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The Litpoetry Podcast

James Laidlerlitpoetry.podbean.com
Come with us on a journey of discovery at Litpoetry where we read, analyze and discuss inspirational poetry from around the world by established, new, and emerging poets. The Litpoetry Podcast aims is to fire up your love of poetry and give you the understanding required to more fully appreciate this magnificent art. Featuring an intoxicating mix of poetry and music, join our host and published poet-in-residence, James Laidler, as he walks you through a tangled labyrinth of mysterious words each and every week. Poetry is worth it because the reading and writing of poetry is a revolutionary act that has the potential to transform both the listener and our world.
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Episodes

’Love after Love’ by Derek Walcott (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 4, Episode 7)

This Podcast contains a reading of ‘love after Love’ by Dereck Walcott. Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. https://allpoetry.com/love-after-love Poetry recital performed by Helena Bonham Carter. For more videos and podcasts on poetry visit the Litpoetry website at https://www.litpoetry.com/ This audio adaptation and podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Litpoetry Podcast editor, Sound Engineer and Designer: James Laidler Email: j.laidler@bigpond.com Audio Tracks used i...

Oct 27, 202215 minSeason 4Ep. 7

’The Unknown Citizen’ by W.H Auden (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 4, Episode 6)

'The Unknown Citizen' by W. H. Auden's From Another Time by W. H. Auden, published by Random House. Copyright © 1940 W. H. Auden, renewed by the Estate of W. H. Auden. Used under Fair Usage for educational purposes. https://poets.org/poem/unknown-citizen For more resources and information on poetry visit the Litpoetry website at https://www.litpoetry.com/ This audio adaptation and podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Litpoetry Podcast editor, Sound Engineer and Designer: James Lai...

Oct 20, 202218 minSeason 4Ep. 6

’I like for you to be still’ by Pablo Neruda (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 4, Episode 5)

This Podcast contains a reading of ‘I like for you to be still’ by Pablo Neruda. Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. Poetry recital performed by ‘Glenn Close’ (used under ‘fair usage’ for teaching purposes and as a work of art that is ‘transformative’ of its original source material. For more videos and podcasts on poetry visit the Litpoetry website at https://www.litpoetry.com/ This audio adaptation and podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Litpoetry Podcast editor, So...

Oct 13, 202211 minSeason 4Ep. 5

’We Real Cool’ by Gwendolyn Brooks: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 4, Episode 4)

Litpoetry: Poetry analysis resources & study guides of famous poems. Giving definition and foundation to poetic knowledge through lessons, videos and podcasts. This video contains a reading of ‘We Real Cool’ by Gwendolyn Brooks. Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/28112/we-real-cool Poetry recital performed by 'Morgan Freeman’ from the audio recording: ‘The Poets' Corner’, 2007 (used under ‘fair usage’ for teaching purposes an...

Oct 06, 202214 minSeason 4Ep. 4

’The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock’ by T. S. Eliot: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 4, Episode 3)

This podcast contains a reading of ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ by T. S. Eliot. Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/44212/the-love-song-of-j-alfred-prufrock Poetry recital performed by Mattie Overall. (A big thanks to Mattie. Please check out his fantastic YouTube channel via the link below.) Source: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekLT6SDH0tg And also a bit thanks to the Purple Crush Team who allowed me to use th...

Sep 29, 202232 minSeason 4Ep. 3

‘If everything happens that can’t be done’ by E. E. Cummings: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 4, Episode 2)

This podcast contains a reading of ‘if everything happens that can’t be done’ by e. e. cummings. Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=23584 Poetry recital performed by ‘Helen Mirren’ from the audio recording: ‘The Poets' Corner’, 2007 (used under ‘fair usage’ for teaching purposes and as a work of art that is ‘transformative’ of its original source material). Litpoetry is a non-profit organisation that gains no revenue f...

Sep 22, 202216 minSeason 4Ep. 2

’Because I could not stop for Death’ by Emily Dickinson: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 4, Episode 1)

This podcast contains a reading of ‘Because I could not stop for death’ by by Emily Dickinson. Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47652/because-i-could-not-stop-for-death-479 Poetry recital performed by Julie Harris. The Litpoetry Show features analysis of the poems and can be listened to on all major podcasting platforms, including: Spotify, Apple, Google and here on YouTube. For more videos and podcasts on poetry visit the Litpoetry website a...

Sep 15, 202216 minSeason 4Ep. 1

’On the Subway’ by Sharon Olds: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 3, Episode 12)

This podcast contains a reading of Sharon Olds, "On the Subway" in 'The Gold Cell' (1987) by Knopf Publishing Group. Used under Fair Usage for educational purposes. For more resources and information on poetry visit the Litpoetry website at https://www.litpoetry.com/ This audio adaptation and podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Litpoetry Podcast editor, Sound Engineer and Designer: James Laidler Email: j.laidler@bigpond.com Poem Recital by Voice Over Artist, Lucille Freeman. Audi...

May 19, 202225 minSeason 3Ep. 12

’To a Mouse’ by Robert Burns: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 3, Episode 11)

This podcast contains a reading of ‘To a Mouse’ by Robert Burns. Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43816/to-a-mouse-56d222ab36e33 Poetry recital performed by ‘Bill Connelly’ from the audio recording: ‘The Poets' Corner’, 2007 (used under ‘fair usage’ for teaching purposes and as a work of art that is ‘transformative’ of its original source material). Litpoetry is a non-profit organization that gains no revenue from the content it makes. For mo...

May 12, 202220 minSeason 3Ep. 11

’Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’ by Dylan Thomas: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 3, Episode 10)

This video contains a reading of ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ by Dylan Thomas From The Poems of Dylan Thomas, published by New Directions. Copyright © 1952, 1953 Dylan Thomas. Copyright © 1937, 1945, 1955, 1962, 1966, 1967 the Trustees for the Copyrights of Dylan Thomas. Copyright © 1938, 1939, 1943, 1946, 1971 New Directions Publishing Corp. Used under fair usage for educational purposes. For more resources and information on poetry visit the Litpoetry website at https://www.litpoetr...

May 05, 202224 minSeason 3Ep. 10

’Musee des Beaux Arts’ by W. H. Auden: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 3, Episode 9)

This podcast contains a reading of ‘Musee des Beaux Arts’ by W. H. Auden. Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. http://english.emory.edu/classes/paintings&poems/auden.html Poetry recital performed by ‘Jodie Foster’ from the audio recording: ‘The Poets' Corner’, 2007 (used under ‘fair usage’ for teaching purposes and as a work of art that is ‘transformative’ of its original source material. The Litpoetry Video and Podcast Series (season 3) features analysis of the poem and can be li...

Apr 28, 202218 minSeason 3Ep. 9

’The Raven’ by Edgar Allan Poe: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 3, Episode 8)

This video contains a reading of ‘The Raven’ by Edgar Allan Poe. Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven Read by Mattie Overall and published with his permission (He’s a grat guy!) Please visit Mattie’s YouTube Channel and support his work by becoming a subscriber here: https://www.youtube.com/c/MattiesStoryland Litpoetry is a non-profit organisation that gains no revenue from the content it makes. The Litpoetry Video and Podcast Ser...

Apr 21, 202234 minSeason 3Ep. 8

’The Peace of wild Things’ by Wendell Berry: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 3, Episode 7)

Litpoetry: Poetry analysis resources & study guides of famous poems. Giving definition and foundation to poetic knowledge through lessons, videos and podcasts. This podcast contains a reading of ‘The Peace of Wild Things’ by Wendall Berry. Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. From New Collected Poems (Counterpoint, 2012). Reproduced under Fair Usage. https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/peace-wild-things-0/ Poetry recital performed by Nick Offerman. Source: YouTube https:...

Apr 14, 202220 minSeason 3Ep. 7

’The Windhover’ by Gerard Manley Hopkins: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 3, Episode 6)

This Podcast contains a reading of 'The Windhover' by Gerard Manley Hopkins Source: Gerard Manley Hopkins: Poems and Prose (Penguin Classics, 1985) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44402/the-windhover This audio adaptation and podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry). Poetry recital recorded and performed by 'Simon Jackson Voice Over': www.simonjacksonvo.com The following audio tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include:, 'You are Mine’ (feat. Hol...

Apr 07, 202219 minSeason 3Ep. 6

’How Do I Love Thee?’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 3, Episode 5)

This podcast contains a reading of ‘How Do I Love thee (Sonnet 43)’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. https://poets.org/poem/how-do-i-love-thee-sonnet-43 Poetry recital performed by ‘Dame Judy Dench’ from the audio recording: ‘The Poets' Corner’, 2007 (used under ‘fair usage’ for teaching purposes and as a work of art that is ‘transformative’ of its original source material. This audio adaptation and podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry)...

Mar 31, 202219 minSeason 3Ep. 5

’Ode on a Grecian Urn’ by John Keats: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 3, Episode 4)

This Podcast contains a reading of 'Ode to a Grecian Urn' by John Keats at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44477/ode-on-a-grecian-urn This audio adaptation and podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Poetry recital recorded and performed by 'Simon Jackson Voice Over': www.simonjacksonvo.com (Simon can be commissioned for work on www.fiverr.com or through his website). The following audio tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are Mine’...

Mar 24, 202223 minSeason 3Ep. 4

’Kubla Khan’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 3, Episode 3)

This podcastcontains a reading of 'Kubla Khan’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43991/kubla-khan Poetry recital performed by 'Robert Sean Leonard’ from the audio recording: ‘The Poets' Corner’, 2007 (used under ‘fair usage’ for teaching purposes and as a work of art that is ‘transformative’ of its original source material. Litpoetry is a non-profit organization that gains no revenue from the content it makes. This ...

Mar 17, 202225 minSeason 3Ep. 3

’Rhapsody on a Windy Night’ by T. S. Eliot: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 3, Episode 2)

This podcast contains a reading of 'Rhapsody on a Windy Night’ by T. S. Eliot. Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44215/rhapsody-on-a-windy-night Poetry recital performed by 'Morgan Freeman’ from the audio recording: ‘The Poets' Corner’, 2007 (used under ‘fair usage’ for teaching purposes and as a work of art that is ‘transformative’ of its original source material. Litpoetry is a non-profit organization that gains no revenue from the content i...

Mar 10, 202221 minSeason 3Ep. 2

’In Memoriam’ by Ewart Alan Mackintosh: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 3, Episode 1)

This podcast contains a reading of ‘In Memoriam’ by Ewart Alan Mackintosh (killed in action 21st November 1917 aged 24). Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. http://www.greatwar.co.uk/poems/ewart-alan-mackintosh-in-memoriam.htm Poetry recital performed by Ralph Fiennes. Source: Voices of Remembrance. This audio adaptation and podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry). The following audio tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are Min...

Mar 03, 202219 minSeason 3Ep. 1

‘The Taste of Apple‘ by James Laidler: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 2, Episode 20)

To suggest poems for Season 3 of the Litpoetry Podcast, email: jamesdlaidler@gmail.com To download a free digital copy of ‘The Taste of Apple’ (with embedded audio) follow the following instructions: For PC users: Download 'The Taste of Apple' Flipbook for PC (select 'download' file and open the .exe file to run – ignore virus warnings; it is safe!) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QALtqEQlkPPmkeMAWnNrvuAiIQPV5e_s/view For Apple iOS users: Click below link, press ‘download file’, and then extrac...

Dec 16, 202126 minSeason 2Ep. 20

The poetry of Henry Lawson: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 2, Episode 19)

To Purchase a copy of ‘The Hope of Something Better’ by Don Stewart (featuring the two Henry Lawson poems featured on Litpoetry) go to: https://donstewart.hearnow.com/ Henry Lawson's, 'A Cry of the Sydney Poor’; is taken from the album ‘The Hope of Something Better’ by Don Stewart. This is a Podcast from Litpoetry and was made in partnership with Unmuzzled Music. Music Composed by: Don Stewart and Murray Blair Vocals: Clare Patti Spoken Word Artist: Peter Chapman All Instruments and Backing Voca...

Dec 09, 202131 minSeason 2Ep. 19

‘Koans for the Young‘ by Paul Mitchell: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 2, Episode 18)

This podcast contains a reading of Paul Mitchell’s, ‘Koans for the Young’ (Published with permission of the poet). This audio adaptation is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Poem Recital by the extraordinary Voice Over Artist, Phillip Freeman, The following audio tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by Secret Nation, ‘Love You Well’ by Secret Nation, No copyright free mediation music.

Dec 02, 202139 minSeason 2Ep. 18

‘An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow‘ by Les Murray: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 2, Episode 17)

This podcast contains a reading of 'An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow' published in Collected Poems by Les Murray (Angus & Robinson 1991) https://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les/poems/an-absolutely-ordinary-rainbow-0560019 Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. This audio adaptation and podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Poem Recital was by James Laidler. The following audio tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are ...

Nov 25, 202125 minSeason 2Ep. 17

‘The Road not Taken‘ by Robert Frost: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 2, Episode 16)

This podcast contains a reading of 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44272/the-road-not-taken Used under Fair Usage for Educational purposes. This audio adaptation and podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry). Poetry recital recorded and performed by 'Simon Jackson Voice Over': www.simonjacksonvo.com (Simon can be commissioned for work on www.fiverr.com or through his website) The following audio tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through w...

Nov 18, 202124 minSeason 2Ep. 16

‘Chainsaw‘ by John Kinsella: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 2, Episode 15)

This video contains a reading of John Kinsella’s, ‘Chainsaw’ from ‘ Selected Poems ’, Picador, London, 2016 (Published with permission of the poet). This audio adaptation is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry). P oem Recital was by James Laidler. The following audio tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by Secret Nation, ‘Love You Well’ by Secret Nation, ‘derive’ by Skyler Lawson

Nov 11, 202137 minSeason 2Ep. 15

‘Digging‘ by Seamus Heaney: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 2, Episode 14)

This podcast contains a reading of Seamus Heaney, "Digging" from Death of a Naturalist. Copyright 1966 by Seamus Heaney, http://us.macmillan.com/fsg Used for Educational purposes under Fair Usage. T his audio adaptation and podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Poetry Voice Over recorded and performed by 'Simon Jackson Voice Over': www.simonjacksonvo.com The following audio tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher...

Nov 04, 202129 minSeason 2Ep. 14

‘Foho-Lolon Haklalak’ by Esteviana Amaral: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 2, Episode 13)

This podcast contains a reading of Esteviana Amaral’s, ‘Foho-Lolon Haklalak’. Poem Recital was by Evangelina Soares Gama. This audio adaptation is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Litpoetry Podcast editor, Sound Engineer and Designer: James Laidler. Audio Tracks used in Production: The following audio tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by Secret Nation, ‘Love You Well’ by Secret Nation, ‘Fireflies’ by Timbre....

Oct 28, 202140 minSeason 2Ep. 13

‘The End of Science Fiction‘ by Lisel Mueller: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 2, Episode 12)

This podcast contains a reading of 'The End of Science Fiction' by Lisel Mueller https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/54641/the-end-of-science-fiction from Alive Together: New and Selected Poems. Copyright © 1996 by Lisel Mueller. (used under Fair Usage for the purposes of education) This audio adaptation and podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) The following audio tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by S...

Oct 21, 202119 minSeason 2Ep. 11

‘Man Washing on a Railway Platform outside Delhi‘ by Judith Beveridge: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 2, Episode 11)

This video contains a reading of Judith Beveridge’s, ‘if you have no eyes where do the tears go’ from ‘Sun Music: New and Collected Poems’, Giramondo Publishing, 2018 (Published with permission of poet) This audio adaptation is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry). Poem Recital by the extraordinary Voice Over Artist, Lucy Freeman. The following audio tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by Secret Nation, ‘Love You Well...

Oct 14, 202136 minSeason 2Ep. 11

‘Dulce et Decorum Est‘ by Wilfred Owen: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 2, Episode 10)

This podcast contains a reading of 'Dulce et Decorum est' by Wilfred Owen (Viking Press 1921), https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/dulce-et-decorum-est This audio adaptation and podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Poetry recital recorded and performed by 'Simon Jackson Voice Over': www.simonjacksonvo.com The following audio tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by Secret Nation, ‘Love You Well’ by O...

Oct 07, 202125 minSeason 2Ep. 10
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