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Back to SearchThe Good-Morrow: Love so Alike
Episode 47
Today, Erika Kyba reads John Donne's "The Good-Morrow," which meditates on the unity of lovers, as well as the virtues needed for romantic love to en…
1 year, 4 months ago
An Inner Happiness is Absolutely of my World: A Door to the Soul
Episode 46
Today, Erika Kyba reads Salvador Espriu's "An Inner Happiness is Absolutely of my World," a self-reflective meditation on poetry as a door to the sou…
1 year, 4 months ago
Holy Sonnet XII: A Greater Wonder
Episode 45
Today, Erika Kyba reads John Donne's Holy Sonnet XII, which offers a frame for looking at nature with new eyes.
1 year, 5 months ago
Ode to the West Wind: Beyond the Grave
Episode 44
Today, Erika Kyba reads the conclusion of Percy Shelley's Ode to the West Wind. We see the poet recognize his mortality and surrender himself and his…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ode to the West Wind: Destruction and Renewal
Episode 43
Today, Erika Kyba reads an excerpt from Percy Shelley's Ode to the West Wind, which celebrates the destructive spirit of the West Wind as a harbinger…
1 year, 5 months ago
Holy Sonnet IX: A Heavenly, Lethean Flood
Episode 42
Today, Erika Kyba reads John Donne's Holy Sonnet IX, in which the poet wrestles with the themes of sin, guilt, and forgiveness.
1 year, 5 months ago
Love (III): When Love Bids You Welcome
Episode 41
Today, Erika Kyba reads Love (III), the conclusion of George Herbert's Love series. This poem portrays the beautiful way in which Love crosses over t…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Sacrifice: "Was Ever Grief Like Mine?"
Episode 40
Today, Erika Kyba reads an excerpt from George Herbert's The Sacrifice, a beautiful meditation on the Passion.
1 year, 6 months ago
Love (II): Such True Desires
Episode 39
Today, Erika Kyba reads George Herbert's Love (II), in which the poet turns to correct the problems of disordered love that he raised in Love (I).
1 year, 6 months ago
Love (I): Thou Standing By
Episode 38
Today, Erika Kyba reads George Herbert's Love (I). Join her to unpack his beautiful ode to a forgotten Creator.
1 year, 6 months ago