeare #beautifulpoetry #weeklypoems #poetrypod #indiepod #poetrypodcast #discoverpoetry #romance #winter #seasonalpoems #winterpoems #christmasreading ****

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    Ep: 77 - Live from Istanbul: December Roses (A Trio of Poems by Sara Teasdale)

    The first-ever live episode of Poetry, redefined comes to you from a vibrant and lively Istanbul! Please enjoy December Roses. ****All audio was captured as 'found sounds' by Dominic, live in Istanbul. ****#Istanbul #poetry #Sultan #Byzantine #birdsong #poetry #poetrypodcast #SaraTeasdale #Americanpoets #np #poetryredefined #grandbazaar #livepodcasts #history #poems #livepod #indiepod #weeklypoems #weeklypoetry ****

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    Ep: 76 - Frost at Midnight (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)

    Dominic reads an apt poem for Winter Solstice, Coleridge's 'Frost at Midnight'. Enjoy! *****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Romanticpoetry #Coleridge #SamuelTaylorColeridge #Wordsworth #Englishpoetry #Nature #WInter #Solstice #np #Followpoetry #Poetrypodcast #Indiepodcast #weeklypoems #poetrypod #readingpoetry #readingpoems ****

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    Ep: 75 - White-Eyes (Mary Oliver)

    Dominic reads the tender and ethereal nature poem, 'White-Eyes', by Mary Oliver. Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#MaryOliver #Naturepoems #Poetry #NP #naturalpoetry #Oliver #Poems #Weeklypoems #Poetrypod #Podcast #indiepod #poetryofspotify #applepodcasts #amazonmusic #newpost #beautifulpoems #discoversomethingnew #poemsforall #femalepoets #reading #readingpoetry #readingpoems #Christmaspoetry #Seasonalpoetry #poemstosleepto #ASMRpoetry ****

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    Ep: 74 - To a Wreath of Snow (Emily Brontë)

    Dominic reads Emily Brontë's stunning winter poem, 'To a Wreath of Snow'. Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#EmilyBrontë #Brontë #Brontësisters #np #poetry #weeklypoems #newpost #newupload #victorianpoetry #spotifypoetry #beautifulpoems #poemstoliveby #poetryreading #history #Emily

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    Ep: 73 - War Poetry for Remembrance Part 3 'May, 1915' (Charlotte Mew)

    2025's War Poetry for Remembrance Series concludes with Charlotte Mew's thoughtful poem, 'May, 1915'. ****The piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#CharlotteMew #Warpoetry #WWI WWII #Thegreatwar #Mew #Poetry #Dailypoems #Weeklypoems #np #remembrance #Englishpoetry #poemstoliveby #beautifulpoetry #ww1 ****

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    Ep: 72 - War Poetry for Remembrance Part 2 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' (Wilfred Owen)

    For part two of 'War Poetry for Remembrance', Dominic recites and explores Owen's grim yet beautiful WWI poem. ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#WilfredOwen #Owen #WWI #Warpoetry #Poems #np #poetrypodcast #beautifulpoetry #worldwarone #warpoems #trenches #thegreatwar #remembrance ****

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    Ep: 71 - War Poetry for Remembrance Part 1 'An Irish Airman foresees his Death' (William Butler Yeats)

    In part one of 'War Poetry for Remembrance', Dominic reads a classic Yeats poem, An Irish Airman foresees his Death. ****The piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Yeats #WilliamButlerYeats #Irishpoetry #Poetry #Indiepod #Poetrypodcast #warpoems #warpoetry #remembrance #reflection #war #conflict #ireland #irishwarpoems #WW1 #WWI #np #beautifulpoetry #spotifypoetry #spotifypoems #newpost #poems #poetryreadaloud #reading #writing #discover #poetrypod ****

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    Ep: 70 - Autumn (Alexander Pushkin)

    Dominic explores the wonderfully passionate, evocative, and charming world of Pushkin's poetry! Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Poetry #Poetryredefined #Pushkin #Poetrypod #Poetrypodcast #Podcast #Indiepod #Russianpoetry #Prose #Poems #np #Pushkinverse #newupload #Autumn #Fall #Autumnalvibes

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    Ep: 69 - Bluebird (Charles Bukowski)

    Welcome back! I hope you enjoy this hard-hitting poem by Charles Bukowski. ****The piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album, 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Bukowski #Americanpoetry #poetrypod #indiepod #CharlesBukowski #np #dailypoems #weeklypoems #poems

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    Ep: 68 - Sonnet 104: 'To me, fair friend, you never can be old' (William Shakespeare)

    Dominic reads the beauteous sonnet 104, from the majestic Bard of Avon! Enjoy! Please consider following and rating the podcast. Every gesture helps to grow this small yet enthusiastic poetry community! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Shakey #Avon #StratfordUponAvon #Poetry #Shakespeare #np #Romanticpoetry #Sonnets #Sonnet ****

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    Ep: 67 - I Died for Beauty (Emily Dickinson)

    Welcome to the podcast! This week, Dominic reads the exquisite poetry of the American poet Emily Dickinson. Enjoy! And please do follow, rate, and share the podcast with your friends. Thank you! :) ****The piano music used is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved the the composer. ****#Poetry #PoetryPodcast #Dickinson #EmilyDickinson #np #americanpoets #1830 #facts #history #weeklypoetry #life #nature #death #listen #poems #beautifulpoetry ****Introduction 00:00A new feature: 01:26Emily Dickinson and a word on the format of the podcast: 01:34A thank you/and a note on why I do the podcast 02:46Word of the day (scarce): 05:09 7 facts about the year 1830: 05:31Emily Dickinson's background: 07:20The poem: 10:22The paintings of Edwin Deakin: 11:16Further reading recommendations: 11:43Up next on Poetry, redefined: 12:05****

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    Ep: 66 - After Apple-Picking (Robert Frost)

    Dominic reads and explores in some detail the magnificent poem, 'After Apple-Picking' by Robert Frost. Enjoy! Please share this episode on your social media or with like-minded friends! Let's spread the sheer joy of poetry. ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' taken from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Frost #RobertFrost #Poetry #Poems #Nature #Americanpoetry #NewEngland #Rural #Apples #Apple #np #20thcenturypoetry ****Introduction: 00:00A thank you to my American listeners 01:27A few words on Frost's career: 02:49A word or two on the type of episodes: 03:49Word of the day: 05:05Pre-reading thoughts on the poem: 05:34The poem in full: 07:06 Thoughts on apples: 09:33Extended ideas and ruminations on the poem: 11:03Further Reading Recommendations: 22:15Up Next on Poetry, redefined: 22:44 ****

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    Ep: 65 - On the Death of a Poet (Mikhail Lermontov)

    Dominic reads and explores Lermontov's stunning tour de force of a poem! A poem that honours our dear friend, Pushkin. Enjoy and please comment, share with friends, and - most importantly, follow my podcast on your chosen platform. Thank you! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Lermontov #Pushkin #Russianpoetry #Russianpoets #np #Elegy #Classic #Supportindiepods #Poetrypod #Indiepod #Poetrypodcast #Enjoy ****Introduction and another rebranding: 00:00Background of Lermontov: 01:55More detail on Pushkin and Lermontov: 04:12Word of the day (Eulogise): 08:25The poem in full: 09:38Afterthoughts: 13:57Further Reading Recommendations: 14:52Up Next on Poetry, Redefined: 16:42****

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    Ep: 64 - Letter to a Woman (Sergei Esenin)

    This week Dominic reads Sergei Esenin's bittersweet poem, 'Letter to a Woman'. This episode is dedicated to my Zhonushka Alyonushka! Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artists. ****#Esenin #RussianPoetry #Poems #Moscow #StPetersburg #Russianpoets #SergeiEsenin #Poems #Weekly #np #Ritualforthedead #icons #birchstrees #bluescarf #love ****Introduction: 00:00Background on Esenin: 00:26Tragic end: 02:14Words of the day: 03:30Dedication: 03:54Vagapov translation: 04:28Tempest translation: 08:50Further Reading Recommendations: 12:31Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 14:25****

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    Ep: 63 - Love (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)

    Dominic reads Coleridge's haunting poem, 'Love'. Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus', from Dominic's 2021 piano album, 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved. ****#Coleridge #Poetry #Romantics #Lovepoems #Arthuriantales #Legends #Chaucer #Wales #England #Knights #Fable #Keats #Monsoonal #NP #np #Poetrypodcast #Poems #Daily #Weekly #Poetrypod #Rain #SamuelTaylorColeridge ****Introduction 00:00Old fables and legends: 01:13Word of the day (Monsoonal): 01:36The poem in full: 02:26Thoughts following the poem: 07:35Further reading recommendations: 08:42A word on polls: 09:58Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 10:19****

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    Ep: 62 - La Belle Dame Sans Merci (John Keats)

    Dominic reads La Belle Dame Sans Merci, by John Keats, and explores the mystery of the misty walk with Coleridge on the Heath! Enjoy! ****Piano music is from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Keats #JohnKeats #Guite #Luminous #Poems #Classics #Romanticism #Romantics #Legend #Ballad #Fable #Poetry #LaBelleDameSansMerci #PoetryReadings #Discoverpoetrytoday #love #Romance #balladicpoetry #np ****Introduction: 00:00'To Autumn' still the most listened-to episode: 00:42The emotions Keats inspires in me: 01:21 Thoughts on the nature of the passion in this poem and Keats' relationship with Fanny Brawne: 04:26More info on the enchantress: 06:10The plight of the pale monarchs: 06:55Ill health: 07:25Meeting with Coleridge: 07:57 A word on the kisses four: 10:45The image of Coleridge the raconteur...and the deathly handshake: 11:42Beguiling connections: 12:32Words of the day: 13:03 The Poem in Full: 13:52A brief afterthought: 16:23Future Reading Recommendations: 16:52Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 17:23 ****

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    Ep: 61 - I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud / both versions (William Wordsworth)

    Hello and welcome to a new episode of The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined. This week Dominic explores a Wordsworth classic and reads both versions of the famous poem. Thanks for Jenny from Atlanta for her request! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Romantics #poetry #Wordsworth #Daffodils #Shelley #Keats #Pushkin #Lermontov #Poems #NP #newpost #Indiepod #Poetrypodcast #Poetrypod #poetrydaily #poetryweekly #beautifulpoems #discoverpoetry #enjoy #classics ****Introduction 00:00Notes on Romanticism and the Early Deaths of the 2nd Wave: 00:50Word of the Day (Jocund): 05:42 A Note from Dorothy's Journal: 06:30A Note from WW re: Mary's Contribution: 07:41 1st Version of the Poem: 08:122nd Version of the Poem: 09:25 Thoughts on the two versions?: 10:52Further Reading Recommendations: 11:19Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 11:39 ****

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    Ep: 60 - Arethusa (Percy Bysshe Shelley)

    Dominic reads Shelley's wondrous Arethusa! Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John.' All rights reserved to the artist. ****Introduction: 00:00Word of the day (brackish): 01:21A note on the slight similarity with Yeats: 01:38Arethusa in full: 03:34Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 07:53****#Shelley #Poetry #Dailypoems #Weeklypoems #Romantics #Classics #Yeats #NP #Englishpoetry #Greeklegends #Greekmythology #poemstolove #inspo

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    Ep: 59 - Sonnet 116: 'Let me not to the marriage of true minds' (William Shakespeare)

    Dominic reads his favourite Shakespearean sonnet: no. 116! Enjoy! **Piano music is Lazarus from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. **#Shakespeare #Sonnets #116 #Poetry #TDT #TDTPR****Introduction: 00:00Word of the day (Tempest/Tempestuous): 01:56Sonnet 116: 05:03A few words on recommendations: 05:59Up next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 07:14****

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    Ep: 58 - The Keeper of Sheep (Fernando Pessoa)

    Dominic reads a request from Cameron Moon for Pessoa's magical 'The Keeper of Sheep' (Selections). ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Pessoa #Existentialism #Surrealism #Poetry #Portuguese #Lisbon #np #Rilke #Pound #Poemsintranslation #Spanish #Brazilian #poetrypod #poetrypodcast #poemsforlife #beauty #poetryofportugal ****Introduction and a message to Apple listeners: (00:00)Notes and background of Mr Pessoa: (01:00)Heteronym/Word of the day: (02:24)More on Pessoa: (03:43) Alberto Caiero: (06:38)Translators and translations: (06:55)A word on Pound and Rilke: (08:03)More on Alberto Caiero: (08:42)Griffin and Zenith: (10:10)The poem in full: (10:38)Further reading recommendations: (21:52)Final words: (22:24)Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: (24:02)****

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    Ep: 57 - Sailing to Byzantium (William Butler Yeats)

    Dominic reads his favourite poet, the genius that is Yeats! Enjoy! Please follow, rate, and share the podcast. ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's piano album 'Songs for John' which was released in February 2021. All rights reserved to the artist. Bla Bla Bla....etc etc. ****#Yeats #Irishpoetry #Morepoems #Daytodaypoetry #pod #poetrypodcast #WilliamButlerYeats #GoldenDawn #57 #np #Output #Ireland #London #Sligo #Fest #SailingtoByzantium #Byzantine #Epochs #Eras #Mysticism #Hermetic #Beautifulpoetry ****Introduction 00:00Let's talk about a poetry podcast 00:42Output output output: 02:33Feedback on the connecting thread: 03:50A Yeats festival: 05:11Word of the day (Gyre) and a note on the philosophical connotations: 05:49The Hermetic Golden Dawn/Duality: 07:29Memorable lines: 08:21A word on Byzantium: 09:21The poem in full: 09:44Further reading recommendations: 12:01Up next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 14:20****

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    Ep: 56 - A Bonus Episode! We look at some more Heaney and his octet of sonnets: 'Clearances' (Seamus Heaney)

    A bonus Sunday episode for you to enjoy! Dominic explores more of Heaney's stunning work. ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album 'Songs for John'.****Introduction: 00:00Talk of the pod: 00:31Word of the day (Exogamy): 03: 50Introduction to the poem: 04:19The poem in full: 05:05****

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    Ep: 55 - To Russia (Vladimir Nabokov)

    Dominic reads one his favourite writers, the mercurial Nabokov! Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album, Songs for John. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Nabokov #Mauve #Russianpoetry #Glory #TheGift #np #TDT #TDTPR #Poetrypodcast #Poetry #Poems #newepisode #DrDavidVernon #AdatoZembla #Blatt #Luzhin #TheLuzhinDefense ****Introduction 00:00Word of the day (Mauve): 00:23Background on Nabokov: 01:56A brief comments on his novels: 05:40A footnote: 07:10The poem in full: 07:59Further commentary: 09:58Further reading recommendations: 11:31Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 16:37****

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    Ep: 54 - Sloe Gin (Seamus Heaney)

    Dominic reads Seamus Heaney's vivid poem on Sloe Gin! Enjoy! *****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 solo piano album, 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.****#Heaney #SeamusHeaney #Irishpoetry #Ireland #NorthernIreland #poems #nature #sloes #gin #newpost #np #injustice #lesson #Faber #FaberandFaber #botanicals ****Introduction 00:00A note on injustice 00:13The Word of the Day (Betelgeuse): 02:20Heaney's background: 03:29The Poem in Full: 05:03A note on Sloes: 05:56Further Reading Recommendations: 06:37Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 08:17****

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    Ep: 53 - In the Evening (Anna Akhmatova)

    Dominic reads Akhmatova's stunning poem, 'In the Evening'. Enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. 2021-2025. ****#poem #daily #weekly #Akhmatova #poetry #np #Russianpoetry #WOTD #Sovietpoets #Stpetersburg #Odessa #beautifulpoems #newpost #twentiethcenturyrussianpoems #Silverage #Childrenofthegoldenera ****Introduction: 00:00Word of the day (Grandiloquent): 01:04Background of Akhmatova: 01:25The Poem in full: 04:12More commentary: 05:23Further reading and listening recommendations: 06:09Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 07:45****

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    Ep: 52 - Auden's Funeral (Stephen Spender)

    Dominic reads Spenders' beautiful tribute to Auden. Hope you enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 solo piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Spender #Auden #Poetry****Introduction: 00:00Background on Stephen Spender: 00:31 Word of the day (Valhalla): 02:07The Poem in full: 03:28Further reading and recommendations: 08:48Up next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 09:33****

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    Ep: 51 - To Night (Percy Bysshe Shelley)

    Dominic reads Shelley's 'To Night'. Hope you enjoy the poem! The word of the day is Damask. ****Music is Lazarus from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John '. All rights reserved. ****#Shelley #Romanticism #poetry #np #englishpoetry #Keats #Wordsworth #night #day ****Introduction: 00:00Word of the day (damask): 00:22Commentary on odes: 00:52The poem in full: 02:11Further reading recommendations: 04:17Up next on The Dominic Tapes Poetry Redefined: 05:24 ****

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    Ep: 50 - In Memory of W. B. Yeats (W. H. Auden)

    Dominic reads W. H. Auden's 'In Memory of W. B. Yeats ' as requested by Joe Smith. Hope you all enjoy the poem! ****The music is 'Lazarus', from Dominic's 2021 solo piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.**** Introduction 00:00Welcome to episode fifty: 00:13Word of the day (Bourse): 01:00Background on W. H. Auden: 01:38The poem in full: 04:46Further reading recommendations: 09:21Up next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 10:51**** #Auden #WHAuden #WBYeats #NP #Spotifypoems #Applepodcast #amazonmusic #Audible #Amazonaudible #podcast #follow #indiepod #poetry #poems #Irish #English #eulogy #requested #dedication #noun #parisstockexchange #new #upload #Yeats #Auden #Amazingpoetry #Death #Life #Love #Respect ****

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    Ep: 49 - Sonnet 43: How do I Love Thee? (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)

    Dominic reads Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet no. 43! Hope you enjoy it! ****The music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 solo piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****Introduction: 00:00Word of the day (valorous): 00:19Background of EBB: 00:37The poem in full: 05:13Further reading recommendations: 06:38Up next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 07:59****#EBB #BarretBrowning #np #newupload #Browning #poetry #Woolf #OWC #OUP #UpNext #Romanticpoetry #poems #Poetrycommunity #Indiepods #newpost #spotifypoetry

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    Ep: 48 - She Walks in Beauty (Lord Byron)

    Dominic reads Lord Byron's romantic poem, 'She walks in Beauty'. The word of the day is: Tress ****The music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved. ****Introduction: 00:00Word of the day (Tress): 00:14Notes on the poem: 00:36The poem in full: 03:09Further reading recommendations: 04:35Review of the podcast: 07:26Up next on The Dominic Tapes Poetry Redefined: 08:48 ****#Byron #LordByron #Romantics #poetry #findpoems #np #indiepod #supportindie #follow #Love #newep #poetrycommunity #poemsspotify #spotifypoems #discoverpoetry #classics

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    Ep: 47 - Toads (Philip Larkin)

    Dominic reads Larkin's sardonic, witty, and luminous poem, Toads. Enjoy! ****Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Larkin #poetry #Spotifypoems #theotherLaureate #Coventry #Midlandspoetry #Hull #Dublin #Oxford #Whitsunweddings #Highwindows #np #toolsofpoetry #discoverpoetry #lovepoetry #bio #read #amreading #poemsforall #spotifypod #indiepod #poems #follow #rate #comment #review #PhilipLarkin #toads #toadsrevisted #larkinian ****Introduction and thanks: 00:00Word of the day (Elusive): 00:38 Background on Philip Larkin: 00:54Quick note on the poem: 04:16The Poem in full: 05:15Further reading and recommendations: 07:03 Up next on The Dominic Tapes Poetry Redefined: 07:58 ****

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    Ep: 46 - Sweeney among the Nightingales (T. S. Eliot)

    Dominic reads and delves into T. S. Eliot's 'Sweeney among the nightingales'Enjoy!Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John ' all rights reserved. ****#TSEliot #eliot #modernists #crow #raven #lines #poems #poetry #agamemnon #greek #classics #poetry #mortalblow #Aeschylus ****Chapters: Intro: 00:00Podcast expansion: 00:45Word of the day: 02:45 T.S Eliot's background: 03:06Related to the poem : 05:29Line-by-line analysis:  09:16The poem in full: 28:49What are your thoughts on the poem? : 30:57Further reading recommendations: 32:06Up next on The Dominic Tapes: 34:57****

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    Ep: 45 - Porphyria's Lover (Robert Browning)

    Dominic reads and explores Browning's masterful and disturbing dramatic monologue, Porphyria's Lover. Word of the day: Idoneous, meaning 'appropriate'. ****Music used is Dominic's 'Lazarus' from his 2021 piano album 'Songs for John.' All rights reserved. Copyright. ****#NP #poetry #Browning #upload #Porphyria #EBB #RB #Wilde #Macbeth #Victorianpoetry #London #Newpost #indiepoetrypod #TDT #Coleridge #Shakespeare #spotifypoems ****(00:00) Introduction (00:25) The Macbeth Curse (02:13) Improvements to the podcast (03:41) Word of the day - Idoneous (04:05) Trigger warning! (04:20) We're back to the Victorian poets again(04:44) A brief history of Browning (06:34) Opinions on Browning's poetry by the modernists (07:12) A murderous poem/monologue (07:46) Theories abound! (09:34) More analysis...the symbolic nature of purple(10:14) Theological connections (12:57) Romanticism and the 'sublime'(14:16) Alterations to the title (14:36) Following Wilde, we return to another scene of parricide! (15:05) Further analysis (17:11) Epizeuxis(18:38) Social class...(20:19) Infantile...doll-like (20:46) Posing questions and introducing mysteries(21:06) The man from Porlock returns! (21:58) The Poem in full (26:18) Starting a new thing(26:33) Further recommended reading (27:03) Up next on The Dominic Tapes!

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    Ep: 44 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Macbeth's Final Soliloquy, William Shakespeare)

    Dominic reads some Shakespeare on the Bard's birthday! Please consider commenting, rating, and sharing the podcast with likeminded friends! (0:00) Introduction (0:20) Shakespeare on the podcast (1:56) Macbeth's struggles (5:37) (Word/phrase of the day is: Walking Gentleman - A player who generally steps in to play the meagre roles in a theatre company (archaic). (6:09) More detail (6:31) McKellen's last word of every line within the soliloquy(7:58) The soliloquy in full ****Music is 'Lazarus' by Dominic Mason, from the piano album 'Songs for John.' All rights reserved. 2021. ****#Shakespeare #TheBard #BardofAvon #SUA #Stratford #StratforduponAvon #np #Macbeth #Soliloquy #Tragedies #Poetry #Plays #Playwrights #poetrycomm #prophecy #WilliamShakespeare #LadyMacbeth ****

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    Ep: 43 - The Angel (William Blake)

    Blake's 'The Angel' from his collection of poems entitled: 'Songs of Experience'. Enjoy and please consider following, rating, and sharing this podcast! Word of the day: Catechumen (noun). ****Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John.' All rights and copyright reserved to the owner. ****#WilliamBlake #Blake #Poems #Poetry #NP #Englishpoems #pod #indiepod #newfollowers #share #rec #indiepoetrycomm #poetryblogs #poetrypodcast ****(00:00) Introduction (00:17) Word of the day - Catechumens (00:33) It's another Blake! (00:46) The poem in full

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    Ep: 42 - Introduction to Songs of Experience (William Blake)

    Another Blake to feast upon! Enjoy! Word of the day: Slumberous The piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved. ****#WilliamBlake #Englishpoetry #Pod #NP #Easterpoetryupload #discoverpoems #Blake #Songs ****(00:00) Introduction (00:13) A stream of lengthy poems! (00:59) Some brief information regarding William Blake (01:57) Word of the day - Slumberous (02:45) The poem in full

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    Ep: 41 - The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Oscar Wilde)

    'For we did not meet in the holy nightBut in the shameful day.' Enjoy this epic poem! Words of the day: Rigadoon - A lively dance in duple or quadruple time Parricide - Murder of a near relative Seneschal - A steward Gyves - Shackles Demirep - A woman of doubtful reputation Caiaphas - High-Priest from the time of Christ ****Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' Copyright 2021-2025. All rights reserved. ****#poems #Wilde #Irishpoetry #London #Oxford #np #ReadingGaol #ReadingJail #newpost #poetrypodcast #pod #indiepod #classical #victorian ****(00:00) Introduction (01:46) Everett's portrayal in the film (02:08) In this edition....(02:47) Wilde was moved from Wandsworth to HMP Reading (04:06) Several words of the day (05:17) The poem in full: 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol'

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    Ep: 40 - This Side of the Truth (Dylan Thomas / This episode is in loving memory of my father)

    Discover Dylan Thomas and the beautiful sounds of the Crwth in episode 40! Enjoy! Word of the day: Crwth Please check out Cass's beautiful playing at https://cassmeurig.comAnd thanks also go to the YouTube Channel 'The Stringdom' for the snippet of the Crwth and the wonderfully informative video on the ancient instrument! Follow The Stringdom here: UCEBmryl7FvdZjudBs5hZdbw****#Dylanthomas #thomas #poems #poetry #indiepod #podcasters #crwth #cassmeurig #stringdom #wales #welshpoetry #swansea #michealsheen #folk #medieval #nyc #history #visitwales #lyricalpoems #originality #Auden #Spender #art #np #20thcenturypoetry

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Brew a tea or coffee, pull up a pew, and join me in exploring the magnificent world of poetry.New episodes every week 🖤. ****Please email all enquiries to: [email protected]#poetry #poems #podcast #poetrypodcast #poetrystreaming #weeklypoems #history #biography #discover #poetryaudio #beautifulpoems #books #bookclub #poetryredefined #poetrycorner #poetsclub #poetrypod #poemsdaily #poemsweekly #newpoems #classicalpoetry

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