Canto 19: All is Poetry

Canto 20: Poems Like Icarus

M. Anthony C. muses on how poetry, no matter how finely crafted, must also be skillfully shared. He shares some of his struggles wrestling with this fact. He then shares a poem about someone trying to react when someone steals from their community bike rack. To read the poem again, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com  [https://manthonyc.substack] 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].  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 19: All is Poetry

M. Anthony C. shares of the deepest part of his psyche and how he has enjoyed his creation of a new form, the "vestina." He then shares a not so useful poem about how to brush one's teeth.  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/how-to-brush-your-teeth?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].

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].