Episodes

  • 8 - Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines by Pablo Neruda
    Jun 4 2024

    Pablo Neruda (born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto; 12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973) was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Neruda became known as a poet when he was 13 years old and wrote in a variety of styles, including surrealist poems, historical epics, political manifestos, a prose autobiography, and passionate love poems such as the ones in his collection Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (1924).

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    3 mins
  • 7 - Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda
    Oct 28 2023

    Pablo Neruda, born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto; (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973) was a Chilean ⁠poet-diplomat⁠ and politician who won the ⁠1971 Nobel Prize in Literature⁠. Neruda became known as a poet when he was 13 years old and wrote in a variety of styles, including ⁠surrealist⁠ poems, ⁠historical epics⁠, ⁠political manifestos⁠, a prose ⁠autobiography⁠, and passionate love poems such as the ones in his collection ⁠Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair⁠ (1924).

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    2 mins
  • 6 - Kwak Yu Received at The Hermit's Retreat by Yi Chah Yun (12th Century A.D.)
    Sep 19 2022

    Yi Chah Yun is a 12th century hermit poet known for his friendship with Kwak Yu. They demonstrated scholarly friendship and studied together for the Kwagu. Throughout their training, they received high honors and were given high positions in court. Yi Chah Yun, however, soon enough chose hermit life and solitary meditation. While Kwak Yu pursued life in court, both were able to maintain their friendship throughout the years. 

    Music by Ashot Danielyan from Pixabay

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    3 mins
  • 5 - 1 Corinthians 13 by The Apostle Paul
    Sep 18 2022
    Paul (previously called Saul of Tarsus; c. 5 – c. 64/65 AD), commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. Generally regarded as one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age, he founded several Christian communities in Asia Minor and Europe from the mid-40s to the mid-50s AD.
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    3 mins
  • 4 - If by Rudyard Kipling
    Sep 18 2022

    Joseph Rudyard Kipling (/ˈrʌdjərd/ RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.

    Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book dilogy (The Jungle Book, 1894; The Second Jungle Book, 1895), Kim (1901), the Just So Stories (1902) and many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888). His poems include "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden" (1899), and "If—" (1910). He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story. His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and luminous narrative gift."

    Music by Oleg Kirilkov from Pixabay

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    3 mins
  • 3 - If you forget me by Pablo Neruda
    Aug 23 2022

    Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973), better known by his pen name and, later, legal name Pablo Neruda, was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Neruda became known as a poet when he was 13 years old, and wrote in a variety of styles, including surrealist poems, historical epics, overtly political manifestos, a prose autobiography, and passionate love poems such as the ones in his collection Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (1924).

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    1 min
  • 2 - Sonnet 33 - Full many a glorious morning have I seen by William Shakespeare
    Aug 11 2022

    William Shakespeare (bapt. 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.

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    2 mins
  • 1 - The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
    Aug 10 2022

    About Robert Frost

    Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in the United States. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes.

    Frequently honored during his lifetime, Frost is the only poet to receive four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He became one of America's rare "public literary figures, almost an artistic institution". He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic works. On July 22, 1961, Frost was named poet laureate of Vermont.

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    2 mins