Versify - Poetry and English Literature Podcast
1) Rabindranath Tagore
Send us a text A selection of poems by the esteemed Indian polymath, Rabindranath Tagore.
2) John Milton
Send us a text Three Poems by John Milton.
3) Wallace Stevens
Send us a text We get even more boggled than usual tackling three head-scratchers by American modernist Wallace Stevens (1979-1955). Domination of Black The Emperor of Ice Cream 13 Ways of Looking at ...Show More
4) A Very Merry Versify Christmas
Send us a textRobert Frost, Alfred Lord Tennyson and William Carlos Williams hang their Christmas stockings and get a full serving of Versify rambling. Shorter than a usual episode. It's a Christmas m...Show More
5) Thomas Hardy - Live in Alfriston
Send us a textVersify record their first live podcast in the beautiful Sussex village of Alfriston, tackling the poetry of British literary titan, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928).Poems: The Voice, The Conver...Show More
6) Rainer Maria Rilke - Part 02
Send us a Text Message.We cautiously dip our toe in Rilke's 'Duino Elegies' and get immediately swept out of our depth.
7) Rainer Maria Rilke - Part 01
We blunder our way through our first ever poet in translation with predictably confused results. Our victim this time is revered Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926).Poems:EveningThe PantherAr...Show More
8) Maya Angelou
We discuss the life and poetry of Maya Angelou (1928-2014).
9) John Keats
We tackle one of the almighty greats of English poetry with predictably sketchy results.'Reading King Lear', and odes on 'Melancholy' and 'A Grecian Urn' befuddle us plen...Show More
10) A Very Merry Versify Xmas 2023
A Very Merry Versify Xmas 2023Poetrye e cummingsJames MerrillHenry Longfellow