The Dominic Tapes

Poetry, redefined

Arts EN ↓ 93 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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Oct 31, 2026

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Episodes

Ep: 43 - The Angel (William Blake) 21.04.2025

Blake's 'The Angel' from his collection of poems entitled: 'Songs of Experience'. Enjoy and please consider following, rating, and sharing this podcast! Word of the day: Catechumen (noun). **** Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John.' All rights and copyright reserved to the owner. **** #WilliamBlake #Blake #Poems #Poetry #NP...

Ep: 42 - Introduction to Songs of Experience (William Blake) 19.04.2025

Another Blake to feast upon! Enjoy! Word of the day: Slumberous The piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved. **** #WilliamBlake #Englishpoetry #Pod #NP #Easterpoetryupload #discoverpoems #Blake #Songs **** (00:00) Introduction (00:13) A stream of lengthy poems! (00:59) Some brief information regarding William Blake (01:57) Word o...

Ep: 41 - The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Oscar Wilde) 01.04.2025

'For we did not meet in the holy night But in the shameful day.' Enjoy this epic poem! Words of the day: Rigadoon - A lively dance in duple or quadruple time Parricide - Murder of a near relative Seneschal - A steward Gyves - Shackles Demirep - A woman of doubtful reputation Caiaphas - High-Priest from the time of Christ **** Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album &...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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