What is so special about the work of the American poet and luminary Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), also known as 'The National Poet of the United States'? And how does his literature provide an answer to complex issues? In this special live edition of Preston's Poetry Podcast, poet and writer Preston Losack (originating from Dallas, Texas) welcomes poet Tsead Bruinja, and together they dive into the world of poetry while exploring his monumental work, Leaves of Grass. Tsead and Preston will read excerpts from this timeless masterpiece, share their insights, and discuss Tsead's experience translating America's Bard. Immerse yourself in a sensory journey that is just as captivating, sensual, and inspiring today as it was in 1855.

Grasbladen vertaald door 21 dichters (Querido, 2005)

Sponsored by: Explore the North, Leeuwarden UNESCO City of Literature, Culturele Apotheek

Featuring (former) Dichter des Vaderlands (2019-2020), Tsead Bruinja

Outro composed: Yentl Tijssens

Producer: Gustav Worm-Leth

And Nicole.

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In this episode, I'll be revisiting my grand idea that poetic form follows function. We'll be looking at Edwin Arlington Robinson's great loser, Miniver Cheevy, to address how he uses a system of sound in poetry called prosody to make his point. By the end of this episode, you should have a clearer idea of how I think the form of a poem out to match the content, even enhance it!

NOTE: This episode was recorded on different equipment than usual. Let me know if you love it or hate it.

Production Gustav Worm-Leth

Outro Yentl Tijssens

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We'll be looking at a poem I revisit often. It has stuck with me through the years, and still to this day delivers. I quote it all the time. It's a poem that will enrich your life -- but poetically speaking, it's a good introduction to poetic form(s) because many of Hopkins' works have a kind of congruence and synchronicity between the content and the form. It's My Own Heart Let Me More Have Pity On.

NOTE: This episode was recorded on different equipment than usual. Let me know if you love it or hate it.

Production Gustav Worm-Leth

Outro Yentl Tijssens

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In this episode following the one on Wordsworth, I'll be looking at a not-favorite of mine, The Good Great Man by the giant Samuel Taylor Coleridge. I'll be talking about things I do not like about the poem, as well as some other features of Romantic ideas... ...to demystify them, I guess.

Production Gustav Worm-Leth

Outro Yentl Tijssens

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In this episode, I will have the immense pleasure of introducing you to one of my all-time favorite poets, Gwendolyn Brooks. We'll be talking about "THE CANON" and how we can look to poets like Gwendolyn Brooks to know where the limits of our reverence for tradition should lie -- with a really cool, short, jazzy poem, "We Real Cool."

Used/Reprinted By Consent of Brooks Permissions.

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Outro Yentl Tijssens

Producer Gustav Worm-Leth

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