The Litpoetry Podcast
Come with us on a journey of discovery at Litpoetry where we read, analyze and discuss inspirational poetry from around the world by established, new, and emerging poets. The Litpoetry Podcast aims is to fire up your love of poetry and give you the understanding required to more fully appreciate this magnificent art. Featuring an intoxicating mix of poetry and music, join our host and published poet-in-residence, James Laidler, as he walks you through a tangled labyrinth of mysterious words each and every week. Poetry is worth it because the reading and writing of poetry is a revolutionary act that has the potential to transform both the listener and our world.
Episodes
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
This Podcast features the poem: ‘Not Waving but Drowning’ by Stevie Smith from the Collected Poems of Stevie Smith. Copyright © 1972 by Stevie Smith. (Used under fair usage for educational purposes)
This podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler Poem Recital by the extraordinary Voice Over Artist, Lucy Freeman.
All tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'Tenderness' by Tony Anderson, ‘Wasting Away by Michael Cameneti, ‘Regeneration’ by Max II, ‘Bayt-Lahm’ by Ryan Taubert, 'You are Mine' (featuring Holly Maher) by secret Nation
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
This podcast contains a reading of Ocean Vuong’s, ‘The Seventh Circle of Earth’. https://poetryschool.com/how-i-did-it/i-forward-first-collection-special-ocean-vuong-seventh-circle-earth/ Published from Ocean Vuong’s book Night Sky with Exit Wounds Published by Copper Canyon Press. (Published in this podcast under fair usage, not-for-profit, educational use).
For more resources and information on poetry visit the Litpoetry website at https://www.litpoetry.com/ This video and audio adaptation is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry)
Poem Recital by the extraordinary Voice Over Artist, Phillip Freeman, (Phillip can be commissioned for work on www.fiverr.com)
The following tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: ‘Eschaton’ (Featuring Chris Coleman) by Tony Anderson, ‘Ave Maria’ by svvn.
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
This podcast contains a reading of Margaret Atwood’s, ‘In Love with Raymond Chandler’ and a close analysis of the poem. This podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Poem Recital by the extraordinary Voice Over Artist, Lucy Freeman. Featured Poem: Margaret Atwood’s, ‘In Love with Raymond Chandler’ https://www.poeticous.com/margaret-atwood/in-love-with-raymond-chandler
Music Backing Tracks used in Video Production: ‘Covert Affair’ and ‘Just as soon’ by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 All other tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by Secret Nation.
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
This podcast contains a reading of Philip Larkin’s, ‘This be the verse’ and a close analysis of the poem. This podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Poetry recital recorded and performed by 'Simon Jackson Voice Over': 'This be the verse’ by Philip Larkin https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48419/this-be-the-verse from Collected Poems. Copyright © Estate of Philip Larkin.
Adapted for educational purposes under fair usage. All tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by Secret Nation, 'stroller’ by Luke Atencio, ‘die instrumental’ by Andrew Judah
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
This podcast contains a reading of Tracy K Smith’s, ‘The Universe as Primal Scream’ and a close analysis of the poem. This podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Poem Recital by the extraordinary Voice Over Artist, Lucy Freeman. ‘The Universe as Primal Scream’ by Tracy K Smith https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55518/the-universe-as-primal-scream from Life on Mars. Copyright © 2011 by Tracy K. Smith. Adapted for educational purposes under fair usage and to promote the poet’s work. Published by Graywolf Press. www.graywolfpress.org
All tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include:, 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by Secret Nation, 'eventide’ by Jacob Montague, 'sitting still’ (feat. Liza Anne) by Thad Kopec, ‘ghosts in the stories’ by Blake Ewing, ‘Imbere yanje’ (instrumental) by Judah earl
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
’Sonnet 18’ by William Shakespeare: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 1, Episode 4)
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
This podcast contains a reading of William Shakespeare’s, ‘Sonnet 18’ and a close analysis of the poem. This podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry). Poetry recital recorded and performed by 'Simon Jackson Voice Over': www.simonjacksonvo.com (Simon can be commissioned for work on www.fiverr.com or through his website) ‘Sonnet 18’ by William Shakespeare. Music Backing Tracks used in Video Production: All tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by Secret Nation, ‘First Flight’ (with Luke Otwell & Paul Moody) by The Field Tapes, ‘We Move the Same’ by Luke Atencio
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
’One-Ring Circus’ by Jonathan Holden: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 1, Episode 3)
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
This podcast contains a reading of Jonathan Holden’s, ‘One-Ring Circus’ and a close analysis of the poem.This podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Litpoetry Script writer, Sound Engineer & Host: James Laidler. Female Voiceover Artist is Lucy Freeman. 'One-Ring Circus’ by Jonathan Holden, published 1980 in Poetry magazine https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=34571 All tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'tonight instrumental’ by Stephen Day, ‘Carnival of Terror’ by Robert Austin, ‘Christmas style instrumental’ by Drew Halcomb and the neighbors, 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by Secret Nation, ‘No Happy Endings’ by Stephen Gutheinz
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
This Podcast contains a reading of Emily Dickinson’s, ‘I felt a funeral in my brain’. This Podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry). Poem Recital by the extraordinary Voice Over Artist, Lucy Freeman. 'I felt a funeral in my brain’ by Emily Dickinson https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45706/i-felt-a-funeral-in-my-brain-340 Published under Fair Usage for Educational purposes and to promote Dickinson’s work. From The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Variorum Edition, Ralph W. Franklin, ed., Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, © 1998 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. © 1951, 1955, 1979, 1983 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.
All tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'remembering’ by Chad lawson, ‘wasting away’ by Michael Cameneti, 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by Secret Nation
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
’Jabberwocky’ by Lewis Carroll (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 1, Episode 8)
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
This podcast contains a reading of Lewis Carroll’s, ‘Jabberwocky’ and a close analysis of the poem. This podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Poetry recital recorded and performed by 'Simon Jackson Voice Over': www.simonjacksonvo.com (Simon can be commissioned for work on www.fiverr.com or through his website) Featured Poem: 'Jabberwocky’ by Lewis Carroll https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42916/jabberwocky Music Backing Tracks used in Video Production: All tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'Wistful’ by A Taylor, 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by Secret Nation