Poetry Studio Podcast

In this episode, we will be reading and discussing "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" by Walt Whitman. Also, there will be a discussion of intertextuality, which just a fancy word for how two texts interact with one another.

In this episode, we will be reading and discussing "To Brooklyn Bridge" By Hart Crane. There will also be a discussion of assonance, so don't miss it!

In this episode, we will read and discuss "The Giver of Stars" by Amy Lowell. In the discussion, we will also cover alliteration and how it can be effectively used in your own writing. As always, thanks for listening! You can read along with the text of the poem here: https://aaronmbauer.wordpress.com/2019/06/05/the-giver-of-stars-by-amy-lowell-season-2-episode-5/

In this episode, you will hear "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti. And do you want to know the real difference between a metaphor and a simile? Listen to this episode to find out! Read along with the text of the poem here: https://aaronmbauer.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/a-birthday-and-a-simile/

Get your inner bard on! In this episode, you will hear "Sonnet 15" by William Shakespeare. And--if you don't already know--you will learn how the sonnet is the most amazing form of poetry ever devised! You can read along with the text of the poem here: https://aaronmbauer.wordpress.com/2019/05/22/sonnet-15-when-i-consider-everything-that-grows-poetry-studio-podcast-e3-s2/

The first episode of the second season! We read and discuss "Song of a Second April" by Edna St. Vincent Millay, and we explore some of the many ways poets can use second person perspective ("you"). You can read along with the poem here: https://aaronmbauer.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/song-of-a-second-april-by-edna-st-vincent-millay-s2-e2/

The first episode of the second season! I read and discuss "My Grandmother's Love Letters" by Hart Crane as well as explore what exactly a metaphor is and how to use one. Read the poem here: https://aaronmbauer.wordpress.com/2019/05/07/my-grandmothers-love-letters-by-hart-crane-s2-e1/

Season Two of The Poetry Studio Podcast will be launching in the next few weeks. We are also launching an online book club aimed at homeschoolers and youth who want to increase their literacy. Find out more at patreon.com/poetrystudio

That's all for season one! Here is a preview of season two, with Amy Lowell's "The Giver of Stars."

In this episode, we will be reading and discussing “Ode on a Grecian Urn” by john Keats as well as continuing our discussion of meter by delving in to iambic pentameter!