Podcasts about famous poets

He is one of Ireland's best-known poets, storytellers, novelist, and playwright to name just a few and today marks 100 years since his birth. It was the 9th of February 1923 that marked the birth of Brendan Behan in Crumlin in Dublin and there are events taking place to mark the event. Speaking about Brendan Behan this morning was Peter Sheridan is a playwright, screenwriter and director

He is one of Ireland's best-known poets, storytellers, novelist, and playwright to name just a few and today marks 100 years since his birth. It was the 9th of February 1923 that marked the birth of Brendan Behan in Crumlin in Dublin and there are events taking place to mark the event. Speaking about Brendan Behan this morning was Peter Sheridan is a playwright, screenwriter and director

The volume of our Podcasts has decreased to one per week at present but we have another jam-packed show here.  While the senior inter-county teams are on something of a mid-season break, there is plenty to talk about at underage level.  The Laois minor footballers took on Dublin at the weekend and Steven was present to watch them lose.  Steven stayed for the double header where the Laois U-20 hurlers had much better luck against Antrim.  They now face Kildare this weekend while the Laois minor hurlers begin their adventure against the same opponents.  Club matches are also in full swing with Steven and Alan out at games in the top Divisions of hurling and football. 

This week we're talking the love lives of famous poets and writers, including Sappho, Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Edgar Allen Poe, Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolf, Walt Whitman, Allen Ginsberg, Audre Lorde, James Baldwin, and Sylvia Plath. Hear salacious stories, enjoy engrossing excerpts, and learn about the torrid affairs behind the quivering pens of your favorite wordsmiths! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/secretloft/support

SummaryThis week on the Tragedy Academy podcast, Jay rolls out a very big welcome for the talented multi-disciplinary artist, Katie Chonacas (aka KYRIAKI). Not only has Katie acted in numerous productions with A-list stars, but she also recently released a book of poetry and her debut album, Dreamland 1111. Jay and Katie dive deep into her musical inspirations, her revolutionary work creating NFTs and the future of art in the blockchain. Be sure you don't miss out on this episode, and don't forget to check out Katie's podcast, She's All Over The Place!Key Points

What is it like to be in a place so dark that you see no possibility of escape? 'The Bell Jar' by Sylvia Plath is a semi-autographical novel published in 1963 just before her death by suicide. It tells the tale of *Esther Greenwood (aka Sylvia) and her struggles with mental health that eventually lead to her being institutionalised. Exposed in this book are how depression was treated before the time of readily available antidepressants as well as how expectations (both externally from society and internally from ourselves) can damage us and lead to a breakdown.I summarised the book as follows. "There's no way around it, this is a depressing book. It details the descent of a typical happy young girls into hopelessness and madness. It's an expose of what a truly dark place looks/feels like but is certainly not pleasant to read about. What makes this story so sad is that it almost seems like Sylvia wrote this book as a form of self-therapy, a light at the end of the tunnel, which unfortunately she never got to see."As always, I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro & Synopsis(2:44) - Depression: Trapped under the bell jar(4:48) - Expectations: The belief of what 'should' happen(7:10) - Personal Observations(9:29) - Summary*P.S. Just realised the main character is Esther Greenwood not Esthel Rosenberg (confused her name with a real life person mentioned in the book).Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/

The editors discuss Michael Hofmann’s poem “Famous Poets” from the April 2020 issue of Poetry.

Marjorie Perloff discusses the poetry of Frank O'Hara.

Archival recordings of Theodore Roethke, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1950s, YMHA Poetry Center, New York, NY. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Archival recordings of Hayden Carruth, with an introduction to his life and work. All recordings are from Hayden Carruth: A Listener’s Guide. Copper Canyon Press, 1999.

The John Giorno Poetry Systems