Versecraft
Exploring the art of poetry through the craft of some of the world's best but most underrated poems.
Episodes
108 episodes
On Translation: "Roman Elegy V" by J.W. von Goethe
Topics discussed in this episode:-Read this show on substack! -My new website!!-
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29:37
Schopenhauer Cocktail Hour, Part 2
Topics discussed in this episode include:Read the polished transcript of this episode on Substack!
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1:37:02
Schopenhauer Cocktail Hour, Part I (feat. Cameron and Ethan)
Topics discussed in this episode include:Read the polished transcript of this episode here!
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1:05:11
"Preludes to Memnon 1:4-5" by Conrad Aiken
Topics discussed in this episode include:-My recent class at the Frost Farm Conference-My trip to Europe-Come to the ALSCW C...
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30:00
Singing the Counter-Revolution: Ryan Wilson Interviews EPB
Topics mentioned in this episode:-The use of the term “poetry” and the death of the genuine article-Building metrical literacy-My essay “The Iron Lyre...
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45:32
LIVE @ St. Thomas: "The Tear" by Richard Crashaw
Text of poem hereSoundtrack to this episode Topics discussed in t...
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28:47
Hermetic Angelology: An Interview with Ryan Wilson
Topics discussed in this episode include:-The MFA Program at the University of St. Thomas...
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57:01
The Whole in One: An Interview with James Matthew Wilson
Topics discussed in this episode include:Wiseblood Books
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1:18:14
Footnotes to Job: The Versecraft 100th ep AMA!
Topics discussed in this episode include:Matthew Buckley Smith over at SLEERICKETSAlice Allan over at
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56:14
10 Poems I Like Part III
Poems/Prose Lyrics featured:"The Eagles" by Jones Very"The Oracles" by A.E. Housman
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39:54
Fitzgerald Strikes Back: Rothman's Rebuttal
Topics discussed in this episode:-Email me your questions!! -Cameron's substack, "Minor Tiresias"-
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Season 8
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Episode 10
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23:34
"De Anima" by Howard Nemerov
Soundtrack to this episodeText of poem here<...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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22:59
"Bird Watcher" by Clive Wilmer (R.I.P.)
Soundtrack to this episodeText of poem:Bird WatcherIt returns to the same nest. The watcher liesbeneath spring brushwood to await its coming...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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16:53
Learning the Secrets of English Verse
Topics discussed in this episode include:-Go buy Learning the Secrets of English Verse! -
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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31:34
The Ern Malley Hoax! (and "Monologue," by James McAuley)
Soundtrack to this episodeText of poemTopics discussed include:...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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29:56
On Translation: 5 Ways of Looking at Lope
Soundtrack to this episodeLink to transla...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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31:50
"Lachrimae Antiquae Novae" by Geoffrey Hill
Soundtrack to this episodeNote: My use of the phrase "men without chests" and Matthew's were completely coincidental! Text of poem:Lachrimae Antiq...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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27:49
"Nor Strange It Is" by Frederick Goddard Tuckerman
Soundtrack to this episodeText of poem:Nor strange it is, to us who walk in bondsOf flesh and time, if virtue's self awhileGleam dull li...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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19:47
"Kermes Red" by Melissa Range
Soundtrack to this episodeRead the text of the poem hereTopics discussed in this episode include:
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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17:49
Cosmic Architecture feat. David Klug
Topics discussed in this episode include:-Jewelcraft, Housecraft, Guitarcraft-The utilities of form-David Gilmour-The mysticism of scientific discovery-Technology: What is it good for?-Cosmic dou...
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40:08
Scansion Is Boring! feat. David Klug
Topics discussed in this episode include:-Simple Syrup-Why poetry?-Poetry vs. Music-David vs. Versecraft-
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51:46
"Christmas Tree" by James Merrill
Soundtrack to this episode Text of poemTopics di...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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20:32