Cep's Poetry Notes

William Collins (1721-1759) expresses his strong opinions about what makes for good and bad music. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Mortimer Collins (1827-1876) looks forward to heaven and appreciates the presence of God in life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Thomas Stephens Collier (1842-1893) describes the rich colors of autumn. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) looks back at his youth and notes changes in old age. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Hartley Coleridge (1796-1849) looks at life in a glass bowl. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Arthur Hugh Clough (1819-1861) fantasizes about a fellow train passenger. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Mary Clemmer (1839-1884) contemplates impending separation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Sarah D. Clark (19th C.) draws from a snowdrop plant in the Alps a broader lesson about ordinary people called to do great things. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Luella Clark (1832-1915) urges her suitor not to express love verbally, but through action. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Phoebe Cary (1824-1871) compares past love to a corpse lying between the couple that killed it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Alice Cary (1820-1871) writes of the dangers of procrastination. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) urges us to use our time. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Thomas Carew (1595-1640) describes the natural and mythical glories that are embodied in his beloved. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Thomas Campbell (1777-1844) writes of the contradictory nature of love and of our perspective on time as we age. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) writes of the moon and of his dog. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

A pause for remarks on p. 89-91 of The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song (1882). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

William Allen Butler (1825-1902) indulgences in a fit of narrative Germanophilia celebrating the lives and memorials of the great writers Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and his friend Friedrich Schiller. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Samuel Butler (1612-1680) says love is too much for mortals to handle, then compares it to a certain fermented beverage. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Frances Louisa Bushnell (1834-1899) celebrates the thrill of delayed romantic satisfaction. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Burns (1759-1796) admits that the indulgence of his passions don’t make for good standing with the Almighty. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) observes various pedestrians and speculates on their characters and their futures before drawing a larger lesson from the scene. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Browning (1812-1889) describes a desperate human (and animal) effort to convey news across time and space before the advent of modern technology. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) describes the peerlessness of her pet pup. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Henry Howard Brownell (1820-1872) compares falsehood to a youthful fling and truth to the cold bride of maturity in “The Adieu” and waxes retrospective in “Long Ago.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Frances Brown (1818-1864, according to the Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song ; surname Browne, 1816-1879, according to Wikipedia) compares the gravity of loss. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe