An Ancient Language for a Modern Soul: Poemi Conviviali by Giovanni Pascoli

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses the figure of Homer with Francesca Schironi. The  poem starts at minute 19.31

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses the figure of Odysseus/ Ulysses with Francesca Schironi. The  poem starts at minute 9.57

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses “Silenus” with Ann Ward. The two poems start at minute 28.04.

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses the figure of Homer with Ruth Scodel. The  poem starts at minute 39. 24

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses the two poems of Ate with Akrivi Taousiani. The two poems start at minute 8.55 and minute 44.14, respectively.

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses “The Poet of the Helots”with Helen Van Noorden. The two parts of the poems start at minute and minute 7.22 and minute 22.48, respectively

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses “The Courtesan” with Giovanni Barberi Squarotti. The poem starts at minute 22.55

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses The Twins with Elisa Bizzotto. The poem starts at minute 21.26. You can also enjoy an extract from Benjamin Britten’s Six Metamorphoses After Ovid (1951), played by Italian oboist Paolo Brunello.

In this episode Elena Borelli discusses The Owl with Michael Trapp. The poem starts at minute 23.39. You can also enjoy a bonus track: the original poem La Civetta read by Marco Gambino .

In this episode Elena Borelli discusses The Good Tidings with Joan Taylor. The first part “In the East” starts at minute 02.35, and the second part “In the West” starts at minute 21.46.

In this episode Elena Borelli discusses Psyche with Lucia Pasetti. The poem starts at minute 27.44

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses Tiberius with Francesco Galatà. The poem starts at minute 16.32. You can read the transcript of the conversation on the podcast’s website.

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses The Old Men of Kea with James Ackhurst. The five parts of the poems are inserted in the conversation. The first starts at minute 7.43; the second starts at minute 19.54; the third starts at minute 24.47; the fourth at minute 33.12, and the fifth and last at minute 35.58. The transcript of the conversation is on the podcast’s website.

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses Gog and Magog with Maurizio Perugi and Ailise Bulfin. The poem starts at minute 30. The transcript of the conversation is on the podcast’s website.

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses Alexandros with Taije Silverman. The poem starts at minute 20.40. The transcript of the conversation is on the podcast’s website.

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses The Sleep of Odysseus with Geoffrey Brock. The poem starts at minute 16.50. The transcript of the conversation is on the podcast’s website.

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses The Birds of Memnon with Francesca Irene Sensini. The poem starts at minute 16.20. The transcript of the conversation is on the podcast’s website.

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses The Lyre of Achilles with Francesca Irene Sensini. The poem starts at minute 14.10. The transcript of the conversation is on the podcast’s website.

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses Anticlos with Maria Truglio. The poem starts at minute 31.15. The transcript of the conversation is on the podcast’s website.

Elena Borelli and James Ackhurst discuss the first poem of Poemi Conviviali , delving into the setting of banquets in ancient Greece and into the genres of poetry and music that were recited and sung during banquets. The transcript of the conversation is on the podcast’s website.