Poetry Blokes
By Matthew Adamo
Poetry.
It’s a bit… difficult, isn’t it? All those words! Line after line of them. And some of them don’t even rhyme. What’s the point of it?
Join Matt and Rich for a series of weekly podcasts in which Rich does his best to learn all about poems and Matt does his best to teach him. (I don’t want to give too much away, but think “lacklustre Good Will Hunting”).
If you don’t know the first thing about poetry.If you’re a poetry scholar who wants to go over some familiar ground. Or if you just like to laugh at failure.
You need to give this podcast a listen.
It’s a bit… difficult, isn’t it? All those words! Line after line of them. And some of them don’t even rhyme. What’s the point of it?
Join Matt and Rich for a series of weekly podcasts in which Rich does his best to learn all about poems and Matt does his best to teach him. (I don’t want to give too much away, but think “lacklustre Good Will Hunting”).
If you don’t know the first thing about poetry.If you’re a poetry scholar who wants to go over some familiar ground. Or if you just like to laugh at failure.
You need to give this podcast a listen.
Latest episode
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Episode 20 - The Sun
Today, Rich tells us about the sun 🌞, Matt is right about fusion ☢️ and we both debunk a book of lies 📚 // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is… -
Episode 19 - Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
Today, Rich likes a poem ❤️, Matt sings Men of Harlech 🎵 and we both discuss lightning 🌩️ // Read the poem here: https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // S… -
Episode 18 - The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
Today, Rich warns against waterfalls 🌊, Matt looks at deadlines ⏳ and we both discuss pronouns 🆔 // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44675/the-passionate-shepherd-to-his-love // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram … -
Episode 17 - Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Today, Rich likes a poem ❤️, Matt sinks a drink 🍺 and we both talk about an Egyptian bloke 🇪🇬 // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565 // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Sub… -
Episode 16 - Macavity the Mystery Cat by T S Eliot
Today, Rich is a father 👶, Matt defends Macavity ⚖️ and we both question the Flying Squad 🚓 // Read the poem here: https://poets.org/poem/macavity-mystery-cat // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscr… -
Episode 15 - Digging by Seamus Heaney
Today, Rich wonders about a tiny gun, Matt doesn't want to drink milk and we both wonder how long Seamus' grandfather's been gone for // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47555/digging // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and I… -
Episode 14 - The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear
Today, Rich is annoyed at poor preparation // Matt laughs at BONG // We debate he validity of the word runcible // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43188/the-owl-and-the-pussy-cat // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Insta… -
Episode 13 - Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
Today, Rich doesn't like to imagine 💭 //Matt is obsessed by taxes 💰 // The Jabberwocky is misunderstood ❤️// Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42916/jabberwocky // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure yo… -
Episode 12 - If by Rudyard Kipling
Today Rich actually likes something 👍 // Matt asks where the sinew's gone 💪 // We enjoy @brewdog and #mikebassett ⚽️// Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46473/if--- // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sur… -
Episode 11 - Sci-Fi by Tracey K Smith
Today we ask @elonmusk about sex in space, Matt is a Sly Stallone fan and Rich is sad about thinking // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55516/sci-fi // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t mi…