Rusty Sonnets

Every week I grab an old poem, read it out, give it a thorough going over before I " wander off on one..." If you enjoy the podcast you can buy me a coffee via my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/niallosullivan

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Rusty Sonnets is Leaving Soundcloud

Hello all! Rusty Sonnets is leaving Soundcloud. It's been a while since I posted and it simply isn't worth paying about eighty pounds a year to keep it running. That said, it should still be available on other platforms and I will also be uploading it to archive dot org where it should hopefully remain in perpetuity. Apologies to anyone that still listens on SoundCloud, but again, you should be able to listen elsewhere. Once I have uploaded the episodes to archive I will post the link here in th...

Jan 06, 2024•7 min

Rusty Sonnets - Dover Beach By Matthew Arnold

It’s been a while but Rusty Sonnets sneaks in a final track for 2020. This episode looks at the angsty Dover honeymoon of the Victorian poet Matthew Arnold.

Dec 27, 2020•41 min

Rusty Sonnets - Paradise Lost Book Club Part 4

This week’s Rusty Sonnets marks the fourth episode of our monthly Paradise Lost Book Club. Always wanted to read Paradise Lost but felt the great tome was a little bit too daunting? Well, let’s all read it together. We’ll be looking at one book(chapter)every month until we finish with Book 12 in December. You can listen to the other parts here: soundcloud.com/rustysonnets/sets/paradise-lost-book-club If you enjoy the podcast you can buy me a coffee via my Ko-Fi page: ko-fi.com/niallosullivan

Jun 21, 2020•1 hr 26 min

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