Literary Happy Hour with Obvious State

The Need of Being Versed in Country Things by Robert Frost The house had gone to bring again To the midnight sky a sunset glow. Now the chimney was all of the house that stood, Like a pistil after the petals go. The barn opposed across the way, That would have joined the house in flame Had it been the will of the wind, was left To bear forsaken the place’s name. No more it opened with all one end For teams that came by the stony road To drum on the floor with scurrying hoofs And brush the mow with the summer load. The birds that came to it through the air At broken windows flew out and in, Their murmur more like the sigh we sigh From too much dwelling on what has been. Yet for them the lilac renewed its leaf, And the aged elm, though touched with fire; And the dry pump flung up an awkward arm; And the fence post carried a strand of wire. For them there was really nothing sad. But though they rejoiced in the nest they kept, One had to be versed in country things Not to believe the phoebes wept.

In this episode, I speak with Nichole about Sara Teasdale's A November Night, as well as how we met and why were were destined for the literary life. Show Links: The Poem The Book The Journal The Shop

In this episode, I share my take on The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. I talk about the supernatural vs the psychological, iambs vs trochees, and Laurence Olivier vs Vincent Price. Fight! Show Links: The Poem The Book The Journal The Shop The Playlist

A reading of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, by Obvious State Co-founder Evan Robertson. Show Links: The Poem The Book The Journal The Shop

A reading of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by Obvious State Co-founder Evan Robertson. Show Links: The Poem The Book The Journal The Shop

In this episode, I speak with CU Boulder Masters student Teddy Hamstra. We talk about The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, privacy, social media and crabs versus dolphins. Show Links: The Poem The Book The Journal The Shop

In the first episode of our podcast, we discuss what we plan to do, how we'd like to do it, and how you can participate. We're at the beginning of a big journey, so let us know what you think!