Canto 17: Vitamin Poetry

Special 2: The Gladdest Thing

On this fifth Saturday of May, M. Anthony C. reflects on the life and work of Edna St. Millay. He then reads a poem slowly, reacting to it as he goes, then lets the audience interpret the poem on their own.  If you like to see a scanned version of this poem using fancy looking marks, click here [https://open.substack.com/pub/manthonyc/p/delighting-in-millays-afternoon-on?r=5u5omv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true], or go to substack.com/manthonyc.  Please consider liking, sharing, subscribing. If you would like to help more directly, please go to https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart [https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart] or click here [https://open.substack.com/pub/manthonyc/p/delighting-in-millays-afternoon-on?r=5u5omv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true].

Poem 18: I do appreciate the gesture

This poem was first published in WestWard Quarterly Fall 2022. To read the text of this poem, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here [https://open.substack.com/pub/manthonyc/p/i-do-appreciate-the-gesture?r=5u5omv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true].

Poem 17: a Mormon speaks to Shiva

A poem about one Utahn's frustrations with their religion and society. To read the text of this poem, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here [https://open.substack.com/pub/manthonyc/p/a-mormon-speaks-to-shiva?r=5u5omv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true].

Poem 16: How to Make German Pancakes

The most useful poem I've ever written, with a recipe for how to make German Pancakes baked right into it. Enjoy! If you 'd like to read the poem's text, go to manthonyc.substack.com or click here [https://open.substack.com/pub/manthonyc/p/how-to-make-german-pancakes?r=5u5omv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true].

Canto 18: The Glares of Youth

M. Anthony C. muses on Lorca's poem about a child's fateful encounter with the moon. He then shares an old poem he is fixing up--a work in progress--that explores how we reckon with expectations we carry from younger versions of ourselves.  If you'd like to read said poem, click here [https://open.substack.com/pub/manthonyc/p/a-poem-in-progress-on-becoming-unreligious?r=5u5omv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true], or go to https://manthonyc.substack.com [https://manthonyc.substack.com] Please consider liking, subscribing, commenting on, or sharing this podcast. If you'd like to support me more directly, go to https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart [https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart] of click here [https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart].