114 Episodes

  1. S6E4: “To a Poet, Who Would Have Me Praise Certain Bad Poets, Imitator of His and Mine” by William Butler Yeats

    Published: 11/29/2021
  2. S6E3: "Zimri" from "Absalom and Achitophel" by John Dryden

    Published: 11/22/2021
  3. S6E2: "Atticus" by Alexander Pope

    Published: 11/15/2021
  4. S6E1: "On a General Election" by Hilaire Belloc

    Published: 11/8/2021
  5. S5E6: "Summer Evening" by Walter de la Mare

    Published: 10/4/2021
  6. S5E5: "Alexander" by Walter de la Mare

    Published: 9/27/2021
  7. S5E4: "Polonius" by Walter de la Mare

    Published: 9/20/2021
  8. S5E3: "Breughel's Winter" by Walter de la Mare

    Published: 9/13/2021
  9. S5E2: "Ghost" by Walter de la Mare

    Published: 9/6/2021
  10. S5E1: "All That's Past" by Walter de la Mare

    Published: 8/30/2021
  11. S4E6: "The Blinded Bird" by Thomas Hardy

    Published: 8/9/2021
  12. S4E5: "A Runnable Stag" by John Davidson

    Published: 8/2/2021
  13. S4E4: “Epigram Engraved on the Collar of a Dog Which I Gave to His Highness” by Alexander Pope

    Published: 7/26/2021
  14. S4E3: "The Kraken" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

    Published: 7/19/2021
  15. S4E2: "Infant Innocence" by A. E. Houseman

    Published: 7/12/2021
  16. S4E1: "Auguries of Innocence" by William Blake

    Published: 7/5/2021
  17. S3E6: "Anthem for St. Cecilia's Day" by W. H. Auden

    Published: 6/14/2021
  18. S3E5: "Epitaph on a Tyrant" by W. H. Auden

    Published: 6/7/2021
  19. S3E4: "Luther" by W. H. Auden

    Published: 5/31/2021
  20. S3E3: "Roman Wall Blues" by W. H. Auden

    Published: 5/24/2021

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Because reading is interpretation, The Well Read Poem aims to teach you how to read with understanding! Hosted by poet Thomas Banks of The House of Humane Letters, these short episodes will introduce you to both well-known and obscure poets and will focus on daily recitation, historical and intellectual background, elements of poetry, light explication, and more! Play this podcast daily and practice reciting! The next week, get a new poem. Grow in your understanding and love of poetry by learning how to read well! Brought to you by The Literary Life Podcast.