Poetry is for everybody.

In every episode, Preston leads you through a poem to break through that intimidation of poetry. Dive into concepts, techniques, and insights that unlock new doors of understanding what's going on with poetry. Discover poetics, sounds, and emotions through close readings of selected poems.If you've ever felt lost in the maze of stanzas or craved insight into intricate lines, this is the perfect space.

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Poetry is for everybody.

In every episode, Preston leads you through a poem to break through that intimidation of poetry. Dive into concepts, techniques, and insights that unlock new doors of understanding what's going on with poetry. Discover poetics, sounds, and emotions through close readings of selected poems.If you've ever felt lost in the maze of stanzas or craved insight into intricate lines, this is the perfect space.

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17. Ekphrastic Poems - "Cloud Study" by (and featuring!) Donald Platt

Preston's Poetry Podcast

24 minutes

1 year ago

17. Ekphrastic Poems - "Cloud Study" by (and featuring!) Donald Platt

We've got a very special episode today by living poet Dr. Donald Platt (Purdue Univ.). We'll be discussing Ekphrastic poems, which are poems written about a work of art. Today's poem, called Cloud Study after John Constable's 1820s Study of Clouds, will be read by the poet himself!

You can purchase Platt's Swansdown from the publisher, Grid Books here!

Audio and Poem used by Author's permission.

Production Gustav Worm-Leth

Outro Yentl Tijssens

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