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Reading poems! And ranking them!!Watch the livestream on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/O2Fv31N-mvsReading from:The Norton Anthology of Poetry. 2005. Margaret Ferguson. 5th edition.The Oxford Book Of English Verse. 1931. Arthur Quiller-Couch.The Metaphysical Poets. 1985. Helen Gardner.The Penguin Book of Contemporary Verse. 1963. Kenneth Allot.Subscribe to the podcast: https://altschwiftx.simplecast.fm/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4VMQJhRCtbVdUCc9NoA01gTwitter: https://twitter.com/AltSchwiftXFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/148969352315008/Discord: https://discord.gg/dSJjwvw
The Metaphysical Poets (1957) Edited by Helen Gardner Second revised edition (1972) Pages 33 to 68 Read by Alt Shift
I know the rest of the night will be as devoted to work as love as I'm now resting in this expensive sentence and in the end I'll spend it fast writing to you anyway, addressing you and a solution or night beginning like a letter, just a few words more freely seeing everything more clearly than the rest of life and love tends to be like windows facing mostly south but surrounding us, I'm thinking of you.Bernadette Mayer's Midwinter Day is a book-length poem entirely written on December 22, 1978. It documents her day—early morning dreams, midday chores with her toddlers, late night all-night writing sessions with her partner—in a panoply of poetic modes. Chris and Suzanne read the poem alongside some of the other books they've read this year, and consider Mayer's works and days.SHOW NOTES.Bernadette Mayer: Midwinter Day. [Bookshop.]Other books by Bernadette Mayer: Memory. Studying Hunger Journals. Eating the Colors of a Lineup of Words: The Early Books of Bernadette Mayer. Sonnets. A Bernadette Mayer Reader. The Helens of Troy, NY. Milkweed Smithereens. 0 to 9: The Complete Magazine, 1967–1969.Bernadette Mayer's pages at the Poetry Foundation and PennSound.Some of her early works can be found at Eclipse.Obituaries in the New York Times and Artforum.Our episodes on Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, Ulysses, Mrs. Dalloway, the Metaphysical Poets, the Iliad, and The Waste Land.Catullus.Geoffrey Chaucer: The House of Fame.Ted and Alice are Ted Berrigan and Alice Notley. John Donne: A Nocturnal upon St. Lucy's Day.Sonnet [You jerk you didn't call me up].Bernadette Mayer's Writing Experiments.Next: Sadeq Hedayat: Blind Owl. [Bookshop.]Support The Spouter-Inn on Patreon and hang out with us in a private Discord.
Subscribe to Quotomania on Simplecast or search for Quotomania on your favorite podcast app!John Donne was born in 1572 in London, England. He is known as the founder of the Metaphysical Poets, a term created by Samuel Johnson, an eighteenth-century English essayist, poet, and philosopher. The loosely associated group also includes George Herbert, Richard Crashaw, Andrew Marvell, and John Cleveland. The Metaphysical Poets are known for their ability to startle the reader and coax new perspective through paradoxical images, subtle argument, inventive syntax, and imagery from art, philosophy, and religion using an extended metaphor known as a conceit. Donne reached beyond the rational and hierarchical structures of the seventeenth century with his exacting and ingenious conceits, advancing the exploratory spirit of his time.Donne entered the world during a period of theological and political unrest for both England and France; a Protestant massacre occurred on Saint Bartholomew's day in France; while in England, the Catholics were the persecuted minority. Born into a Roman Catholic family, Donne's personal relationship with religion was tumultuous and passionate, and at the center of much of his poetry. He studied at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities in his early teen years. He did not take a degree at either school, because to do so would have meant subscribing to the Thirty-nine Articles, the doctrine that defined Anglicanism. At age twenty he studied law at Lincoln's Inn. Two years later he succumbed to religious pressure and joined the Anglican Church after his younger brother, convicted for his Catholic loyalties, died in prison. Donne wrote most of his love lyrics, erotic verse, and some sacred poems in the 1590s, creating two major volumes of work: Satires and Songs and Sonnets.In 1598, after returning from a two-year naval expedition against Spain, Donne was appointed private secretary to Sir Thomas Egerton. While sitting in Queen Elizabeth's last Parliament in 1601, Donne secretly married Anne More, the sixteen-year-old niece of Lady Egerton. Donne's father-in-law disapproved of the marriage. As punishment, he did not provide a dowry for the couple and had Donne briefly imprisoned.This left the couple isolated and dependent on friends, relatives, and patrons. Donne suffered social and financial instability in the years following his marriage, exacerbated by the birth of many children. He continued to write and published the Divine Poems in 1607. In Pseudo-Martyr, published in 1610, Donne displayed his extensive knowledge of the laws of the Church and state, arguing that Roman Catholics could support James I without compromising their faith. In 1615, James I pressured him to enter the Anglican Ministry by declaring that Donne could not be employed outside of the Church. He was appointed Royal Chaplain later that year. His wife died in 1617 at thirty-three years old shortly after giving birth to their twelfth child, who was stillborn. The Holy Sonnetsare also attributed to this phase of his life.In 1621, he became dean of Saint Paul's Cathedral. In his later years, Donne's writing reflected his fear of his inevitable death. He wrote his private prayers, Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, during a period of severe illness and published them in 1624. His learned, charismatic, and inventive preaching made him a highly influential presence in London. Best known for his vivacious, compelling style and thorough examination of mortal paradox, John Donne died in London on March 31, 1631.From https://poets.org/poet/john-donne. For more information about John Donne:“Devotions Upon Social Isolation”: https://www.berfrois.com/2020/06/ed-simon-john-donne-social-isolation/“John Donne”: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/john-donne“No Man Is An Island”: https://web.cs.dal.ca/~johnston/poetry/island.html“Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions by John Donne”: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/dec/04/100-best-nonfiction-books-no-96-john-donne-devotions-emergent-occasions
In this episode, Joe James from the Right In The Schoolies podcast and PLS Trustee Alex Howard talk to Lyn about their definitions of horror and where they see horror in Larkin's writing. Larkin poems/novels discussed- High Windows, Sunny Prestatyn, The Old Fools, At Grass, Aubade, Mr Bleaney, Ambulances, The Building, If, My Darling, Jill, Love Again. Other writers and references: Paradise Lost by John Milton (1667), the work of Stephen King, the Metaphysical Poets, Oscar Wilde, 'the Seven ages of man' speech from As You Like It (1599), MR James, Wuthering Heights (1847) By Emily Bronte, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson, Hannibal Lector (Red Dragon by Thomas Harris 1981), Steve Coogan's The Reckoning (in production), The Theatre of the Absurd, Bertolt Brecht, Cannibal Holocaust ( dir.Rugero Deodato,1980), Basil (1852) by Wilkie Collins, Alice in Wonderland (1865) By Lewis Carroll, Exclusive setting of If, My Darling by Wes Finch, featuring Jools Street and John Parker. Editorial assistance from Ben Haines. Presented by Lyn Lockwood. Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechanicals Band. Buy 'The Righteous Jazz' at their Bandcamp page: https://themechanicalsband.bandcamp.com/album/the-righteous-jazz Audio editing by Simon Galloway. Follow us and get it touch on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tiny_air Find out more about the Philip Larkin Society here - http://philiplarkin.com/
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Poems by Andrew Marvell and John Donne.
Poems by Andrew Marvell and John Donne.
Ok today then here upon the old creaky wooden digital stage of this the Metaphysical Theater on Anchor FM. There can be no and There is no, scholarly consensus regarding which English poets or poems fit within the Metaphysical genre. In his initial use of the term, Johnson quoted just three poets: Abraham Cowley, John Donne, and John Cleveland. Colin Burrow later singled out John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, Andrew Marvell, and Richard Crashaw as 'central figures', while naming many more, all or part of whose work has been identified as sharing its characteristics. On johnt.v.r.z. dot com Two key anthologists in particular were responsible for identifying common stylistic traits among 17th-century poets. Herbert Grierson’s Metaphysical Lyrics and Poems of the Seventeenth Century (1921) was important in defining the Metaphysical canon. In addition, Helen Gardner's Metaphysical Poets (1957) included 'proto-metaphysical' writers such as William Shakespeare and Sir Walter Raleigh and, extending into the Restoration, brought in Edmund Waller and Rochester. While comprehensive, her selection, as Burrow remarks, so dilutes the style as to make it "virtually coextensive with seventeenth-century poetry". Late additions to the Metaphysical canon have included sacred poets of both England and America who had been virtually unknown for centuries. John Norris was better known as a Platonist philosopher. Thomas Traherne's poetry remained unpublished until the start of the 20th century. The work of Edward Taylor, who is now counted as the outstanding English-language poet of North America, was only discovered in 1937. The metaphysical Theater Podcast is an extensive immersion into the Secret Language of God, Metaphysical Poetry. Thank you so very much. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Call country pirats to harvest offices; and all the kings gold. Half the silver and one in every ten diamonds in the rough. The swinging pendulum of fickle time is the true tyrant of the sphere in which we view our witness or victim of cause or effect unbeknownst to even ourselves in the within called to be the witness of that singular scene. Love, all alike, no season knows nor clime, No weather but this self-made temperament of paradise easy holding of my mortal creature in the dream. Johnson's definition of the Metaphysical poets was that of a hostile critic looking back at the style of the previous century. In 1958 Alvarez proposed an alternative approach in a series of lectures eventually published as The School of Donne. This was established in Pauilllo Mauka, around the 17th century or so we are told to believe. I will be smart, Been Gunn. I will be smart. It was only to look at the practice and self- definition of the circle of friends about us each to find Donne, who were the recipients of many visitors upon the hill of his verse letters. Of his many potted lady's. They were a group of Nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. Filthy logic stained and discarded for poetry which is the language I God, speak. you can be being as I am. Thy beams so reverend, and strong Why shouldst thou think? I could eclipse and cloud them with a Single wink, That only one I do not dispose of. Despise or overthrow. But that I would not lose her sight so long. If her eyes have not blinded thine, Look, and to-morrow late tell me, Whether both the' Indias of spice and my own unusual tastes of burning illusions could be palatable to all mankind? Nay the secret remains such eternal and can be freely spoken with all zeal and reverent accord upon the Metaphysical Theaters Stage all this world listening to Anchor FM an incredibly stable, reliable and still free of this episode, the date on the Google Play Store my pickled peckerings I am artificial voice number three forty-two and this is the Metaphysical Theater.
It was indeed a foregone conclusion that Academia would find my notion of many currently living metaphysical poets laughable. And I was reminded of the Irony of the writer with his fame and glory whom in malice exposed metaphysical poetry to the world and penned the name metaphysical poetry. and as truly viral content through centuries, it is still with us today on the Metaphysical Theater Podcast on Anchor FM free in the play store. The following podcasts feature many living metaphysical poets. John T.v.r.z dot com, Brushy One String a Metaphysical poet, and virtuoso. Craig Kirchner, author of the metaphysical poem Clue, and also many surprises in store to the adept metaphysics wizards, the poets and the trippers, hello acidtripping.com and to all my beautiful pickled peckrings, this is the metaphysical theater.
Are we truly ALIVE before we fall in love?This is a question John Donne asks his girl one morning while waking up beside her.In this episode I explain the concept of "Metaphysical Conceit," which is often leveled at John Donne, and I also explain more about the differences in worldview between the Romantics and the Metaphysical Poets.
Are we truly ALIVE before we fall in love?This is a question John Donne asks his girl one morning while waking up beside her.In this episode I explain the concept of "Metaphysical Conceit," which is often leveled at John Donne, and I also explain more about the differences in worldview between the Romantics and the Metaphysical Poets.
Danielle shares Brenda Shaughnessy’s brutally clever poem “Drift” with Max. Topics touched upon include metaphysical poets, paradox, and staying in bad relationships.
BiblioFiles: A CenterForLit Podcast about Great Books, Great Ideas, and the Great Conversation
We're rolling out a new BiblioFiles series today: Lit, Period. It's a quick and easy guide through the major literary movements of Western literature, from the 6th century to the 21st. Don't worry, the normal BiblioFiles format isn't going anywhere, but every once and a while we'll be throwing in a Lit, Period episode just to make things exciting. Today we're starting with a CenterForLit favorite: the metaphysical poets. And if you feel overwhelmed by the onslaught of information, don't fear! We've put together a free guide for you, which you can download on our website by following the link below:www.centerforlit.com/litperiod1We love hearing your questions and comments! You can contact us by emailing adam@centerforlit.com, or you can visit our website www.centerforlit.com to find even more ways to participate in the conversation.
John Donne (1572-1631) may have been the most wildly inventive poet who ever lived. But that doesn’t mean he was the most successful. Dr. Johnson, writing a hundred years later, objected to Donne and the other Metaphysical Poets for the way in which they “yoked together with violence” heterogenous ideas. T.S. Eliot found something much richer in the poems, but even his analysis leaves us with the central burning question: can a poem about a flea be any good? Jacke Wilson considers the question. FREE GIFT! Write a review on iTunes (or another site), then send us an email at jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com to receive your free History of Literature postcard as a thank you gift. Act now while supplies last! Show Notes: Contact the host at jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com or by leaving a voicemail at 1-361-4WILSON (1-361-494-5766). You can find more literary discussion at jackewilson.com and more episodes of the series at historyofliterature.com. Check out our Facebook page at facebook.com/historyofliterature. You can follow Jacke Wilson at his Twitter account @WriterJacke. You can also follow Mike and the Literature Supporters Club (and receive daily book recommendations) by looking for @literatureSC. Music Credits: “Handel – Entrance to the Queen of Sheba” by Advent Chamber Orchestra (From the Free Music Archive / CC by SA). “Dance Macabre,” “Hero Theme,” and “NewsSting” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Grubbs talks with Michial Farmer and Nathan Gilmour about John Donne's Holy Sonnets.
This week, the podcast is bigger on the inside than it is the outside, as Stephen and Matthew bask in the glow of Titan Comics' Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #1. DOCTOR WHO 12TH #1 Writer: Robbie Morrison Artist: Dave Taylor Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Clara thought she was in for an evening of marking essays on the Metaphysical Poets, followed by going out on a date – or at least trying to. You know, normal stuff. Instead, she’s facing down exotic flora and fauna in her best dress, backing up the Doctor on a trek through traumatically alien undergrowth – and she doesn’t even know what the Doctor is searching for, or what will try to kill them should they find it! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!
This week, the podcast is bigger on the inside than it is the outside, as Stephen and Matthew bask in the glow of Titan Comics' Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #1. DOCTOR WHO 12TH #1 Writer: Robbie Morrison Artist: Dave Taylor Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Clara thought she was in for an evening of marking essays on the Metaphysical Poets, followed by going out on a date – or at least trying to. You know, normal stuff. Instead, she’s facing down exotic flora and fauna in her best dress, backing up the Doctor on a trek through traumatically alien undergrowth – and she doesn’t even know what the Doctor is searching for, or what will try to kill them should they find it! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Metaphysical poets, a diffuse group of 17th century writers including John Donne, Andrew Marvell and George Herbert. Mourning the death of a good friend in 1631, the poet Thomas Carew declared: “The Muses' garden, with pedantic weeds O'erspread, was purg'd by thee; the lazy seeds Of servile imitation thrown away, And fresh invention planted.”The gardener in question was a poet, John Donne, and from his fresh invention blossomed a group of 17th century writers called the metaphysical poets. Concerned with sex and death, with science and empire, the metaphysical poets challenged the conventions of Elizabethan poetry with drama and with wit. And they showed that English, like Italian and French, was capable of true poetry.Unashamedly modern, they were saluted by another great modernist, T.S. Eliot, who admired their genius for imagery, the freshness of their language and the drama of their poetic character. But what do we mean by metaphysical poetry, how did it reflect an age of drama and discovery and do poets as different as John Donne, Andrew Marvell and George Herbert really belong together in the canon of English literature? With Tom Healy, Professor of Renaissance Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London; Julie Sanders, Professor of English Literature and Drama at the University of Nottingham; and Tom Cain, Professor of Early Modern Literature at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Metaphysical poets, a diffuse group of 17th century writers including John Donne, Andrew Marvell and George Herbert. Mourning the death of a good friend in 1631, the poet Thomas Carew declared: “The Muses' garden, with pedantic weeds O'erspread, was purg'd by thee; the lazy seeds Of servile imitation thrown away, And fresh invention planted.”The gardener in question was a poet, John Donne, and from his fresh invention blossomed a group of 17th century writers called the metaphysical poets. Concerned with sex and death, with science and empire, the metaphysical poets challenged the conventions of Elizabethan poetry with drama and with wit. And they showed that English, like Italian and French, was capable of true poetry.Unashamedly modern, they were saluted by another great modernist, T.S. Eliot, who admired their genius for imagery, the freshness of their language and the drama of their poetic character. But what do we mean by metaphysical poetry, how did it reflect an age of drama and discovery and do poets as different as John Donne, Andrew Marvell and George Herbert really belong together in the canon of English literature? With Tom Healy, Professor of Renaissance Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London; Julie Sanders, Professor of English Literature and Drama at the University of Nottingham; and Tom Cain, Professor of Early Modern Literature at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Metaphysical poets, a diffuse group of 17th century writers including John Donne, Andrew Marvell and George Herbert. Mourning the death of a good friend in 1631, the poet Thomas Carew declared: “The Muses' garden, with pedantic weeds O'erspread, was purg'd by thee; the lazy seeds Of servile imitation thrown away, And fresh invention planted.”The gardener in question was a poet, John Donne, and from his fresh invention blossomed a group of 17th century writers called the metaphysical poets. Concerned with sex and death, with science and empire, the metaphysical poets challenged the conventions of Elizabethan poetry with drama and with wit. And they showed that English, like Italian and French, was capable of true poetry.Unashamedly modern, they were saluted by another great modernist, T.S. Eliot, who admired their genius for imagery, the freshness of their language and the drama of their poetic character. But what do we mean by metaphysical poetry, how did it reflect an age of drama and discovery and do poets as different as John Donne, Andrew Marvell and George Herbert really belong together in the canon of English literature? With Tom Healy, Professor of Renaissance Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London; Julie Sanders, Professor of English Literature and Drama at the University of Nottingham; and Tom Cain, Professor of Early Modern Literature at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne