In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Sunny about his own poems. Free texts of the poems and extra episode info! Support The Elixir Poetry Podcast, buy Helen a coffee buymeacoffee.com/helenwing The Podcast is Produced by Tom Platts at Sound Sapien All Music Composed by Tom Platts soundsapien.com
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In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Sunny about his own poems. Free texts of the poems and extra episode info! Support The Elixir Poetry Podcast, buy Helen a coffee buymeacoffee.com/helenwing The Podcast is Produced by Tom Platts at Sound Sapien All Music Composed by Tom Platts soundsapien.com
29. Spring Special: “Why My Dad Loved The Words of John Clare” with Richard
The Elixir Poetry Podcast
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7 months ago
29. Spring Special: “Why My Dad Loved The Words of John Clare” with Richard
In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Richard about a section of ‘The Shepherd’s Calendar’, ‘April’ and ‘I am’ by John Clare (1793 - 1864). Topics: John Clare’s keen eye for detail Richard’s Dad’s passing: the poem means so much to him since his Dad requested verses of Clare be read at his funeral.The struggle in John Clare’s life: mental health, romance, alcoholismRichard’s Dad and Clare came from the same place.Themes of Spring and the countryside Discover poetry throug...
The Elixir Poetry Podcast
In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Sunny about his own poems. Free texts of the poems and extra episode info! Support The Elixir Poetry Podcast, buy Helen a coffee buymeacoffee.com/helenwing The Podcast is Produced by Tom Platts at Sound Sapien All Music Composed by Tom Platts soundsapien.com