Nick C and Tyler L

Poetry is a Destructive Force

Arts EN ↓ 6 episodes

A podcast about poetry. Intro theme credit: Antonin Dvorak, New World Symphony, Second Movement: Largo, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Fritz Reiner (published 1958)

Author

Nick C and Tyler L

Episodes

S2E2: Excuse Me, Baby 25.01.2026 47:08

We read "A Story" by Czeslaw Milosz and two poems by Nick, and briefly discuss the history of the Catholic Church

S2E1: Themes, Folks! 02.01.2026 59:43

We're back! Tyler and Nick read two stories from Italo Calvino's Italian Folktales: "The Crab Prince" and "The Two Hunchbacks" and also talk about some other things.

S1E4: Dueling Jesuses 12.04.2025 42:11

Tyler and Nick read the poetry of Jesus, poetry about Jesus, and a section from Rilke.

S1E3: Baudelaire's Roach 05.01.2025 57:27

In this episode, Nick and Tyler discuss readings from Gwendolyn Brooks, Charles Bukowski, and Charles Baudelaire.

S1E2: August Kleinzahler and the Entrance of the Angel 09.12.2024 1:01:46

Nick and Tyler discuss two poems from August Kleinzahler's "A History of Western Music” series. Other poems read in this episode are Czeslaw Milosz's "Ars Poetica?" and Rainer Maria Rilke's "Archaic Torso of Apollo."

S1E1: Proof of Concept 24.11.2024 1:27:31

The first episode of a podcast about poetry. Poems read in this episode: Poetry is a Destructive Force by Wallace Stevens On the Birth of a Son by Su Tung-Po An untitled poem by Robinson Jeffers Epistle XIV by August Kleinzahler The Best Gang by Roberto Bolano