2.5b Art Inspired Poems: "Ark" and "Red Boat Remembers"

2.8b Favorites for final episode: Leonardo Frees the Birds

Deborah reads her longer and fascinating narrative poem about an aspect of Leonardo da Vinci that few know about, we chat about it and sign off. This our final poetry podcast but more projects will appear on the curiosity cat website soon. A written version of the poem is here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WX4SmyqK3j7RtKiqTkc9aoiS5AxdKipJ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110444170842175093046&rtpof=true&sd=true], and show notes are here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sFaTi3gZLGWQJquVCDnJs2_VDr7rhswpiXMCSSSCsV4/edit?usp=sharing].

2.8a Favorites: Punch a Hole in the Sky, Dad.

Sue shares a poem for her dad's eulogy, celebrating his life as a physicist, father and patriarch of the family. Here's the written poem [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q7CeS6xMhOCT3MqfD9itI-LxYN4VbyU81jOPxC0gyFc/edit?usp=sharing] with a photo and the show notes [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sFaTi3gZLGWQJquVCDnJs2_VDr7rhswpiXMCSSSCsV4/edit?usp=sharing].

2.7b Funny Stuff: Hot Flash

A hilarious description and discussion of the wild ride of menopause sparked by Deborah's poem "Hot Flash". We remember what it was like, and how life is good on the other side. The show notes are here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f7jvJz7CNoSpzZ_CG1cQ6RkatK8r3-Xl0s1PJGPERrA/edit?usp=sharing], and the written poem is here.  [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QduLLuuVsj1yOLIOH7vj3R1I8-pkVYIeqdsM-w6RSLk/edit?usp=sharing]

2.7a Funny Stuff: Ant Fall

Exasperation with the welling chaos just beneath the surface of our orderly lives animate this pun-filled poem that encapsulates the annoyance of dealing with the persistence of ants. Persist-ants. Show notes are here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f7jvJz7CNoSpzZ_CG1cQ6RkatK8r3-Xl0s1PJGPERrA/edit?usp=sharing], and here is the written version of the poem [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M51SeGpdyfB7HhEIBLvMfqZjhLiY4ayCgZe46TYhNcQ/edit?usp=sharing] by Sue

2.6a Narrative Poems: "Food Delivery" by Sue

A random prompt led from 'Food Delivery' to the loneliness caused by addiction to biased news and painkillers.  We talk about both crises in America and about the narrative poetic form. Show notes [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13ENMmRxu0kdXI_fQMv6AUQbCWuuytW57uY9BBOsw9Bw/edit?tab=t.0]with links are here. The print version of the poem [https://docs.google.com/document/d/19tcpudshTF1JtW628SECPPDVvyqbO0r5dhyEXUWa_EI/edit?tab=t.0] with art work is here.