The Poetaster

Lauris Edmond, "Waterfall"

Tim and Andrew consider the way love changes over the years, from youthful passion to aged tolerance and kindness, and how the special moments of one's life are like drops of water backlit by sunlight. If you like what you hear, why not make a small donation to keep us going? Find out more at coff.ee/poetaster. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

William Matthews, "Mingus at the Showplace"

An episode for all miserable seventeen-year-olds and aspiring poets. You don't have to be a genius to have a go at poetry - or jazz - but beware if you are a professional and don't live up to Charles Mingus's standards. If you like what you hear, why not make a small donation to keep us going? Find out more at coff.ee/poetaster. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Kate Camp, "Gulls"

In Homer, the gods took the place of consciousness. For contemporary New Zealand poet Kate Camp, it's gulls. What's the connection? And why does the speaker of this poem like derelict piers gently mouldering away in the sea? Tim and Andrew offer their take on "Gulls". If you like what you hear, why not make a small donation to keep us going? Find out more at coff.ee/poetaster. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Philip Larkin, "Solar"

Tim and Andrew bid farewell to Andrew's kitchen, at least for a few weeks, and indulge in a semi-professional recording studio. Full of the milk of human kindness as a result, Tim shrugs off his grumpy demeanour, and leads a discussion of the lifegiving qualities of the sun, as described by fellow curmudgeon Philip Larkin in his poem "Solar". If you like what you hear, why not make a small donation to keep us going? Find out more at coff.ee/poetaster. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Selina Tusitala Marsh, "Two Nudes on a Tahitian Beach, 1894"

More poetry about art - this time from current Commonwealth Poet Laureate, Selina Tusitala Marsh, who is "pissed off" at Paul Gauguin's depictions of nude women on a Tahitian beach. If you like what you hear, why not make a small donation to keep us going? Find out more at coff.ee/poetaster. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.