Poetry, redefined

Welcome back to Poetry, redefined!

In this episode, Dominic reads three poems from Larkin's magnificent collection, 'High Windows', which was published by Faber and Faber in 1974. It was Larkin's final poetic offering prior to his death in 1985..

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Dominic reads Shakespeare's glorious sonnet no. 73 on the bard's birthday!

Enjoy!

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Dominic reads Glück's marvellous poem, 'The Wild Iris'.

Enjoy!

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The piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Dominic reads about Brooks and reads her wondrous poem, 'A Light and Diplomatic Bird.' Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John.' All rights reserved to the artist.

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Happy St. David's Day!

Dominic reads a revelatory poem by the Welsh poet, Gillian Clarke. Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Dominic reads Levertov's poem set in February in New York!

Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Dominic commemorates Keats on the anniversary of his death by reading a poem by Wilde, entitled, 'The Grave of Keats'.

Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Dominic returns to read Goethe's alluring night-time poem, 'Die Schöne Nacht', or 'The Beautiful Night'.

Enjoy!

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Dominic reads Wallace Stevens in this week's episode! Enjoy!

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Dominic explores the mystery and magic around Twelfth Night traditions! As well as delving into Shakespeare's play of the same name.

Enjoy!

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Dominic reads Plath's dazzling poetry and spends some time discussing her life.

Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Happy New Year poetry lovers!

To kick off 2026, Dominic reads his beloved Yeats. Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's solo piano album, 'Songs for John' which was released in 2021. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Welcome to the 2025 Christmas Special! It is an episode filled with festive fervour! Merry Christmas to you!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album, 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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The first-ever live episode of Poetry, redefined comes to you from a vibrant and lively Istanbul!

Please enjoy December Roses.

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All audio was captured as 'found sounds' by Dominic, live in Istanbul.

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Dominic reads an apt poem for Winter Solstice, Coleridge's 'Frost at Midnight'.

Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Dominic reads the tender and ethereal nature poem, 'White-Eyes', by Mary Oliver.

Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Dominic reads Emily Brontë's stunning winter poem, 'To a Wreath of Snow'.

Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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2025's War Poetry for Remembrance Series concludes with Charlotte Mew's thoughtful poem, 'May, 1915'.

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The piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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For part two of 'War Poetry for Remembrance', Dominic recites and explores Owen's grim yet beautiful WWI poem.

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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In part one of 'War Poetry for Remembrance', Dominic reads a classic Yeats poem, An Irish Airman foresees his Death.

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The piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Dominic explores the wonderfully passionate, evocative, and charming world of Pushkin's poetry! Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Welcome back! I hope you enjoy this hard-hitting poem by Charles Bukowski.

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The piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album, 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Dominic reads the beauteous sonnet 104, from the majestic Bard of Avon! Enjoy!

Please consider following and rating the podcast. Every gesture helps to grow this small yet enthusiastic poetry community!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Welcome to the podcast! This week, Dominic reads the exquisite poetry of the American poet Emily Dickinson.

Enjoy! And please do follow, rate, and share the podcast with your friends. Thank you! :)

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Introduction 00:00

A new feature: 01:26

Emily Dickinson and a word on the format of the podcast: 01:34

A thank you/and a note on why I do the podcast 02:46

Word of the day (scarce): 05:09 

7 facts about the year 1830: 05:31

Emily Dickinson's background: 07:20

The poem: 10:22

The paintings of Edwin Deakin: 11:16

Further reading recommendations: 11:43

Up next on Poetry, redefined: 12:05

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Dominic reads and explores in some detail the magnificent poem, 'After Apple-Picking' by Robert Frost.

Enjoy! Please share this episode on your social media or with like-minded friends! Let's spread the sheer joy of poetry.

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' taken from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Introduction: 00:00

A thank you to my American listeners 01:27

A few words on Frost's career: 02:49

A word or two on the type of episodes: 03:49

Word of the day: 05:05

Pre-reading thoughts on the poem: 05:34

The poem in full: 07:06 

Thoughts on apples: 09:33

Extended ideas and ruminations on the poem: 11:03

Further Reading Recommendations: 22:15

Up Next on Poetry, redefined: 22:44

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Dominic reads and explores Lermontov's stunning tour de force of a poem! A poem that honours our dear friend, Pushkin.

Enjoy and please comment, share with friends, and - most importantly, follow my podcast on your chosen platform.

Thank you!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Introduction and another rebranding: 00:00

Background of Lermontov: 01:55

More detail on Pushkin and Lermontov: 04:12

Word of the day (Eulogise): 08:25

The poem in full: 09:38

Afterthoughts: 13:57

Further Reading Recommendations: 14:52

Up Next on Poetry, Redefined: 16:42

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This week Dominic reads Sergei Esenin's bittersweet poem, 'Letter to a Woman'.

This episode is dedicated to my Zhonushka Alyonushka! Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artists.

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Introduction: 00:00

Background on Esenin: 00:26

Tragic end: 02:14

Words of the day: 03:30

Dedication: 03:54

Vagapov translation: 04:28

Tempest translation: 08:50

Further Reading Recommendations: 12:31

Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 14:25

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Dominic reads Coleridge's haunting poem, 'Love'.

Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus', from Dominic's 2021 piano album, 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved.

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Introduction 00:00

Old fables and legends: 01:13

Word of the day (Monsoonal): 01:36

The poem in full: 02:26

Thoughts following the poem: 07:35

Further reading recommendations: 08:42

A word on polls: 09:58

Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 10:19

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Dominic reads La Belle Dame Sans Merci, by John Keats, and explores the mystery of the misty walk with Coleridge on the Heath! Enjoy!

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Introduction: 00:00

'To Autumn' still the most listened-to episode: 00:42

The emotions Keats inspires in me: 01:21 

Thoughts on the nature of the passion in this poem and Keats' relationship with Fanny Brawne: 04:26

More info on the enchantress: 06:10

The plight of the pale monarchs: 06:55

Ill health: 07:25

Meeting with Coleridge: 07:57 

A word on the kisses four: 10:45

The image of Coleridge the raconteur...and the deathly handshake: 11:42

Beguiling connections: 12:32

Words of the day: 13:03 

The Poem in Full: 13:52

A brief afterthought: 16:23

Future Reading Recommendations: 16:52

Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 17:23 

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Hello and welcome to a new episode of The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined.

This week Dominic explores a Wordsworth classic and reads both versions of the famous poem.

Thanks for Jenny from Atlanta for her request!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Introduction 00:00

Notes on Romanticism and the Early Deaths of the 2nd Wave: 00:50

Word of the Day (Jocund): 05:42

A Note from Dorothy's Journal: 06:30

A Note from WW re: Mary's Contribution: 07:41

1st Version of the Poem: 08:12

2nd Version of the Poem: 09:25

Thoughts on the two versions?: 10:52

Further Reading Recommendations: 11:19

Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 11:39

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Dominic reads Shelley's wondrous Arethusa! Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John.' All rights reserved to the artist.

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Introduction: 00:00

Word of the day (brackish): 01:21

A note on the slight similarity with Yeats: 01:38

Arethusa in full: 03:34

Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 07:53

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#Shelley #Poetry #Dailypoems #Weeklypoems #Romantics #Classics #Yeats #NP #Englishpoetry #Greeklegends #Greekmythology #poemstolove #inspo

Dominic reads his favourite Shakespearean sonnet: no. 116! Enjoy! **Piano music is Lazarus from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. **#Shakespeare #Sonnets #116 #Poetry #TDT #TDTPR

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Introduction: 00:00

Word of the day (Tempest/Tempestuous): 01:56

Sonnet 116: 05:03

A few words on recommendations: 05:59

Up next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 07:14

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Dominic reads a request from Cameron Moon for Pessoa's magical 'The Keeper of Sheep' (Selections).

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Introduction and a message to Apple listeners: (00:00)

Notes and background of Mr Pessoa: (01:00)

Heteronym/Word of the day: (02:24)

More on Pessoa: (03:43) 

Alberto Caiero: (06:38)

Translators and translations: (06:55)

A word on Pound and Rilke: (08:03)

More on Alberto Caiero: (08:42)

Griffin and Zenith: (10:10)

The poem in full: (10:38)

Further reading recommendations: (21:52)

Final words: (22:24)

Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: (24:02)

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Dominic reads his favourite poet, the genius that is Yeats! Enjoy! Please follow, rate, and share the podcast.

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Introduction 00:00

Let's talk about a poetry podcast 00:42

Output output output: 02:33

Feedback on the connecting thread: 03:50

A Yeats festival: 05:11

Word of the day (Gyre) and a note on the philosophical connotations: 05:49

The Hermetic Golden Dawn/Duality: 07:29

Memorable lines: 08:21

A word on Byzantium: 09:21

The poem in full: 09:44

Further reading recommendations: 12:01

Up next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 14:20

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A bonus Sunday episode for you to enjoy! Dominic explores more of Heaney's stunning work.

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album 'Songs for John'.

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Introduction: 00:00

Talk of the pod: 00:31

Word of the day (Exogamy): 03: 50

Introduction to the poem: 04:19

The poem in full: 05:05

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Dominic reads one his favourite writers, the mercurial Nabokov!

Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album, Songs for John. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Introduction 00:00

Word of the day (Mauve): 00:23

Background on Nabokov: 01:56

A brief comments on his novels: 05:40

A footnote: 07:10

The poem in full: 07:59

Further commentary: 09:58

Further reading recommendations: 11:31

Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 16:37

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Dominic reads Seamus Heaney's vivid poem on Sloe Gin!

Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 solo piano album, 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Introduction 00:00

A note on injustice 00:13

The Word of the Day (Betelgeuse): 02:20

Heaney's background: 03:29

The Poem in Full: 05:03

A note on Sloes: 05:56

Further Reading Recommendations: 06:37

Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 08:17

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Dominic reads Akhmatova's stunning poem, 'In the Evening'.

Enjoy!

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Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. 2021-2025.

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Introduction: 00:00

Word of the day (Grandiloquent): 01:04

Background of Akhmatova: 01:25

The Poem in full: 04:12

More commentary: 05:23

Further reading and listening recommendations: 06:09

Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 07:45

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Dominic reads Spenders' beautiful tribute to Auden. Hope you enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 solo piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Spender #Auden #Poetry

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Introduction: 00:00

Background on Stephen Spender: 00:31

Word of the day (Valhalla): 02:07

The Poem in full: 03:28

Further reading and recommendations: 08:48

Up next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 09:33

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Dominic reads Shelley's 'To Night'. Hope you enjoy the poem! The word of the day is Damask.

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Introduction: 00:00

Word of the day (damask): 00:22

Commentary on odes: 00:52

The poem in full: 02:11

Further reading recommendations: 04:17

Up next on The Dominic Tapes Poetry Redefined: 05:24

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Dominic reads W. H. Auden's 'In Memory of W. B. Yeats ' as requested by Joe Smith. 

Hope you all enjoy the poem!

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The music is 'Lazarus', from Dominic's 2021 solo piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Introduction 00:00

Welcome to episode fifty: 00:13

Word of the day (Bourse): 01:00

Background on W. H. Auden: 01:38

The poem in full: 04:46

Further reading recommendations: 09:21

Up next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 10:51

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Dominic reads Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet no. 43! Hope you enjoy it!

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The music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 solo piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Introduction: 00:00

Word of the day (valorous): 00:19

Background of EBB: 00:37

The poem in full: 05:13

Further reading recommendations: 06:38

Up next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 07:59

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#EBB #BarretBrowning #np #newupload #Browning #poetry #Woolf #OWC #OUP #UpNext #Romanticpoetry #poems #Poetrycommunity #Indiepods #newpost #spotifypoetry

Dominic reads Lord Byron's romantic poem, 'She walks in Beauty'. 

The word of the day is: Tress

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The music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved.

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Introduction: 00:00

Word of the day (Tress): 00:14

Notes on the poem: 00:36

The poem in full: 03:09

Further reading recommendations: 04:35

Review of the podcast: 07:26

Up next on The Dominic Tapes Poetry Redefined: 08:48

 ****#Byron #LordByron #Romantics #poetry #findpoems #np #indiepod #supportindie #follow #Love #newep #poetrycommunity #poemsspotify #spotifypoems #discoverpoetry #classics

Dominic reads Larkin's sardonic, witty, and luminous poem, Toads. Enjoy!

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Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' All rights reserved to the artist.

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#Larkin #poetry #Spotifypoems #theotherLaureate #Coventry #Midlandspoetry #Hull #Dublin #Oxford #Whitsunweddings #Highwindows #np #toolsofpoetry #discoverpoetry #lovepoetry #bio #read #amreading #poemsforall #spotifypod #indiepod #poems #follow #rate #comment #review #PhilipLarkin #toads #toadsrevisted #larkinian

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Introduction and thanks: 00:00

Word of the day (Elusive): 00:38

Background on Philip Larkin: 00:54

Quick note on the poem: 04:16

The Poem in full: 05:15

Further reading and recommendations: 07:03 

Up next on The Dominic Tapes Poetry Redefined: 07:58 ****

Dominic reads and delves into T. S. Eliot's 'Sweeney among the nightingales'

Enjoy!

Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John ' all rights reserved. 

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#TSEliot #eliot #modernists #crow #raven #lines #poems #poetry #agamemnon #greek #classics #poetry #mortalblow #Aeschylus 
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Chapters: 

Intro: 00:00

Podcast expansion: 00:45

Word of the day: 02:45

T.S Eliot's background: 03:06

Related to the poem : 05:29

Line-by-line analysis:  09:16

The poem in full: 28:49

What are your thoughts on the poem? : 30:57

Further reading recommendations: 32:06

Up next on The Dominic Tapes: 34:57

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Dominic reads and explores Browning's masterful and disturbing dramatic monologue, Porphyria's Lover.

Word of the day: Idoneous, meaning 'appropriate'.

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Music used is Dominic's 'Lazarus' from his 2021 piano album 'Songs for John.' All rights reserved. Copyright.

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:25) The Macbeth Curse

(02:13) Improvements to the podcast

(03:41) Word of the day - Idoneous

(04:05) Trigger warning!

(04:20) We're back to the Victorian poets again

(04:44) A brief history of Browning

(06:34) Opinions on Browning's poetry by the modernists

(07:12) A murderous poem/monologue

(07:46) Theories abound!

(09:34) More analysis...the symbolic nature of purple

(10:14) Theological connections

(12:57) Romanticism and the 'sublime'

(14:16) Alterations to the title

(14:36) Following Wilde, we return to another scene of parricide!

(15:05) Further analysis

(17:11) Epizeuxis

(18:38) Social class...

(20:19) Infantile...doll-like

(20:46) Posing questions and introducing mysteries

(21:06) The man from Porlock returns!

(21:58) The Poem in full

(26:18) Starting a new thing

(26:33) Further recommended reading

(27:03) Up next on The Dominic Tapes!

Dominic reads some Shakespeare on the Bard's birthday!

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(0:00) Introduction

(0:20) Shakespeare on the podcast

(1:56) Macbeth's struggles

(5:37) (Word/phrase of the day is: Walking Gentleman - A player who generally steps in to play the meagre roles in a theatre company (archaic).

(6:09) More detail

(6:31) McKellen's last word of every line within the soliloquy

(7:58) The soliloquy in full

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Music is 'Lazarus' by Dominic Mason, from the piano album 'Songs for John.' All rights reserved. 2021.

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Blake's 'The Angel' from his collection of poems entitled: 'Songs of Experience'. Enjoy and please consider following, rating, and sharing this podcast!

Word of the day: Catechumen (noun).

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Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John.' All rights and copyright reserved to the owner.

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:17) Word of the day - Catechumens

(00:33) It's another Blake!

(00:46) The poem in full

Another Blake to feast upon! Enjoy!

Word of the day: Slumberous

The piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved.

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:13) A stream of lengthy poems!

(00:59) Some brief information regarding William Blake

(01:57) Word of the day - Slumberous

(02:45) The poem in full

'For we did not meet in the holy night

But in the shameful day.'

Enjoy this epic poem!

Words of the day:

Rigadoon - A lively dance in duple or quadruple time

Parricide - Murder of a near relative

Seneschal - A steward

Gyves - Shackles

Demirep - A woman of doubtful reputation

Caiaphas - High-Priest from the time of Christ

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Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' Copyright 2021-2025. All rights reserved.

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(00:00) Introduction

(01:46) Everett's portrayal in the film

(02:08) In this edition....

(02:47) Wilde was moved from Wandsworth to HMP Reading

(04:06) Several words of the day

(05:17) The poem in full: 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol'

Discover Dylan Thomas and the beautiful sounds of the Crwth in episode 40! Enjoy!

Word of the day: Crwth

Please check out Cass's beautiful playing at https://cassmeurig.com

And thanks also go to the YouTube Channel 'The Stringdom' for the snippet of the Crwth and the wonderfully informative video on the ancient instrument!

Follow The Stringdom here: UCEBmryl7FvdZjudBs5hZdbw

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Dominic reads Wordsworth's incredible delving into nature and the perception of it on the human condition...! Enjoy!

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The words of the day are: Seraphic and Sylvan.

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Music used is Lazarus from Dominic's 2021 piano album. All rights reserved to the artist.

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Dominic reads Coleridge's great dream poem. Enjoy and feedback!

Word of the day: Xanadu****

Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album, 'Songs for John'. Copyright and rights reserved to the artist.

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One of the finest poems in the English language...are you a fan of Shelley's ode?

Word of the day:Hymenal

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Music used is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album, 'Songs for John'. Copyright 2021, all rights reserved.

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Dominic reads Cunningham's imagery-laden poem 'Montana Pastoral'.

The word of the day is: Obfuscate

Enjoy, rate, comment, and share with friends!

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Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John'.

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Dominic reads 'The Kingfisher' by Mary Oliver. Thank you to Anna James for the request in a previous comment on the podcast! Enjoy!

Word of the day: Persiflage

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Dominic reads Lewis Carroll's 'Dreamland....'

Enjoy!

The word (s) of the day is: Hansom Cab

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Music used is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album, 'Songs for John.'

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Dominic reads Blake's critique of the direction the church was heading during his lifetime...The Garden of Love.

Enjoy!

The word of the day is Briar (s).

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Music is Lazarus, from Dominic's piano album 'Songs for John,' released in 2021. Copyright and rights reserved.

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Dominic reads Neruda's haunting poem about love lost.

Enjoy! Please rate, review, and comment!

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Music used is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John.' Copyright. All rights reserved.

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In today's episode, Dominic reads a gem of a poem from Emily Dickinson!

Hope you enjoy the poem!

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The music is 'Lazarus' by Dominic J. Mason, copyright 2021. All rights reserved.

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Dominic reads Takiguchi's poem 'The Echo's Rose.'

Translated from the Japanese by Mary Jo Bang and Juki Tanaka

Enjoy!

Music is 'Lazarus' by Dominic J. Mason (Copyrighted 2021), all rights reserved).

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Happy new year! Dominic kicks off 2025 with a reading of 'No Second Troy' by William Butler Yeats. Enjoy and share with friends!

#Yeats #Poetry #NP #WilliamButlerYeats #NoSecondTroy

Welcome to the Christmas Special! Here you'll discover a seasonal episode festooned with festive fervour!

Words of the season: Waissail, Blenky, Crawmassing, Rumball! 

Poems included in this episode: 

The Oxen - Thomas Hardy 

Where are the Stars Pristine - Alice Fulton 

The Christmas Letter - John N. Morris 

Christmas Tree Lots - Chris Green 

The Golden Hinde - Devin Johnston 

A Visit from St. Nicholas - Clement Clarke Moore

On Christmas - Marion Strobel

Christmas - John Betjeman (dedicated to my grandfather) 

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Robert Frost 

On the Morning of Christ's Nativity - John Milton 

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Music by Dominic J. Mason ('Lazarus' Copyright Feb 2021)

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The festive season is now upon us, and what better way to bring in the Christmas cheer than listening to Yeats and discovering his wonderful imagery?

Word of the day: Bestial

Hope you enjoy!

Music is 'Lazarus,' written and composed by Dominic for his 2021 lockdown piano album 'Songs for John.'

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Victorian slang words!

Blackbirds!

The beauty of Wallace Stevens!

Check out episode 26 of the pod now!

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Music used is 'Lazarus.' Written and composed by Dominic J. Mason and released as part of his solo piano album 'Songs for John.' All rights reserved.

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Dominic reads the great 'Ozymandias' by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Enjoy!

Please comment or email Dominic to give feedback on the podcast or to request your own personal favourite poem for a future episode!

#Poems #poetry #Shelley #np

In this episode, Dominic reads Keats' poem 'On seeing the Elgin Marbles'. Enjoy and don't forget to comment with your feedback! It is much appreciated.

Word of the day: Ineffable

Dominic reads Keats' glorious poem about Shakespeare's King Lear!

Word of the day:Refulgent

Enjoy!

Dominic reads 'Rose Interior' by Rainer Maria Rilke. Enjoy and please share this podcast!

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Dominic reads Rilke's 'The Magician.' Enjoy!

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Dominic performs Milton's 'On Shakespeare.' Enjoy and share! #spokenpoetry #newpost #dailypoems #poetrycommunity #shakey #milton

Dominic reads 'Connolly's Bookshop' by Bernard O'Donoghue. Enjoy!

New poems weekly! Please listen and share!

Hello! Dominic reads Oscar Wilde's mournful poem 'Requiescat.'

Enjoy!

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Dominic reads Plath's heartrending poem 'Lady Lazarus.' Enjoy!

Thank you for all of the continued support of the pod!

Intro music 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John.' Copyright 2021-2024, all rights reserved.

In this episode, Dominic reads a quartet of very short poems:

Canary by Rita Dove

Harlem (Dream Deferred) by Langston Hughes

Fog by Carl Sandberg

The Eagle by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Enjoy!

Intro music 'Lazarus' from the 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' by Dominic Mason. Copyright 2021-2024, all rights reserved.

Dominic reads 'To Time' by Sylvia Plath. Did you enjoy this sonnet?

*This is a repost from his previous YouTube video of the same*

Intro music 'Lazarus' from the piano album 'Songs for John' which was written, composed, and released by Dominic in February of 2021. Copyright 2021-2024, all rights reserved.

Dominic reads another Sexton delight! Hope you enjoy!

Intro music 'Lazarus' from the album 'Songs for John' written and composed by Dominic Mason, copyright 2021-2024, all rights reserved.

Dominic reads 'The Room of My Life' by the American poet Anne Sexton. Email your feedback re: this poem directly to Dominic at: Dominiclivelounge@gmail.com

Intro music 'Lazarus' by Dominic Mason, from the piano album 'Songs for John' written, composed, and recorded in 2021 by Dominic. Copyright 2021-2024. All rights reserved.

This episode is for Dominic's two nieces. He reads a fairy tale called 'The White Duck' using Gillian Avery's English translation from the original Russian. Courtesy of Everyman's Classics. Enjoy!

Intro music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album, 'Songs for John' all rights reserved. Copyright 2021-2024.

Part one of Dominic's exploration into Lord Byron's 'Prometheus.' Dominic performs the poem in this instalment, he will analyse and do the deep-dive next week in part II. Enjoy!

Please write in at: @dominiclivelounge@gmail.com with feedback, comments, tales of your favourite poetry, and suggested poems etc.

Intro music 'Lazarus' from 'Songs for John.' A 2021 piano solo album written and composed by Dominic Mason. Copyright 2021-2024. All rights reserved.

Welcome to episode 7! Dominic reads 'To Autumn' by the inimitable John Keats. Enjoy.

Intro music 'Lazarus' from the 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' written and composed by Dominic Mason. Copyright 2021-2024.

A bumper half-hour episode for you to feast upon! Dominic deep dives into the visceral world of a short, but powerful Shelley sonnet!

Intro music 'Lazarus' by Dominic Mason. From the 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' copyright 2021-2024.

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Sonnet XIII is further explored in four differing English translations. Dominic reads the Oxford World Classics translation, by Susan Ranson and Marielle Sutherland, a second translation by Art Beck, a third by Stephen Mitchell, and the last is a rerun of the reading from episode 4, the translation by Galway Kinnell and Hannah Liebmann from their book 'The Essential Rilke.'

If you enjoyed, please rate the podcast and consider following it to ensure that you are notified of future episodes!

#rilke #newpodcast

Intro music 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' copyright 2021-2024.

Huzzahhh! A surprise episode for you to enjoy as you sip your Sunday morning brew of choice. Dominic performs Sonnet XIII from 'Sonnets to Orpheus' by Rainer Maria Rilke amid a brief synopsis of the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice. Enjoy and please rate this brand new podcast if you get a moment! #poetry #poems #greekmyths #rilke

Intro music 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' copyright 2021-2024

Happy Burns Night! Dominic has reviewed a concert he attended today at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham (his local concert hall!). Enjoy!

Intro music: 'Lazarus' from the 2021 album 'Songs for John' Copyright 2021-2024.

Dominic reads Alice Oswald's astonishing sonnet 'Wedding' in episode 2 of 'The Dominic Tapes' here on Spotify!

Enjoy! If you have any favourite poems and would like Dominic to include them within his podcast, please email or comment and he will endeavour to fulfil your request.

The intro music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic Mason's 2021 pianoforte album 'Songs for John' Copyright 2021-2024.

In this first episode of The Dominic Tapes, Dominic reads one of his favourite poems by Yeats, 'Adam's Curse.' Enjoy!