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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21. Tradition (and its limits) - "We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks

Preston's Poetry Podcast

25 minutes 4 seconds

12 months ago

21. Tradition (and its limits) - "We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks

In this episode, I will have the immense pleasure of introducing you to one of my all-time favorite poets, Gwendolyn Brooks. We'll be talking about "THE CANON" and how we can look to poets like Gwendolyn Brooks to know where the limits of our reverence for tradition should lie -- with a really cool, short, jazzy poem, "We Real Cool."

Used/Reprinted By Consent of Brooks Permissions.

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Outro Yentl Tijssens

Producer Gustav Worm-Leth

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