In this episode, Tim and Andrew take a look at one of the Victorian period's most popular poets, LEL - Letitia Elizabeth Landon - and her poem, "The Factory". Bringing together moral outrage against child labour in a popular ballad form, LEL's poem comes from a time when poetry and literature in general was at the forefront of social change.If you like what you hear, why not make a small donation to keep us going? Find out more at coff.ee/poetaster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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William Shakespeare, Sonnet 130
In this episode, Andrew and Tim discuss Sonnet 130, and agree it's a great option for anyone looking for a wedding reading. Along the way, they cover blazons, sonnet structure, and whether Shakespeare is all he's cracked up to be.(Opening music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/monkeys-spinning-monkeys. License code: NKEUTJBFSPQXVRGD)If you like what you hear, why not make a small donation to keep us going? Find out more at coff.ee/poetaster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bill Manhire, Zoetropes
The previous few episodes have been about centre-periphery dynamics, and in this episode former New Zealand Poet Laureate and general all-round legend Bill Manhire offers his thoughts on living as a Kiwi in London. Bonus: you get to find out what a "zoetrope" is.If you like what you hear, why not make a small donation to keep us going? Find out more at coff.ee/poetaster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ursula Bethell, Mail
How do you find a place in a rich tradition of English literature stretching back centuries when you're writing in a small colony on the far side of the world? That's the dilemma faced by early twentieth-century New Zealand poet Ursula Bethell in her poem "Mail".If you like what you hear, why not make a small donation to keep us going? Find out more at coff.ee/poetaster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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John Dennison, The Garden
John Dennison's "The Garden" draws on a long history of writing about gardens, going all the way back to the first garden of them all. Tim and Andrew pontificate about this and much more, while also reminiscing about living in London.If you like what you hear, why not make a small donation to keep us going? Find out more at coff.ee/poetaster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ever wanted to find out a bit more about poetry but didn't know where to begin? Ever wanted to be able to talk about a poem without actually having to study it? Hosts Dr Andrew Smith and Dr Tim McKenzie provide tasting notes to some of their favourite poems and talk about how they work, and why they're worth reading. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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