The Dominic Tapes

Poetry, redefined

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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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The Dominic Tapes

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Ep: 15 - To Time (Sylvia Plath: Repost from an earlier YouTube recording) 05.03.2024 1:42

Dominic reads 'To Time' by Sylvia Plath. Did you enjoy this sonnet? *This is a repost from his previous YouTube video of the same* Intro music 'Lazarus' from the piano album 'Songs for John' which was written, composed, and released by Dominic in February of 2021. Copyright 2021-2024, all rights reserved.

Ep: 14 - Letter Written on a Ferry (Anne Sexton) 04.03.2024 4:38

Ep: 13 - The Ambition Bird (Anne Sexton) 27.02.2024 3:18

Dominic reads 'The Ambition Bird' by Anne Sexton. Please consider leaving feedback either via email or on Spotify directly! Thank you for helping Dominic to grow this podcast. Intro music 'Lazarus' from Dominic's piano album 'Songs for John' which was released in February of 2021, during lockdown. Copyright 2021-2024, all rights reserved.

Ep: 12 - The Room of My Life (Anne Sexton) 26.02.2024 4:51

Dominic reads 'The Room of My Life' by the American poet Anne Sexton. Email your feedback re: this poem directly to Dominic at: Dominiclivelounge@gmail.com Intro music 'Lazarus' by Dominic Mason, from the piano album 'Songs for John' written, composed, and recorded in 2021 by Dominic. Copyright 2021-2024. All rights reserved.

Ep: 11 - Victoriana: A Trio of Deathly Poems (Christina Rossetti) 23.02.2024 13:24

Dominic reads a trio of Christina Rossetti's poems: After Death, Remember, and finally, Rest. With thanks to Poetry Foundation and Carol Rumens for enticing Dominic into Rossetti's world once more... Intro music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album 'Songs for John.' Copyright 2021-2024, all rights reserved.

Ep: 10 - For my nieces (Russian Fairy Tales - The White Duck) 21.02.2024 9:42

This episode is for Dominic's two nieces. He reads a fairy tale called 'The White Duck' using Gillian Avery's English translation from the original Russian. Courtesy of Everyman's Classics. Enjoy! Intro music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano solo album, 'Songs for John' all rights reserved. Copyright 2021-2024.

Ep: 9 - Tennyson on Milton, and Dominic's 'Lazarus' plays us out...(Alfred, Lord Tennyson) 15.02.2024 6:49

Dominic reads the heavenly 'Milton' by Tennyson. He also includes a full play-through of his piano composition 'Lazarus' which is taken from his 2021 release, 'Songs for John.' Dominic wrote the 18 'Songs for John' during lockdown and was released in February 2021, in memory of his late stepfather. It was received to critical acclaim, featuring airtime on local and national radio, the BBC, and eve...

Ep: 8 - The Titan and The Poet: Bryon's Prometheus Part I (Lord Byron) 14.02.2024 4:19

Part one of Dominic's exploration into Lord Byron's 'Prometheus.' Dominic performs the poem in this instalment, he will analyse and do the deep-dive next week in part II. Enjoy! Please write in at: @dominiclivelounge@gmail.com with feedback, comments, tales of your favourite poetry, and suggested poems etc. Intro music 'Lazarus' from 'Songs for John.' A 2021 piano s...

Ep: 7 - To Autumn (John Keats) 09.02.2024 5:38

Welcome to episode 7! Dominic reads 'To Autumn' by the inimitable John Keats. Enjoy. Intro music 'Lazarus' from the 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' written and composed by Dominic Mason. Copyright 2021-2024.

Ep: 6 - England in 1819 (Percy Bysshe Shelley) 02.02.2024 28:37

A bumper half-hour episode for you to feast upon! Dominic deep dives into the visceral world of a short, but powerful Shelley sonnet! Intro music 'Lazarus' by Dominic Mason. From the 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' copyright 2021-2024. #Shelley #TDT #Poems #Poetry #NP

Ep: 5 - Sonnet XIII: A Quartet of Translations (Rainer Maria Rilke) 30.01.2024 10:43

Sonnet XIII is further explored in four differing English translations. Dominic reads the Oxford World Classics translation, by Susan Ranson and Marielle Sutherland, a second translation by Art Beck, a third by Stephen Mitchell, and the last is a rerun of the reading from episode 4, the translation by Galway Kinnell and Hannah Liebmann from their book 'The Essential Rilke.' If you enjoyed,...

Ep: 4 - Orpheus, Eurydice, and Sonnet XIII by the mercurial Rainer Maria Rilke! (A Sunday Morning Coffee Special!) 28.01.2024 10:57

Huzzahhh! A surprise episode for you to enjoy as you sip your Sunday morning brew of choice. Dominic performs Sonnet XIII from 'Sonnets to Orpheus' by Rainer Maria Rilke amid a brief synopsis of the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice . Enjoy and please rate this brand new podcast if you get a moment! #poetry #poems #greekmyths #rilke Intro music 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano al...

Ep: 3 - Review of Beethoven 5 by the CBSO! (A Burns Night Special) 26.01.2024 10:13

Happy Burns Night! Dominic has reviewed a concert he attended today at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham (his local concert hall!). Enjoy! Intro music: 'Lazarus' from the 2021 album 'Songs for John' Copyright 2021-2024.

Ep: 2 - Wedding (Alice Oswald) 24.01.2024 3:05

Dominic reads Alice Oswald's astonishing sonnet 'Wedding' in episode 2 of 'The Dominic Tapes' here on Spotify! Enjoy! If you have any favourite poems and would like Dominic to include them within his podcast, please email or comment and he will endeavour to fulfil your request. The intro music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic Mason's 2021 pianoforte album 'Songs for Jo...

Ep: 1 - Adam's Curse (William Butler Yeats) 23.01.2024 4:21

In this first episode of The Dominic Tapes, Dominic reads one of his favourite poems by Yeats, 'Adam's Curse.' Enjoy!