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The Poetaster

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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13:47

Mary Oliver, Heavy

The Poetaster ·

2025/08/07

How do you overcome grief and loss? And what des it feel like when you do? Mary Oliver's "Heavy" tries to answer those questions, and talks about them in some beautifully controlled verse. 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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20:58

LEL, The Factory

The Poetaster ·

2025/07/31

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

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19:10

William Shakespeare, Sonnet 130

The Poetaster ·

2025/07/24

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

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16:49

Bill Manhire, Zoetropes

The Poetaster ·

2025/07/17

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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17:49

Ursula Bethell, Mail

The Poetaster ·

2025/07/10

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". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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19:32

John Dennison, The Garden

The Poetaster ·

2025/07/03

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:23

Gerard Manley Hopkins, The Windhover

The Poetaster ·

2025/06/27

The Reverend Dr Tim McKenzie talks Gerard Manley Hopkins, rhyme, rhythm and how to see the divine in the everyday in this discussion of one of Hopkins's most famous poems, "The Windhover". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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10:26

Anna Livesey, The Owl Cup

The Poetaster ·

2024/03/31

Do museums enforce a distance from the past or bring it closer to the present? On this episode of The Poetaster, we look at 'The Owl Cup' by New Zealand poet Anna Livesey, from her 2003 collection Good Luck. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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14:56

Shelley - Ozymandias; England in 1819

The Poetaster ·

2023/11/08

Romanticism is all about walking through daffodils and exploring the growth of your own mind, right? Not according to Shelley. War against France got him wondering about the state of England and whether it would go the way of the Pharoahs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:32

Wordsworth, Tintern Abbey (Discussion)

The Poetaster ·

2023/01/06

A discussion of William Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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10:25

Wordsworth, Tintern Abbey (Reading)

The Poetaster ·

2023/01/06

Reading of William Wordsworth's "Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting the Banks of the Wye During a Tour, 13 July 1798" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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17:56

John Clare - Two Gypsy Poems

The Poetaster ·

2022/12/20

We talk about two poems by Romantic poet John Clare - "The Gipsies Evening Blaze" and "The Gipsy Camp". Both sonnets discuss the same subject but in very different ways, and give a sense of how Clare himself had to tread an uncertain line as "the Northamptonshire Peasant Poet". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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