Podcast appearances and mentions of Don W King

Did you know that Perelandra was conceived first in verse? Did you know that Lewis' friend and poet, Ruth Pitter, converted the final chapter into poetry? In today's episode, Dr. Don W. King explains all...[Show Notes]

Don W. King joins Chris to talk about Ruth Pitter's Perelandra Spenserian Stanzas! More episode description to come!

Well, the glass coffin spaceship is sitting there in front of him, giving him that look, but Chris isn't ready to leave Perelandra just yet. In this episode, he ropes Christiana Hale, author of Deeper Heaven: A Reader's Guide to C.S. Lewis' Ransom Trilogy, into coming on the show to discuss contemplation, enjoyment, poetry, literary allusions, myth, and the figure of Ransom as Martial prophet. Her book is as interesting and edifying as it is clear and accessible--but don't take my word for it. (And by that I mean, get it for yourself.) In two weeks, the Perelandra extravaganza continues as Chris welcomes Don W. King back on the show to discuss the cycle of Spenserian poems Ruth Pitter wrote about Perelandra. Again, I can only really afford to put these out every two weeks. This might change if I pick up a larger audience, so please do recommend the show to your friends and leave five-star reviews, for (Deep) Heaven's sake. See you all next time, and as always, feel free to email me at inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com.  

Welcome again to the new "Poetry Thursday" feature of The Inklings Variety Hour. This week, we're reading a poem by Ruth Pitter, someone who was not an Inkling but knew C.S. Lewis and a few of the other Inklings.  I had Don W. King on the show to talk about her, and you can find that interview here. You can find the poem I read here, by the way. And here's a book of Pitter's poetry. I hope you enjoy--if you do, please leave a five-star review on iTunes so that others will be more likely to find the show. Also, please feel free to write me at inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com if you have ideas for poems you would like to hear read on the show. The idea for the format of Poetry Thursday is ripped pretty shamelessly from The Daily Poem, which is a great podcast.  

In this season we're reading several letter collections of C. S. Lewis, but in today's episode we turn to the letters of his brother, Warnie Lewis. Dr. Diana Pavlac Glyer and Dr. Don W. King join David to discuss The Major and the Missionary, the correspondence between Warren Lewis and missionary, Blanche Biggs. [Show Notes]

Chris interviews Don W. King about Ruth Pitter, a superb and often-overlooked poet who was friends with Lewis and many of the other Inklings.  Don also shares some of his exclusive recording of Pitter reading her poetry.  Definitely worth hearing! If you're enjoying The Inklings Variety Hour, we have no way of knowing it unless you email us (inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com) or leave us a rating (and review) on iTunes. If we're a part of your life, we'd love to have you be a part of ours as well--let us know what you're enjoying, and what you'd like to see more of. I'd write more, but I have a newborn--welcome Arthur Edmund Pipkin, who has the most Inkling-y name of all my children.

The Internet, like Sauron, just keeps on giving.  Kora Burton and Jonathan Geltner join Chris to talk about one of its strangest and most recent Tolkien-related gifts, Khraniteli, a made-for-television production of The Fellowship of the Ring that aired in the final days of the USSR (1991) and was released by a kind soul onto YouTube 30 years later (2021).   In this characteristically digressive episode, we start with some big thoughts about realism in cinema and fantasy, as well as whether Tolkien's stories can be adapted into non-British (non-English?) contexts. For dessert, we talk about particular moments in the movie itself.  You don't need to have watched this to enjoy all that is said, but it might help to at least watch a condensed highlight reel. This article in Variety gets mentioned, and it's worth reading, at least compared to all of the other articles that have come out about this (ones that don't feature actual reporting). I'd love to hear from you if you're enjoying the podcast!  Email me at inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com.   Next time: We'll either feature an interview, or begin our Out of the Silent Planet episodes.  It may be two weeks before we get there, as I'm still grading final papers and exams, but I'll try to throw something from the vault your way next week.  Upcoming interviews feature Harry Lee Poe, David C. Downing, Don W. King, and others.  

Dr. Don W. King returns for the second time this month, this time to talk about the poetry of C.S. Lewis' wife, Joy Davidman.

Continuing with "Poetry Month", Dr. Don W. King joins David to introduce Lewis' poetic corpus.

After talking about "storge" this month, David talks to Dr. Don W. King about Jack's brother, Warren. The post S5E10 – “Soldier, Writer, Inkling” – After Hours with Dr. Don W. King appeared first on Pints With Jack.

Over 300 poems by Joy Davidman were never published during her lifetime and were, in fact, lost until quite recently. Dr. Don King has edited, analyzed and published them in his book Yet One More Spring: A Critical Study of the Works of Joy Davidman. During their compelling conversation in this episode, Patti and Don discuss how Joy’s poetry reveals her desires, persistence, and even her pain. Together, they also ask: Did Joy give Lewis these poems? And how do these poems reflect their love story? Quite racy in parts, Joy’s desire and love for Lewis is palpable in these lost sonnets. For more information about the podcast and Becoming Mrs. Lewis, please visit www.becomingmrslewispodcast.com

Is the man buried in Poet’s Corner a great poet? In this week’s episode Don W. King, Professor of English at Montreat College, sits down with Crystal and David to discuss the poetry of C.S. Lewis. Why did Lewis succeed as a novelist but not as a poet? Also, why did Lewis marry Joy Davidman but not Ruth Pitter, a fellow English poet?