Of The Poet’s Heart

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].

Poem 19: How to Brush Your Teeth

M. Anthony C. shares a poem about how to brush your teeth, dwelling perhaps a bit too long. To read it, go to manthonyc.substack.com or click here [https://open.substack.com/pub/manthonyc/p/how-to-brush-your-teeth?r=5u5omv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true].

Canto 21: Dirty Hoe

M. Anthony C. shares his latest attempts to share his poetry, including appearing on an open mic podcast "Waking the Whispers." If you'd like to listen to this episode, click here [https://open.spotify.com/episode/632ZicTjp7F3soabD4HJHQ?si=FGu4LypEQVyFXsgPC5xxKA].  He then shares a poem in progress about confronting analysis paralysis.  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/a-poem-in-progress-going-a-pruning?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].