Podcasts

riverwriter reads and comments on his poetry.

At the bottom of each post is a podcast player with adjustable volume control.

• “The Allegory of the Photographs” (the poem: 2 min 10 sec and the commentary: 57 sec)
• “elephant waltz” (2 min 7 sec) —an example of Sapphic verse form
• “in perpetual schottishe” (2 min 9 sec)—this poem won a contest in WILD poetry forum
• “noun-theft” (1 min 21 sec) —this problem is a joke of aging
• “other” (4 min 27 sec) —with an introduction and final comment.
• “Strawberries” (1 min 9 sec)—an ode to warm weather and sensuality
• “grocery list” (1 min 19 sec)—a commentary on habitual behaviour
• “insidious” (1 min 8 sec)—dramatic monologue: she goes bargain hunting.
• “baritime” (2 min 44 sec)—a barbershop quartet is comically examined from the baritone’s point of view.
• “in passing” (58 sec)—why live in Canada and complain about winter?
• “blizzard” (47 sec)—a sound poem not about the event, but about how we feel about it.
• “climbing” (1 min)—years later a student-teacher interaction.
• “leaving” (3 min)—my fourth poem with this title; brief, with a commentary.
• “consider defeat” (1 min 17 sec)—watching Tiger lose.
• “Inconsiderate” (2 min 2 sec)—with commentary.
• “Sitting on a log” (1 min 55 sec)—relax, fer cryin’ out loud!.
• “In the wings” (1 min12 sec)—A little tale of stage fright.
• “Circling the Moon” (4 min 20 sec)—A live reading at the Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts, March 28, 2009.
• “giant” (51 sec)—trying to sleep while drowning
• “anatomy” (1 min 7 sec)—watching my weight
• “The drive to the beach” (1 min 46 sec)—curds, sunshine: gotta love it!
• “Sometimes I Wonder (revisited)” (1 min 52 sec)—based upon a found poem