Poetry for the Intimidated

Some unfortunate things happen to rabbits in this one.

A conversation with Amy LeBlanc about her first collection of poetry: I know something you don't know. You will hear firsthand about the love and pain of writing and publishing poetry, and how to pick up poem ideas like magpies pick up shiny baubles (do magpies actually do that?)

The audio quality in this episode is not quite up to our SUPER professional standards - we had to record remotely because of the pandemic. But it should still be a good listen!

Here's how you can follow Amy's work, and pick up your very own copy of I know something you don't know:

https://amyjleblanc.com/

https://www.instagram.com/amylia_leblanc/

https://www.gordonhillpress.com/collections/titles/products/i-know-something-you-dont-know

Throw this one on and talk a walk about in the dark on this Halloween night.

Pieces in this episode:

"Annabel Lee"

"The Tell-Tale Heart"

"The Raven"

Thank you so much to the spookifying Dylann Golbeck for the use and mutation of her music!

I, a Seamus, like the work of this other Seamus. In this episode we talk about monsters and death and clicking things together like LEGO,

Poems in this episode:

"Digging"

Beowulf

"Mid-Term Break"

"Blackberry Picking"

Your intimidated friends are Jim Dobbin and Seamus Dobbin.

Music by Dylann Golbeck

We talk about Robert Frost, with all of the misunderstandings and metaphysics that means. It's scary. Geez, life is scary. But we'll figure it out!

Poems in this episode:

"Fire and Ice"

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"

"The Road Not Taken"

"Birches"

Your intimidated friends are Jim Dobbin and Seamus Dobbin.

Music by Dylann Golbeck

In this inaugural episode we talk about things that can impede the enjoyment of poetry, and ideas on how to work through them.

Poems Featured:

"Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll

"Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins