National Poetry Month: April 29, 2026

National Poetry Month: April 30, 2026

A sloppy send-off of National Poetry Month 2026 with some original poems. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tonyisapoet.substack.com [https://tonyisapoet.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

National Poetry Month: April 29, 2026

Nick Axene joins the pod for the month’s penultimate episode celebrating National Poetry Month 2026 with a recitation and conversation about his excellent - and criminally un-titled! - poem about his guitar. You can see Nick’s poem in the Spring 2026 issue of [https://www.ohiodominican.edu/student-life/clubs-organizations/gesture.html]Gesture [https://www.ohiodominican.edu/student-life/clubs-organizations/gesture.html], found at this link. [https://www.ohiodominican.edu/student-life/clubs-organizations/gesture.html] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tonyisapoet.substack.com [https://tonyisapoet.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

National Poetry Month: April 28, 2026

A few choice cuts from Billy Collins’ latest collection, Dog Show to celebrate (belated) Desi’s birthday and an upcoming newsletter on recent books by “America’s favorite poet.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tonyisapoet.substack.com [https://tonyisapoet.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

National Poetry Month: April 27, 2026 LIVE!

Last night, ODU I hosted a poetry reading to celebrate the long and wonderful history of Ohio Dominican’s literary magazine, Gesture, and the future of Her wonderful writers. In this podcast you’ll hear a few cuts from the magazine’s history as well as a bit of an artist’s statement for what the literary arts means to me. Once the University gets around to publishing the full audio from the event I’ll share it in the feed! It was super fun! Enjoy! If you are curious to learn more about Gesture, check it out here. [https://www.ohiodominican.edu/student-life/clubs-organizations/gesture.html] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tonyisapoet.substack.com [https://tonyisapoet.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

National Poetry Month: April 25 & 26 Weekend Edition

Welcome to the audio version of the “Notes from the Classroom” [https://substack.com/home/post/p-187648041] newsletter published last weekend. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tonyisapoet.substack.com [https://tonyisapoet.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]