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Back to SearchLittle Brother: The Wrath to Come
Episode 37
Today, Erika Kyba reads Robert W. Service's darkly enthralling "Little Brother." Together, we explore the truth of the poet's bleak vision, as well a…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Hollow Men: This is the Dead Land
Episode 36
Today, Erika Kyba reads the conclusion of T. S. Eliot's "The Hollow Men." Eliot continues to paint a picture of the dark, deathly kingdom that the ho…
1 year, 7 months ago
Beggar to Beggar Cried: Driven by the Itch
Episode 35
Today, we explore "Beggar to Beggar Cried," by the Irish poet, William Butler Yeats. This is a poem about the desire for peace and security, juxtapos…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Hollow Men: When Life and Death Mean Nothing
Episode 34
Today, I am joined by Alexandra Comus to read an excerpt from "The Hollow Men," by T. S. Eliot. This is a poem that warns about the consequences of l…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Nativity Ode: When Wisest Fate Says No
Episode 33
Today, we continue exploring Milton's "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity." In this excerpt, we see that the joy of the Nativity sparks a longing an…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Nativity Ode: Such Music Sweet
Episode 32
Today, we continue exploring Milton's "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity." In this excerpt, we witness Creation move from hushed awe to jubilant so…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Nativity Ode: With Wonder Whist
Episode 31
Today, we continue exploring Milton's "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity." In this excerpt, Milton meditates on the cosmic awe that the Christ chil…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Nativity Ode: When Light Comes to Darkness
Episode 30
Today, we explore Milton's "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity," which ponders the cosmic effects of Christ's coming into the world.
1 year, 8 months ago
The Windhover: A Christological Kestrel
Episode 29
Today, we explore Hopkins's "The Windhover," a meditation on the flight of a kestrel. Hopkins opens our eyes to the wonder of a natural world that is…
1 year, 9 months ago
The World is Too Much With Us: Bethink Your Creed
Episode 28
"Creed" is a concept that's often neglected in our day and age, as many nonreligious thinkers consider the idea of creed archaic or limiting. However…
1 year, 9 months ago