Special 2: The Gladdest Thing

Canto 24: An Unassuming Tool

M. Anthony C. shares his experience of finding an alliterative poet to talk to, one who writes in an "Old English Verse." Then, he shares his experience writing a poem about sharpness, and then shares an unpolished version of it.  If you'd like to read the poem, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com [https://manthonyc.substack.com] or click here.  [https://open.substack.com/pub/manthonyc/p/poem-in-progress-sharpness-is-king?r=5u5omv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true] Please consider liking, subscribing, and sharing this podcast. If you'd like to support more directly, go to https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart [https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart] or click here [https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart].

Canto 23: Witness of Wit

M. Anthony C. updates us on his journey into learning Alliterative Verse, including another practitioner of the craft he's encountered. He muses different levels of engagement with poets, both writing and reading it. At last, he shares the final version of the sestina about his wife. To read the poem again, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here [https://open.substack.com/pub/manthonyc/p/slow-art?r=5u5omv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true].  Please consider supporting the podcast for free by liking, subscribing to, commenting on, or sharing this podcast.  If you'd like to support my work more directly, one-time donations can be made at https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart [https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart] or by clicking here [https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart].

Canto 22: Poetry is a Modernist Explosion

M. Anthony C. shares his new adventures into alliterative verse, and then he muses on the difficulty in assessing the "success" of a poem. He ends by sharing a poem about an home invasion of ants. To read the poem again, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here [https://open.substack.com/pub/manthonyc/p/ants?r=5u5omv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true].  Please consider supporting the podcast for free by liking, subscribing to, commenting on, or sharing this podcast.  If you'd like to support my work more directly, one-time donations can be made at https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart [https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart] or by clicking here [https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart].

Poem 21: Four Sheep

M. Anthony C. shares a poem about the first time he saw his father-in-law's sheep. To read it, go to manthonyc.substack.com or click here [https://open.substack.com/pub/manthonyc/p/four-sheep?r=5u5omv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true].  This poem was first published in Thirteen Myna Birds.

Poem 20: What to do when seeing someone steal from your community bike rack

M. Anthony C. shares a poem about what to do in the unlikely scenario that you find someone stealing from your community bike rack. To be clear, this is not actually advice (it is unlikely to help), but art. To read it, go to manthonyc.substack.com or click here [https://open.substack.com/pub/manthonyc/p/what-to-do-when-seeing-someone-steal?r=5u5omv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true].