The Dominic Tapes

Poetry, redefined

Arts EN ↓ 90 episodes

Brew a tea or coffee, pull up a pew, and join me in exploring the magnificent world of poetry. New episodes every week 🖤. ****Please email all enquiries to: thedominictapes@gmail.com#poetry #poems #podcast #poetrypodcast #poetrystreaming #weeklypoems #history #biography #discover #poetryaudio #beautifulpoems #books #bookclub #poetryredefined #poetrycorner #poetsclub #poetrypod #poemsdaily #poemsweekly #newpoems #classicalpoetry

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Ep: 40 - This Side of the Truth (Dylan Thomas / This episode is in loving memory of my father) 20.03.2025 14:11

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 **** #Dylan...

Ep: 39 - Tintern Abbey (William Wordsworth) 14.03.2025 25:17

Dominic reads Wordsworth's incredible delving into nature and the perception of it on the human condition...! Enjoy! **** The words of the day are: Seraphic and Sylvan. **** Music used is Lazarus from Dominic's 2021 piano album. All rights reserved to the artist. ***** #Englishpoetry #Wordsworth #Romanticism #WilliamWordsworth #Tintern #Abbey #Tinternabbey #Wales #England #HenryVIII #Monks...

Ep: 38 - Kubla Khan (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) 11.03.2025 11:24

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. **** #Coleridge #SamuelTaylor #Samueltaylorcoleridge #pod #indiepod #kublakhan #Khan #KublaKhan #Xanadu #Ballades #Poems #dreams #Wordsworth #Friends #Dreamscape #...

Ep 37: - (Ode) To a Skylark (Percy Bysshe Shelley) 05.03.2025 7:52

One of the finest poems in the English language...are you a fan of Shelley's ode? Word of the day: Hymenal **** Music used is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album, 'Songs for John'. Copyright 2021, all rights reserved. **** #Shelley #Poetry #Poems #Englishpoetry #Pod #Indiepod #London #hymeneal #Percy #Classical #Romantics #Romanticism #Ode #Odes #Skylark #birdson...

Ep: 36 - Montana Pastoral (J. V. Cunningham) 01.03.2025 5:03

Dominic reads Cunningham's imagery-laden poem 'Montana Pastoral'. The word of the day is: Obfuscate Enjoy, rate, comment, and share with friends! **** Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John'. **** #jvcunningham #cunningham #chicago #virginia #maryland #uspoets #uspoetry #np #montana #pastoral #americanpoetry #poems #indiepod #poetryp...

Ep: 35 - The Kingfisher (Mary Oliver) 25.02.2025 4:38

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 **** The music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 solo piano album 'Songs for John.' Copyright 2021-2025, all rights reserved. **** #MaryOliver #Poems #Poetry #NP #Spotifypoetry #Poemcommunity #indiepod #pods #Mary...

Ep: 34 - Dreamland (Lewis Carroll) 21.02.2025 6:06

Dominic reads Lewis Carroll's 'Dreamland....' Enjoy! The word (s) of the day is: Hansom Cab **** Music used is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album, 'Songs for John.' **** #Childhood #dreams #otherworldly #etheral #Carroll #LewisCarroll #Poetry #np #Dreamland #Dailypoems #poems #podcast #poetrypodcast #newpost #poetrycomm #spotifypoetry #victorianera #Victorian...

Ep: 33 - The Garden of Love (William Blake) 18.02.2025 4:48

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). **** Music is Lazarus, from Dominic's piano album 'Songs for John,' released in 2021. Copyright and rights reserved. **** #Blake #WilliamBlake #np #poems #poetry #newpost #upload #englishpoetry #poetryfoundation #quote #artist #po...

Ep: 32 - Finale (Pablo Neruda) 12.02.2025 5:14

Dominic reads Neruda's haunting poem about love lost. Enjoy! Please rate, review, and comment! **** Music used is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John.' Copyright. All rights reserved. **** #Neruda #PabloNeruda #Pod #Podcast #NewPost #Upload #Poems #Lovepoems #Loss #Grief #Poetrycomms #Poetrypodcast #England #Chile #Chileanpoetry #Chileanpoems #Spa...

Ep: 31 - We should not mind so small a flower (Emily Dickinson) 09.02.2025 3:19

In today's episode, Dominic reads a gem of a poem from Emily Dickinson! Hope you enjoy the poem! **** The music is 'Lazarus' by Dominic J. Mason, copyright 2021. All rights reserved. **** #EmilyDickinson #PoemsofSpotify #Communitypoetry #NP #Indiepod #Indiepodcasts #supportindie #poems #poetry #Americanpoetry #Newupload #flower #pods #nature #flowers #naturepoems

Ep: 30 - The Echo's Rose (Shuzo Takiguchi) 31.01.2025 3:14

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). **** #np #newpodcastepisode #poems #poetry #poetrycommunity #spotifypoems #spokenword #indiepods #indiepodcasts #japan #surrealism

Ep: 29 - No Second Troy (William Butler Yeats) 09.01.2025 4:34

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

Ep: 28 - The Christmas Special! (Betjeman, Hardy, Milton, Strobel, and much much more!) 24.12.2024 45:12

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. N...

Ep: 27 - The Magi (William Butler Yeats) 18.12.2024 3:45

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.' #poetry #Yeats #NP #poems #Daily #Christmas #Feastive #Seasonal #poetrycommunity

Ep: 26 - Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird (Wallace Stevens) 14.12.2024 6:24

Victorian slang words! Blackbirds! The beauty of Wallace Stevens! Check out episode 26 of the pod now! **** 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. #pod #poetrypod #poetry #poems #daily #weekly #np #indiepodcast #curatepoetry #listennow

Ep: 25 - Ozymandias (Percy Bysshe Shelley) 12.12.2024 2:24

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

Ep: 24 - On Seeing the Elgin Marbles (John Keats) 15.09.2024 7:15

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

Ep: 23 - On Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once Again (John Keats) 12.09.2024 2:46

Dominic reads Keats' glorious poem about Shakespeare's King Lear! Word of the day: Refulgent Enjoy!

Ep: 22 - Rose Interior (Rainer Maria Rilke) 24.06.2024 1:28

Dominic reads 'Rose Interior' by Rainer Maria Rilke. Enjoy and please share this podcast! #poems #poetry #np #rilke #rose #roses #poetrypod

Ep: 21 - The Magician (Rainer Maria Rilke) 05.06.2024 1:39

Dominic reads Rilke's 'The Magician.' Enjoy! Please save, follow, rate, and share this podcast! #Rilke #poetry #np

Ep: 20 - On Shakespeare. 1630 (John Milton) 22.04.2024 1:35

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

Ep: 19 - Connolly's Bookshop (Bernard O'Donoghue) 17.04.2024 2:35

Dominic reads 'Connolly's Bookshop' by Bernard O'Donoghue. Enjoy! New poems weekly! Please listen and share!

Ep: 18 - Requiescat (Oscar Wilde) 16.04.2024 1:58

Hello! Dominic reads Oscar Wilde's mournful poem 'Requiescat.' Enjoy! #Wilde #Oscar #Newupload #np

Ep: 17 - Lady Lazarus (Sylvia Plath) 08.03.2024 4:51

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.

Ep: 16 - Not one, not two or even three, but FOUR poems! (Rita Dove, Langston Hughes, Carl Sandberg, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson) 06.03.2024 4:45

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.