Podcasts about walter de la mare

Daily Short Stories - Mystery & Suspense

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 20:45

A man becomes intrigued by the sinister old man he meets on the London Underground. Despite his misgivings, he feels strangely compelled to follow him. This is an original audio presentation of "Bad Company" by Walter de la Mare. It has been performed, recorded, and mixed by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. NOTE: I am informed that I mispronounced the word "enveloped" near the beginning of this one. When I checked back, it was true (to my chagrin). I am a humble amateur and every 500,000 words or so I make a mistake and it slips through in the editing process. I hope you can forgive me and that it won't affect your listening experience too greatly.

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April 25, 2022 George Herbert Engleheart, Marcus Jones, Joseph Henry Maiden, Walter de la Mare, The Essential Garden Design Workbook by Rosemary Alexander and Rachel Myers, and Julia Morton

The Daily Gardener

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 15:25 Very Popular

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Podchaser Leave a Review Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Historical Events Today is National Zucchini Bread Day. 1851 Birth of George Herbert Engleheart, English clergyman and daffodil breeder. In 1889, George began breeding daffodils - some 700 varieties in his lifetime. Fans of Beersheba, Lucifer, or White Ladyowe a debt of gratitude to Reverend Engleheart. George spent every spare minute breeding, and his parishioners would often find a note tacked to the church door saying, No service today, working with daffodils. 1852 Birth of Marcus Jones, American geologist, mining engineer, and botanist. Marcus's mother loved plants, and every day, she sent Marcus to gather fresh flowers, which she displayed on the family's mantle. This daily chore was the beginning of his passion for botany. Marcus won national recognition for his work as a prominent botanist of the American West, and in 1923, he sold his personal herbarium for $25,000 - an impressive amount at the time. To this day, his collection represents the largest archive of plants from Utah. Marcus died in 1934 in San Bernardino, California. At the age of 81, he returned from a plant collecting trip at Lake Arrowhead when another driver hit his car. As seatbelts wouldn't be invented for another 25 years, Jones was ejected from his vehicle and died from a skull fracture. Jones columbine, Aquilegia jonesii (ii = "ee-eye") is named for him. It is rare and, like most columbines, does not transplant well. Jonesii plants and seeds are sold by select nurseries. 1925 Birth of Joseph Henry Maiden, English-Australian botanist. Born in London, Joseph immigrated to New South Wales, Australia, hoping that the climate would improve his health. Joseph quickly landed a job as a museum curator in Sydney, and he also married a local woman named Eliza Jane Hammond. During his time in Australia, Joseph contributed to understanding Australian flora, especially the Eucalyptus genus. After thoroughly studying Australian woods and essential oils, Joseph wrote his book called The Useful Native Plants of Australia. In 1896, Joseph was appointed the Director of the Sydney Botanic Gardens. In total, Joseph served as a botanist in Australia for 43 years. As for his Australian legacy, Joseph is remembered every September 1st, the first day of spring down under. It's also known as Wattle Day or Acacia Day. In Australia, the Wattle is a common name for Acacia. Recognizing their beauty and value, Joseph established the Wattle Day League, which fought to make the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha "ah-KAY-see-ah pik-NANTH-ah") Australia's national floral emblem, and he also worked to establish Wattle Day. Since the inception of Wattle Day in 1909, Australians have worn a Wattle blossom, which looks like a little yellow pompom, in honor of the day. The Wattle blossom is also a favorite with pollinators. As plants, Wattles are tough evergreen shrubs and trees that can withstand Australia's droughts, winds, and bushfires. There are 760 Wattle species native to Australia's forest understory, woodlands, and open scrub. The common name Wattle refers to an old germanic term for weaving and the English craft of building with interwoven flexible twigs and branches. As the English settled in Australia, they often harvested Wattle (Acacia) and used it in their building construction. And here's a fun fact about Wattles (Acacia): Giraffes love to eat them. 1873 Birth of Walter de la Mare, English poet, short story writer, and novelist. He is best remembered for his works for children. In his poem, Peacock Pie, Walter wrote: A poor old Widow in her weeds Sowed her garden with wild-flower seeds; Not too shallow, and not too deep, And down came April -- drip -- drip -- drip. Up shone May, like gold, and soon Green as an arbour grew leafy June. Weeps she never, but sometimes sighs, And peeps at her garden with bright brown eyes; And all she has is all she needs -- A poor Old Widow in her weeds. Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation The Essential Garden Design Workbook by Rosemary Alexander and Rachel Myers This book came out in 2017, and the subtitle is Completely Revised and Expanded. Well, the original version of this book was a best-selling classic. This is the upgraded book that came out five years ago. In this book, the eminent designer and educator Rosemary Alexander teamed up with rising design star Rachel Myers. And what these two women did is they share new garden plans, a ton of new photos and diagrams, and updated profiles of their 50 top plants that they think are timeless and that should be used by today's designers. So there are all kinds of fantastic, modern tips and advice in this book. This is also an excellent book for designers and gardeners interested in incorporating sustainability or plant diversity into their plans. Rosemary and Rachel show how to integrate computer-aided design into the garden design process. And this book is perfect for folks wanting to start a garden design business. Now, of course, nowadays, you don't have to be an artist to be a landscape designer or to convey what you want to do with a particular garden or a job site. But you do need to know how to do the basics. You have to be able to survey a site and draw a plan to scale or use the right software to do that. Then if you're making a more significant presentation, maybe to a company or to an Arboretum, you'll need to include specific details, visuals, and even a mood board. And of course, costing if you want to land their proposal. And so this book gives you everything from soup to nuts on garden design. As Rosemary says, she believes that garden design is one of the most satisfying and rewarding professions - and I have many friends who would agree with her. Now when Gardens Illustrated reviewed this book, they said, The attention to detail at every stage is fantastic. Even if you don't want to be a designer, this book is worth having. This book is a big one. It's 392 pages of garden design - for students, professionals, and anyone looking to create a well-designed outdoor space. You can truly learn from the experts, and they will share it in detail in this book. You can get a copy of The Essential Garden Design Workbook by Rosemary Alexander and Rachel Myers and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for around $16. Botanic Spark 1912 Birth of Julia Francis McHugh Morton, American author and botanist. A Fellow of the Linnean Society, Julia Morton was a famous expert and lecturer on plants. She was revered especially for her knowledge of plant medicine and toxicity. Known as the poison-plant lady, Julia worked to educate the public through letters and phone calls, lectures, and articles - even creating posters designed for hospital emergency rooms. Among the many ER calls Julia received was one from a doctor in Scotland. When a patient fresh from a Jamaican holiday was gravely ill, Julia deduced that a toxic castor bean from a souvenir necklace had been ingested. Over the years, Julia was the subject of many newspaper articles. Clever headlines showcased Julia's expertise, "She gets to the root of problems" and "She leaves no leaf unturned." In 1988, The Miami News published an article about Julia's help with a murder case of a teenage girl. The girl's car was found in the Dadeland Mall parking lot. The police brought Julia a half-inch blade of grass that was found stuck to the door handle of the car and some pieces of leaves that were wedged inside the door. Julia identified the grass as Giant Burma Reed and the leaves as undeveloped leaflets of Spanish Needles. She concluded that a short distance from the Dadeland Mall (perhaps near a nursery in a tall patch of Burma Reed), police might find the girl's body. Julia also predicted there were two killers. She correctly assumed that one had wet hands and had left Burma Reed on the driver's door, while the other had closed the passenger door so quickly it clipped the Spanish Needles. The following day, police officers found an area that matched Morton's description and solved their case. Like Marcus Jones, Julia Morton died in a car accident in 1996. She was 84. It was Julia Morton who said, Plants are always up to something. So I don't take a vacation. I operate on solar energy. I can only stay indoors a certain length of time. Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.

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The Tree - Walter De la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 50:13

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Out of the Deep by Walter de la Mare

Classic Ghost Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 86:30

Walter de la Mare Walter de la Mare is most famous as a poet. He was born in 1873 in Charlton in south-east London not far from Greenwich. It was then part of the county of Kent but has now been gobbled up by Greater London. He was offered a knighthood twice but declined. De La Mare died in 1956, aged 83, in Middlesex. He had a heart attach in 1947 and was left unwell until his death of another in 1956. He was highly regarded as a poet and T. S. Eliot wrote a poem for his funeral service. His ashes are buried in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral. His writings were a favourite reading matter of H P Lovecraft and admired by Robert Aickman and Ramsey Campbell. His family were originally French, from the Protestant Huguenots who fled persecution by the Catholic King of France. His ancestors had been silk merchants, but his father was a banker and his mother was the daughter of a Scottish naval surgeon. He disliked the name Walter and his friends called him Jack. When he was 17, he went to work for Standard Oil in the statistics department, but he was already writing and his first volume of work was published when he was twenty-nine. He married his wife, who was impoverished after meeting her the amateur dramatic society of which they were both members. They lived in Anerley, where I once lived, a rather nondescript part of South London next to the more famous Crystal Palace. They were apparently great entertainers and hosted many parties. Most of the fiction he wrote was supernatural fiction. His style is elegant but his sentences are complex with lots of sub-clauses making him nearly has hard to read out as Henry James. This is a story written to be read rather than read out, I think. Out of The Deep The story unfolds slowly. Jimmie, an orphan boy has not been ill-treated by his uncle and aunt from what we hear, but he disliked their characters and was tormented by their butler Soames. It appears, though were are not told, that after he became a man, he left them and the hated house where he had been so unhappy and was reluctant to go back even after he inherited the house. As well as the physical torment of his time in the attic he had memories of things coming out of the wardrobe and the crab patterned paper that came alive. (Like the Yellow Wallpaper). He seems to have hated everything about his boyhood, including going to church, fatty meat and the ugly old-age of his relatives. We learn from his aunt that he's always suffered from anxiety and is timid. There is some tension between him wanting to be good little boy and feeling he never quite managed it. Although in his adulthood, he doesn't seem to do much that's bad. He seems to do his best. But he never rises above the pointless misery of the house. It's all miserable and suffuses the story. He lies awake thinking like a fountain. He has little human company and appears to have cut off what friends he had before moving into the house as he if knew he was preparing for his death. He has his charwoman Mr Thripps who considers the house unpleasant and doesn't want to sleep a night there for a plate of sovereigns, even though she would out of duty to Jimmie. I warmed to Mrs Thripps and though Victorian and Edwardian writers mostly portray the working-classes as idiots, thugs and criminals, there is a warmness to Mrs Thripps that makes her more likeable than Jimmie, though Jimmie does nothing to offend us really. I don't know whether De La Mare intended that. Jimmie uses his witty speech to deflect from the deep despair and unhappiness in him. He is quite nice to the tradespeople he meets and gives the impression of wanting to be cheerful and good to make up for ht misery of his beginnings. But ultimately it is a misery he can't escape. Sadly, the tale reminded me of the stories of many of the patients I encounter who have a childhood of abuse they struggle to overcome and struggle to achieve any real...

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Out of the Deep - Walter De la Mare

Mystery & Suspense - Daily Short Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 76:35

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Opening the Door to the Fairy World with Karen Kay

Your Divine Uniqueness - The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 62:51

In this episode with Karen Kay, you'll learn ways to start or deepen your connection to the fairies and how to call for their guidance. She discusses how to be in the receptive mode and allow yourself to receive signs from the fairies. She also talks about co-creating with them to heal our planet. And more... Karen's Free Gift: "Fairy Door Meditation" : KarenKay.co.uk/free-meditation Join the LIVE sessions: YourDivineUniqueness.com Our Special Programs & Offers: YourDivineUniqueness.com/programs Karen Kay is a Bestselling Hay House author with two oracle decks, Oracle of the Fairies and Messages from the Mermaids. She is a former BBC News editor who literally saw the light! Lots of lights actually! Fairy lights to be precise! Karen shares her love for the elemental realms through her work. She is a co-founder of the UK's 3 Wishes Fairy Festival, and also the founder of FAE Magazine (Faeries and Enchantment). Karen connects to the elemental realms bringing through ancient wisdom from fairies, mermaids and unicorns into our human realm. A passionate nature lover, her friendship with the fairies began as a young child in her grandmother's garden, where she used to collect rose petals to make perfume for the flower fairies. She is related to renowned fairy poet and author, Walter De La Mare.

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Walter de la Mare: "Mistletoe"

Poem-a-Day

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2021 1:52

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 25, 2021. www.poets.org

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Out of the Deep - Walter De la Mare

Mystery Suspense Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 76:35

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A Rhythm of Cycles

Nighttime on Still Waters

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 34:33

You join us on (another)stormy night, but this one is moonless and black as tar. It is the night of the new moon – the Cold Moon or the Long Night Moon. The phases of the moon give us an opportunity to contemplate the intricate play of cycles all around us and how the mirror, challenge and provide direction for our lives. Journal entry:“3rd December, FridayThe tops of the trees is Shakespeare's wood have disappeared in cloud. A defrosted world, smothered in mist and pearled with beads of water.The canal looks opaque. A soup of leaf and silt. Unfathomable and still.A jackdaw hides in plain sight amongst the wind-left leaves of an oak As a rabbit sits up and watches us pass.“ Episode InformationFor more information about the phases of the moon and the names given to the moon each month, the Royal Museums Greenwich, have an excellent website: Why do we have special names for full moons?In this episode I read the following poems:RS Thomas ‘The Moon in Lleyn' from his (1984) RS Thomas Later Poems: 1972-1982 published by Papermac. David Whyte ‘Faith' from his (1990) Where Many Rivers Meet published by Many Rivers Press. Walter de la Mare (1922) ‘Silver' multiple publishing. General DetailsIn the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org. Two-stroke narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.All other audio recorded on site. ContactFor pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on:Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoswPodI would love to hear from you. You can email me at nighttimeonstillwaters@gmail.com

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Out of the Deep - Walter De la Mare

Stories - Mystery Suspense

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2021 76:35

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The Tree - Walter De la Mare

Stories - Mystery Suspense

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2021 50:13

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Out of the Deep - Walter De la Mare

Mystery and Suspense Stories - BINGE IT!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 76:35

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The Tree - Walter De la Mare

Mystery and Suspense Stories - BINGE IT!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 50:13

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The Tree - Walter De la Mare

Mystery Suspense Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 50:13

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It was a dark and stormy night...

Nighttime on Still Waters

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021 13:20

The after-effects of the booster jab are just beginning to slam into me and so tonight's episode is going to be fairly short. However, you join us on a very cold and stormy night as Storm Arwen with its ‘screaming northerlies' batters the boat and brings with it our first snows of the winter, but the boat is warm, the hatches are battened and, as always, there is a very warm welcome awaiting you. Journal entry:“27th November, SaturdayMum, you would have loved days like this. And to sit beside the glowing stove and feel the wind hug the boat.But the leaf is now fallen from the tree of my life leaving silence where there was once an anchor of love and a stack of dog-eared books.Somewhere on this howling wind rides your love and it makes it feel a little less cold.Happy birthday.” Episode InformationIn this episode I read Mum's favourite poem ‘Nicholas Nye' by Walter de la Mare. You can read the poem here: Nicholas Nye. General DetailsIn the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org. Two-stroke narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.All other audio recorded on site. ContactFor pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on:Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoswPodI would love to hear from you. You can email me at nighttimeonstillwaters@gmail.com

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The Listeners by Walter de la Mare

ESOL Extras

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021

The Listeners by Walter de la Mare (1912) is a classic narrative ghost poem. My adapted version stays close to the original. Language level: strong A2 and above

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”The Riddle” by Walter de la Mare

The HorrorBabble Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 14:24

"The Riddle" was written by Walter de la Mare, and was included in his Collected Stories for Children (1947). The story tells of seven children who go to live with their grandmother. They are free to live without rules, as long as they steer clear of a certain chest in the spare bedroom.

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The Bremen Town Musicians, by Walter de la Mare

Quiet Time and Bedtime with Teddy & Viv

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 9:21

A donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster have grown too old to be useful to their masters. Because their masters want to get rid of them, they run away. Soon, they meet on the road and decide to go to Bremen-Town to be street musicians.

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Walter De La Mare Tells His Listeners About Jack and Jill

Parlando - Where Music and Words Meet

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2021 3:57

In this parody, American poet Louis Untermeyer takes a nursery rhyme and uses it to parody De La Mare's famous horror poem "The Listeners." For more about this and other combinations of various words and original music visit frankhudson.org

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National Poetry Day 2021 Special: "The Listeners" and other spooky poems

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 18:46

A collection of haunting and spooky poetry for UK National Poetry Day 2021. Read by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. National Poetry Day is the UK's annual celebration of poetry. Running order: 0:00 THE LISTENERS by WALTER DE LA MARE 2:10 LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI by JOHN KEATS 4:40 THE HAUNTED by JOHN MASEFIELD 10:59 HAUNTED HOUSES by HENRY WORDSWORTH LONGFELLOW 13:25 ONE NEED NOT BE A CHAMBER by EMILY DICKINSON 14:28 SHADWELL STAIR by WILFRED OWEN 15:37 HAUNTED SEAS by CALE YOUNG RICE 16:29 WRAITH by EDNA ST.VINCENT MILLAY Video thumbnail image courtesy of Picture House Photography Music used : "SABRINA " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : https://youtu.be/k3K7FRSoZug SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Music used : " The Pain " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link :https://youtu.be/qR9MLS5yhWU SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV

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S5E6: "Summer Evening" by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 8:25

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S5E5: "Alexander" by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 9:03

Welcome to Season 5 of The Well Read Poem with poet and classicist Thomas Banks. Throughout this season, we will be exploring the poetry of Walter de la Mare. De la Mare was a great Gothic writer and was very interested in the atmosphere of the uncanny. Poem begins at timestamp 2:33. Check out our sister podcast, The Literary Life Podcast, for more great discussions of literature! Alexander By Walter de la Mare It was the Great Alexander, Capped with a golden helm, Sate in the ages, in his floating ship, In a dead calm. Voices of sea-maids singing Wandered across the deep: The sailors labouring on their oars Rowed as in sleep. All the high pomp of Asia, Charmed by that siren lay, Out of their weary and dreaming minds Faded away. Like a bold boy sate their Captain, His glamour withered and gone, In the souls of his brooding mariners, While the song pined on. Time like a falling dew, Life like the scene of a dream Laid between slumber and slumber Only did seem. . . . O Alexander, then, In all us mortals too, Wax not so overbold On the wave dark-blue! Come the calm starry night, Who then will hear Aught save the singing Of the sea-maids clear?

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S5E4: "Polonius" by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 9:29

Welcome to Season 5 of The Well Read Poem with poet and classicist Thomas Banks. Throughout this season, we will be exploring the poetry of Walter de la Mare. De la Mare was a great Gothic writer and was very interested in the atmosphere of the uncanny. Poem begins at timestamp 7:04. Check out our sister podcast, The Literary Life Podcast, for more great discussions of literature! Polonius By Walter de la Mare There haunts in Time's bare house an active ghost, Enamoured of his name, Polonius. He moves small fingers much, and all his speech Is like a sampler of precisest words, Set in the pattern of a simpleton. His mirth floats eerily down chill corridors; His sigh — it is a sound that loves a keyhole; His tenderness a faint court-tarnished thing; His wisdom prates as from a wicker cage; His very belly is a pompous nought; His eye a page that hath forgot his errand. Yet in his bran — his spiritual bran — Lies hid a child's demure, small, silver whistle Which, to his horror, God blows, unawares, And sets men staring. It is sad to think, Might he but don indeed thin flesh and blood, And pace important to Law's inmost room, He would see, much marvelling, one immensely wise, Named Bacon, who, at sound of his youth's step, Would turn and call him Cousin — for the likeness.

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S5E3: "Breughel's Winter" by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 8:42

Welcome to Season 5 of The Well Read Poem with poet and classicist Thomas Banks. Throughout this season, we will be exploring the poetry of Walter de la Mare. De la Mare was a great Gothic writer and was very interested in the atmosphere of the uncanny. Poem begins at timestamp 6:25. Check out our sister podcast, The Literary Life Podcast, for more great discussions of literature! Breughel's Winter By Walter de la Mare Jagg'd mountain peaks and skies ice-green Wall in the wild, cold scene below. Churches, farms, bare copse, the sea In freezing quiet of winter show; Where ink-black shapes on fields in flood Curling, skating, and sliding go. To left, a gabled tavern; a blaze; Peasants; a watching child; and lo, Muffled, mute--beneath naked trees In sharp perspective set a-row-- Trudge huntsmen, sinister spears aslant, Dogs snuffling behind them in the snow; And arrowlike, lean, athwart the air Swoops into space a crow. But flame, nor ice, nor piercing rock, Nor silence, as of a frozen sea, Nor that slant inward infinite line Of signboard, bird, and hill, and tree, Give more than subtle hint of him Who squandered here life's mystery.

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S5E2: "Ghost" by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 9:55

Welcome to Season 5 of The Well Read Poem with poet and classicist Thomas Banks. Throughout this season, we will be exploring the poetry of Walter de la Mare. De la Mare was a great Gothic writer and was very interested in the atmosphere of the uncanny. Poem begins at timestamp . Check out our sister podcast, The Literary Life Podcast, for more great discussions of literature! Ghost By Walter de la Mare 'Who knocks? ' 'I, who was beautiful Beyond all dreams to restore, I from the roots of the dark thorn am hither, And knock on the door.' 'Who speaks? ' 'I -- once was my speech Sweet as the bird's on the air, When echo lurks by the waters to heed; 'Tis I speak thee fair.' 'Dark is the hour!' 'Aye, and cold.' 'Lone is my house.' 'Ah, but mine? ' 'Sight, touch, lips, eyes gleamed in vain.' 'Long dead these to thine.' Silence. Still faint on the porch Brake the flames of the stars. In gloom groped a hope-wearied hand Over keys, bolts, and bars. A face peered. All the grey night In chaos of vacancy shone; Nought but vast sorrow was there -- The sweet cheat gone.

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S5E1: "All That's Past" by Walter de la Mare

Mother Earth Rising - Align & Awaken

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 8:04

Welcome to Season 5 of The Well Read Poem with poet and classicist Thomas Banks. Throughout this season, we will be exploring the poetry of Walter de la Mare. De la Mare was a poet's poet and wrote across a variety of genres but is not as well known today as he deserves to be. Poem begins at timestamp 5:57. Check out our sister podcast, The Literary Life Podcast, for more great discussions of literature! All That's Past By Walter de la Mare VERY old are the woods; And the buds that break Out of the briar's boughs, When March winds wake, So old with their beauty are-- Oh, no man knows Through what wild centuries Roves back the rose. Very old are the brooks; And the rills that rise Where snow sleeps cold beneath The azure skies Sing such a history Of come and gone, Their every drop is as wise As Solomon. Very old are we men; Our dreams are tales Told in dim Eden By Eve's nightingales; We wake and whisper awhile, But, the day gone by, Silence and sleep like fields Of amaranth lie.

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Conversation With Hay House Author Karen Kay - The Fairy & Mermaid Whisperer // Episode #29

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 37:22

Conversation With Hay House Author Karen Kay The Fairy & Mermaid Whisperer // Episode #29 I felt so giddy and happy after chatting to Karen. She is a fun, loving and beautiful soul. Connecting with the elemental's all her life, she is a Fairy and Mermaid whisperer, how cool is that. We spoke about having them as our guides and being able to call them in, in our daily life. You will feel like a magical child again after listening to this episode. Enjoy. Bestselling Hay House author Karen Kay, shares her love of nature through her work. Known as the Fairy and Mermaid Whisperer, she created two oracle decks, Messages from the Mermaids and Oracle of the Fairies. Karen now connects to the elemental realms bringing through ancient wisdom from fairies, mermaids, angels and unicorns into our human realm. A passionate nature lover, her friendship with the fairies began as a young child in her grandmother's garden, where she used to collect rose petals to make perfume for the flower fairies. She is related to renowned fairy poet and author, Walter De La Mare. Karen loves to teach people how to become empowered using oracle cards and meditation. She organises events including the 3 Wishes Fairy Festival, and is a columnist for Soul & Spirit magazine. Karen is also the founder of FAE and Mermaids Magazines. In her spare time, she sings, makes music, and creates meditation CDs. A busy lady who always has time for others and loves to spread her joy and shine her light in this world. this is a far cry from her previous job as a BBC News Editor, Karen says, you're never to old to live a real-life fairytale! Karen is facilitating an Abundance & Manifestation 101 Masterclass on Zoom on Sunday 12th September - visit her website www.karenkay.co.uk for more details. You can also follow Karen on social media Facebook and Instagram @karenkayfairy So where you can find me, the best place in Instagram - @motherearthhealerpippa My website has lots of goodies and fun stuff to check out too - www.motherearthrising.co.uk Join our Facebook group 'Ditching The Toxic EGO', a group where you can safely explore your triggers and work on that toxic EGO - JOIN HERE. How you can work with me? The 6 Week Egolution Journey - a 1:1 experience with Pippa, guiding you on a committed path to non-resistance, in allowing the Ego's true purpose to emerge. Understand the ego's role and allow yourself to integrate it's lessons into your daily life. Includes: Transformational weekly 1 hr coaching session Trigger Check-Ins (Whatsapp support in between calls) Bonus Reiki healings, intuitive readings, and welcome starter pack The Egolution Monthly Membership - £99 PER MONTH – collectively evolving the ego's true purpose in a safe, authentic community space. Includes: 2 x 90 min group calls a month Monthly webinar training Monthly group reiki healing Weekly group Whatsapp check-ins The Answer Self-Study Course £147 – Are you searching for a higher purpose in life? Perhaps you feel lost and are looking for support to turn your feelings of despair into hope. This uniquely designed course is here to help you, within this 5 week journey you will be guided through a step by step process into a spiritually inspired hierarchy of needs. Includes 7 modules for finding your own answers, featuring workbooks, meditations, self-reflection exercises, 4 hours of video content, plus aftercare email support. Reiki and Intuitive Channelled Readings - £44 1 hour distance Reiki Healing session where Pippa will connect to your soul guides, asking them to assist with the healing, and to allow Pippa to be a channel for their guidance. Provides clarity, empowerment, comfort, healing, and relief. Reiki Level 1, 2 and Master Training As a Reiki Master, Pippa is excited to take on new students wishing to become an attuned Reiki Healer. Individual prices are: Reiki Level 1 - £145 Reiki Level 2 - £199 Reiki Master - £399 Please get in touch with Pippa for private 1:1 training availability at: www.motherearthrising.co.uk So happy you are here and listening to my podcast. I would be super grateful if you could leave me a 5* review, share this episode with your friends/family and tag me with your biggest take away! I love hearing what you learned and it really does make a difference in spreading my messages with the world. Love & blessings. Pippa The EGO coach & healer

S1, Ep 3 - Poem: “Good-bye” by Walter de la Mare.

The Sound of His Own Voice

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 0:53

Poem for the day 11 July 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hickey-mt/message

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How to Connect and Create with Fairies, Mermaids and Unicorns

The Secret Witch Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 77:33

On the Secret Witch Show today is Fairy, Mermaid and Unicorn Whisperer, Karen Kay. Karen's work is in connecting to the elemental realms to bring through ancient wisdom from fairies, mermaids and unicorns into our human realm. A passionate nature lover, her friendship with the fairies began as a young child in her grandmother's garden, where she used to collect rose petals to make perfume for the flower fairies. She is related to renowned fairy poet and author, Walter De La Mare. Her connection with the mer-folk started when she first moved to Cornwall in the late 1980's – She felt an overwhelming sense of coming “home” and was drawn to the ocean, where she used to sketch mermaids and mermen. She's a Hay House author with two oracle decks, Messages from the Mermaids and Oracle of the Fairies. She organises events including the 3 Wishes Fairy Festival and the Glastonbury and Tintagel Fairy Balls and Fairy Markets. She's a columnist for Soul & Spirit magazine, and is also the founder of FAE and Mermaids Magazines. In this show we dive into not only how we can connect and create with the Elementals (fairies, mermaids and unicorns), but also how to embrace living our wild alchemy as our unique selves. At the end, Karen also pulls some cards for our listeners, and shares a gorgeous Fairy Manifestation Meditation. What You'll Learn from this Episode: Working with the elementals isn't just about taking from them - our soul work is to be in the deepest of service to the universe, and that is done through a glorious co-creation between the elementals and our own personal soul will Manifestation is a co-creation between our personal soul will and the universe, but elementals will always come in to help if it is soul aligned for them to do so and if we are meant to co-create with them! “Those who don't believe in magic will never find it” comes to mind as a phrase to sum up this conversation; we have to be open otherwise we can't connect deeper to both ourselves and the elementals We are sensitive beings and that is actually a Superpower, not a bad thing - we are not too much - this sensitivity is gold which allows us to really listen into our bodies, which are magical portals into ourselves and send us signals to let us know intuitively what in on the path of soul We must tune in and trust our inner knowing, even if it means standing apart from the crowd to be true to yourself - we must not be afraid to walk our own path and stand in our own light because we'll attract other like-minded souls We really must choose into living to our truth - it's our conscious choice - it's not always an easy path and there are often sacrifices we must be willing to let go of, but the rewards are bountiful. Taking the leap of faith comes with huge rewards - doors open that we can't expect. Once we leap off the cliff, it opens us up to what is in alignment for us - even if that feels really deeply scary and against what others desire. This requires radical love and approval of ourselves. Sometimes living our truth can feel scary and uncomfortable, but sometimes we must honour that and face our fears anyway - we can only do this consciously by illuminating whether the fear or discomfort is something that authentic *or* something that will take us deeper into our path of expansion, even if it feels scary. We can create magic by focusing on magic and deciding it to life, rather than the mundane things in life. We are all dreaming our lives via our visions. Resources and things that we spoke about: Karen's Website and Meditations - https://karenkay.co.uk/ Karen't Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/karenkayfairy/ Oracle of the Fairies - Hay House - https://www.hayhouse.co.uk/oracle-of-the-fairies Messages from the Mermaid oracle cards - Hay House - https://www.hayhouse.co.uk/messages-from-the-mermaids-card-deck Thank you for listening, we'd love to know what you think of this week's episode, so please let us know! If you loved it, there's a fresh episode every week - subscribe so you don't miss it! Thank you, Nicole xox

Rhyme & (sometimes) Reason

Nighttime on Still Waters

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 30:23

What was the first poem that you ever learnt? This week marks the fourth anniversary of my mother’s death and, for some reason, it has brought to mind poems that she loved and that I shared with her as a child. There is something strangely powerful, evocative, perhaps even reassuring, about rhythm and rhymes. Sometimes, it might be, that the rhymes become the reason. Journal entry:“28th May, FridayWe’re together again, Hands deep in soil. Planting seedlings Nurturing the earth, Coaxing life.A fine rain spangles the air.This feels good. And, when it comes down to it, This is really all there is - Tending the grounding and helping it grow.” Episode InformationIn this episode I read a number of poems. A.A. Milne:· ‘Happiness’ (from When We Were Very Young. 1924 )· ‘Come Out with Me’ (from Now We Are Six, 1927) Kenneth Graham:· Duck’s Ditty (from The Wind in the Willows, 1908) Walter de la Mare· Nod (from The Listeners and other Poems, 1912) For a taste of cruising (at times) a very different type of waterway on East Anglian washes and levels, you might be interested in the recent episodes of Venessa’s vlog: The Mindful Narrowboat General DetailsIn the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.Two-stroke narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. Piano interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.All other audio recorded on site. ContactFor pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on:Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoswPodI would love to hear from you. You can email me at nighttimeonstillwaters@gmail.com

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"Seaton's Aunt" by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 78:59

A schoolboy is reluctantly drawn into the unhappy world of Arthur Seaton - a bullied outsider with a domineering aunt he believes communicates with ghosts. When their paths cross again as adults, the malignant power the aunt exercises over everyone in her thrall becomes apparent. This audiobook of Walter de la Mare's classic psychological horror story brings "Seaton's Aunt" to vivid life with sound effects, music and compelling narration. It is part of the EnCrypted Classic Horror podcast series - read by Jasper L'Estrange. Please support my work: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/encryptedpod https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast Find and follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/encryptedpod About the episode: "Seaton's Aunt" by Walter de la Mare was first published in The Riddle, and Other Stories (Selwyn & Blount Ltd, 1923). Theme music: The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Incidental music: Piano Sad 2 (Piano & Strings Version) by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/ Giant Wyrm by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3807-giant-wyrm License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor 'Moonlight Sonata', Op. 27 no. 2 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Sound effect attributions: https://freesound.org/people/MeijstroAudio/sounds/372869/* https://freesound.org/people/Cell31_Sound_Productions/sounds/376248/* https://freesound.org/people/tosha73/sounds/530920/* https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/411576/* https://freesound.org/people/daveincamas/sounds/44102/* https://freesound.org/people/HerbertBoland/sounds/31960/* https://freesound.org/people/SoundMarnus/sounds/491773/* *All used under the following Creative Commons license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ All other public domain sound effects sourced at: https://freesound.org/ The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor.

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"The Riddle" by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 13:42

De la Mare's dark fairytale was first published in 1923 and has been puzzling readers ever since. When seven children are sent to live with their ageing grandmother following the apparent death of their mother and father, they are warned never to play with the mysterious oak chest in the spare room. But, of course, children will be children and... This audio presentation of Walter de la Mare's classic tale is part of the EnCrypted Classic Horror podcast series read and produced by Jasper L'Estrange. Fans of the creepiest, spookiest podcasts will thrill to the immersive retellings of these nightmarish short stories from the vaults of terror, complete with compelling narration, sound effects and music. As told by the mysterious Jasper L'Estrange, EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast is the new name in scary story podcasts, drawn from the rich traditions of horror, supernatural, and weird fiction. Thank you for listening. Please support my work: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/encryptedpod https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast Listen to the EnCrypted podcast on: Spotify Amazon Music RadioPublic PocketCasts Anchor Google Podcasts RSS and many other podcast platforms!! Find and follow on social media: https://linktr.ee/encryptedpod About the episode: Theme music: The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Incidental music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/ Other music sourced at: https://www.chosic.com/ Sound effect attributions: https://freesound.org/people/Jazzinda/sounds/352558/* https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/398159/* https://freesound.org/people/F.M.Audio/sounds/555293/* https://freesound.org/people/soundmary/sounds/196679/* https://freesound.org/people/CBJ_Student/sounds/547385/* https://freesound.org/people/Sirderf/sounds/333680/* *https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ All other sound effects sourced at freesound.org Podcast and video art for this episode: David Schwarzenberg from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/photos/analogue-art-box-chest-concert-2842521/)

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"A:B:O." / A Classic Weird Tale by Walter de la Mare

The HorrorBabble Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 42:16

"A:B:O." is a short story by Walter de la Mare, written under the pen name, Walter Ramal. The story first appeared in The Cornhill Magazine in the late 1890s. It tells of the discovery and excavation of a strange, metallic chest.

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The Silver Penny by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 1:02

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The Rainbow & The Fairies Dancing by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 1:48

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The Buckle by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 1:23

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I Saw Three Witches by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 1:36

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Song by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 1:08

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Sleepyhead by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 1:16

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Lovelocks by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 1:09

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S1E1: "The Listeners" by Walter de la Mare

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 13:13

Because reading is interpretation, The Well Read Poem aims to teach you how to read with understanding! Hosted by poet Thomas Banks of The House of Humane Letters, these short episodes will introduce you to both well-known and obscure poets and will focus on daily recitation, historical and intellectual background, elements of poetry, light explication, and more! Play this podcast daily and practice reciting! The next week, get a new poem. Grow in your understanding and love of poetry by learning how to read well! Brought to you by The Literary Life Podcast. The Listeners by Walter de la Mare ‘Is there anybody there?’ said the Traveller, Knocking on the moonlit door; And his horse in the silence champ’d the grasses Of the forest’s ferny floor: And a bird flew up out of the turret, Above the Traveller’s head: And he smote upon the door again a second time; ‘Is there anybody there?’ he said. But no one descended to the Traveller; No head from the leaf-fringed sill Lean’d over and look’d into his grey eyes, Where he stood perplex’d and still. But only a host of phantom listeners That dwelt in the lone house then Stood listening in the quiet of the moonlight To that voice from the world of men: Stood thronging the faint moonbeams on the dark stair, That goes down to the empty hall, Hearkening in an air stirr’d and shaken By the lonely Traveller’s call. And he felt in his heart their strangeness, Their stillness answering his cry, While his horse moved, cropping the dark turf, ’Neath the starr’d and leafy sky; For he suddenly smote on the door, even Louder, and lifted his head:— ’Tell them I came, and no one answer’d, ’That I kept my word,’ he said. Never the least stir made the listeners, Though every word he spake Fell echoing through the shadowiness of the still house From the one man left awake: Ay, they heard his foot upon the stirrup, And the sound of iron on stone, And how the silence surged softly backward, When the plunging hoofs were gone.

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 16:34

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"Autumn" by Walter de la Mare

Nim's Poetry

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 0:53

A poem a day keeps the sadness at bay.

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Parlando - Where Music and Words Meet

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 8:33

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The Listeners

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 3:49

Walter De La Mare mysterious poem depicts an ambiguous incident as we continue our music meets words celebration of Halloween with a folk-rock song. For more about this and other combinations of various words with original music visit frankhudson.org

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293 - Walter De La Mare 4

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 5:50

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283 - Walter de la Mare - Never--to-be

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 1:52

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289 - Walter de la Mare - Time Passes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 1:36

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281 - Walter de la Mare - I met at Eve