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Poetry Blokes

20 Episodes

24 minutes | Feb 9, 2021
Episode 20 - The Sun
Today, Rich tells us about the sun 🌞, Matt is right about fusion ☢️ and we both debunk a book of lies 📚 // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
31 minutes | Dec 23, 2020
Episode 19 - Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
Today, Rich likes a poem ❤️, Matt sings Men of Harlech 🎵 and we both discuss lightning 🌩️ // Read the poem here: https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
28 minutes | Dec 5, 2020
Episode 18 - The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe
Today, Rich warns against waterfalls 🌊, Matt looks at deadlines ⏳ and we both discuss pronouns 🆔 // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44675/the-passionate-shepherd-to-his-love // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
32 minutes | Nov 23, 2020
Episode 17 - Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Today, Rich likes a poem ❤️, Matt sinks a drink 🍺 and we both talk about an Egyptian bloke 🇪🇬 // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565 // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
35 minutes | Nov 16, 2020
Episode 16 - Macavity the Mystery Cat by T S Eliot
Today, Rich is a father 👶, Matt defends Macavity ⚖️ and we both question the Flying Squad 🚓 // Read the poem here: https://poets.org/poem/macavity-mystery-cat // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
37 minutes | Nov 2, 2020
Episode 15 - Digging by Seamus Heaney
Today, Rich wonders about a tiny gun, Matt doesn't want to drink milk and we both wonder how long Seamus' grandfather's been gone for // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47555/digging // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
29 minutes | Oct 14, 2020
Episode 14 - The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear
Today, Rich is annoyed at poor preparation // Matt laughs at BONG // We debate he validity of the word runcible // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43188/the-owl-and-the-pussy-cat // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
31 minutes | Oct 1, 2020
Episode 13 - Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
Today, Rich doesn't like to imagine 💭 //Matt is obsessed by taxes 💰 // The Jabberwocky is misunderstood ❤️// Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42916/jabberwocky // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
42 minutes | Sep 22, 2020
Episode 12 - If by Rudyard Kipling
Today Rich actually likes something 👍 // Matt asks where the sinew's gone 💪 // We enjoy @brewdog and #mikebassett ⚽️// Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46473/if--- // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
27 minutes | Sep 16, 2020
Episode 11 - Sci-Fi by Tracey K Smith
Today we ask @elonmusk about sex in space, Matt is a Sly Stallone fan and Rich is sad about thinking // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55516/sci-fi // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
33 minutes | Sep 7, 2020
Episode 10 - Famous by Naomi Shihab Nye
In this episode, Rich compliments West Berkshire Brewery, Matt loves bolts and dress shoes get the boot // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47993/famous // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
33 minutes | Aug 31, 2020
Episode 9 - Before You Were Mine by Carol Ann Duffy
In this episode, Rich has a visceral response to the poem's message, Matt just wants to know why and we both ponder the existence of a horse-riding ghost clattering across a Glaswegian square. // Read the poem here: https://genius.com/Carol-ann-duffy-before-you-were-mine-annotated // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
35 minutes | Aug 24, 2020
Episode 8 - Follower by Seamus Heaney
In this episode, Rich explains how he almost forced his wife into a life of seclusion, Matt asks lots of questions about a plough and we both discuss how hench Heaney's Dad must have been. // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57371/follower // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
46 minutes | Aug 17, 2020
Episode 7 - An Arundel Tomb by Philip Larkin
In this episode, Rich is perplexed by stained glass windows, Matt explains why all the tenants are gone and we both get a bit sweary // Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47594/an-arundel-tomb // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
49 minutes | Aug 10, 2020
Episode 6 - Morning Song by Sylvia Plath
In this episode, Rich discusses giving birth beneath a whale, Matt mentions licking a cat's mouth and we both wonder about window squares. // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
36 minutes | Aug 3, 2020
Episode 5 - Slough by John Betjeman
In this episode, Rich gets mad at table abuse, then opens his heart about the terrible condition of Dry Eye, while Matt gives recommendations on pubs in Brighton // Follow @poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. // To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Hosted by: Matthew Adamo // Created by: Richard Gaughran & Matthew Adamo // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project // Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great
39 minutes | Jul 27, 2020
Episode 4 - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Pt II by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
In this episode, the ancient Mariner is a bit perturbed, Rich locates the haunted vessel and Matt talks about more about that bloody sun. // Follow poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! // Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. //To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising // Created and hosted by: Matthew Adamo and Richard Gaughran // Producer: Dominic Gore // Music: The Lazlo Project// Thanks for reading this far, we love you, you're great.
36 minutes | Jul 20, 2020
Episode 3 - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
In this episode, a terrible fate befalls Al Batross, Rich ignores some massive green ice and Matt explains why a mariner with a beauteous eye may indeed be ancient. >Follow poetryblokes on Twitter and Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out! >Subscribe to the show now to ensure each and every episode is delivered directly to you. >To advertise with us, visit www.poetryblokes.com/advertising Creative geniuses behind the show Created and hosted by: Matthew Adamo and Richard Gaughran Producer: Dominic Gore Music: The Lazlo Project
43 minutes | Jul 12, 2020
Episode 2 - Peace by Rupert Brooke
A funny and interesting look at one of Britain's lesser-known First World War poems. We discuss Rupert Brooke's washbag, kebabs in bed and non-standard Petrachan sonnets. Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/13074/peace
40 minutes | Jun 22, 2020
Episode 1 - The Pilot
In this episode, we look at Andrew Marvell's poem To His Coy Mistress and ask: is Andrew Marvell actually a marble salesman from Hull? Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44688/to-his-coy-mistress
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