Of The Poet’s Heart

M. Anthony C. shares his experience of finding an alliterative poet to talk to, one who writes in an "Old English Verse." Then, he shares his experience writing a poem about sharpness, and then shares an unpolished version of it.  If you'd like to read the poem, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here.  Please consider liking, subscribing, and sharing this podcast. If you'd like to support more directly, go t...

M. Anthony C. updates us on his journey into learning Alliterative Verse, including another practitioner of the craft he's encountered. He muses different levels of engagement with poets, both writing and reading it. At last, he shares the final version of the sestina about his wife. To read the poem again, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here.  Please consider supporting the podcast for free by liking, subscrib...

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.  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 ...

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.  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 or click here.  Please consider liking, subscribing, and sharing this podcast. If you'd like t...

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 

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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 or click here.  Please consider liking, subscribing, and sharing this podcast. If you'd like to support more directly, go to https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetshear...

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, or go to substack.com/manthonyc. 

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M. Anthony C. muses on Lorca's poem about a child's fateful encounter with the moon. He then shares an old poem he is fixing up--a work in progress--that explores how we reckon with expectations we carry from younger versions of ourselves.  If you'd like to read said poem, click here, or go to https://manthonyc.substack.com Please consider liking, subscribing, commenting on, or sharing this podcast. If you'd like to support m...