Jay Leeming
The Crane Bag Podcast
Myths and stories from around the world brought alive and singing into the here and now by storyteller, musician and poet Jay leeming.
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Episodes
Thank You 29.10.2025 8:13
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Episode #122: Draupadi, the Princess Born From a Fire 29.10.2025 58:24
A princess born from a fire; a journey to speak with gods at the top of the world; a small boy who remains miraculously alive in an apocalyptic wasteland. These are three stories from the great epic of India known as the Mahabharata, brought to life through words and music by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
Ezra Pound: Canto One 14.10.2025 39:50
Storyteller and poet Jay Leeming explores canto one of "The Cantos" by the American poet Ezra Pound. Sequoia trees, blood for ghosts, and the dance of Aphrodite amid a shimmer of gold. www. JayLeeming.com
If You Want to Find Out Who You Are 13.10.2025 25:47
"If you want to find out who you are, cut off your head and enter the forest." A story out of French alchemy, told and explored by storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
The Iliad Part Ten: The Burning of the Ships 30.09.2025 36:19
It's desperate times for the Greek soldiers as Hector leads his warriors against them, determined to burn their ships and maroon them on the Trojan shore. www. JayLeeming.com
The Iliad, Part Nine: I Will Fight No More 21.09.2025 54:16
With Achilles out of the fighting the Trojans drive the Greeks back to the beach, where they all are faced with hard choices as the story of Troy continues. www. JayLeeming.com
Gary Snyder: "Mid-August at Sourdough Mountain Lookout" 02.09.2025 28:23
An exploration of the American poet Gary Snyder's poem "Mid-August at Sourdough Mountain Lookout" by poet and storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
The Iliad, Part Eight: The Wrath of Achilles 15.08.2025 1:02:57
What moonlit god comes down to punish the Greeks with his arrows? What stray dog is the first unlikely victim of Agamemnon's wrath, and what the heck is that boat full of onions and cabbages doing in this story? The story of the Iliad continues, as brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
Pablo Neruda: "The Art of Poetry" 12.08.2025 21:45
An exploration of Pablo Neruda's poem "The Art of Poetry" by poet, storyteller, and musician Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
Robert Frost: "Directive" 29.07.2025 29:03
An exploration of Robert Frost's poem "Directive" by poet, storyteller, and musician Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
Oisin in the Land of Tir Na Nog 22.07.2025 1:00:33
The epic of the Irish hero Finn MacCool (Fionn MacCumhail) comes to a close in this story brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
Emily Dickinson: "I heard a fly buzz when I died" 15.07.2025 23:35
An exploration of Emily Dickinson's poem "I heard a fly buzz when I died" by poet, storyteller and musician Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
James Wright: "Goodbye to the Poetry of Calcium" 08.07.2025 19:10
An exploration of James Wright's poem "Goodbye to the Poetry of Calcium" by poet, storyteller, and musician Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
The Iliad Part Seven: the Greeks Arrive at Troy 24.06.2025 1:08:46
When the Greek army arrives at Troy they encounter Cygnus, the indestructible man, and wrestle with the prophecy of Calchas which says that the first man to step ashore will be the first to die. www. JayLeeming.com
Rumi: "The Diver's Clothes Lying Empty" 10.06.2025 36:16
An exploration of the poem "The Diver's Clothes Lying Empty" by Jalal al-Din Rumi, as translated by Coleman Barks. www. JayLeeming.com
The Iliad, Part Six: Achilles Among the Dancing Girls 27.05.2025 54:07
Before you go to war, it's probably best to spend a year living as a dancing girl on the island of Skyros. That's the wisdom which this beautiful story brings to us, just in time for us to put on our own dancing shoes and sing our way into the deepening wilderness of this epic brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
Just Another Day Getting Struck by Lightning with Frank O'Hara 13.05.2025 19:31
An exploration of the poems "To the Harbormaster" and "The Day Lady Died" by Frank O'Hara. www. JayLeeming.com
The Iliad Part Five: The Horse Sacrifice 29.04.2025 1:06:24
When I got to the whispering forest and the dark I thought of the sacrifice of the horse, and how it bound us to the god of the sea and the way the horse's nostrils flared and later by the fire the branches devoured by flame seemed wrinkled ancestors confessing their bright crimes to the rain. www. JayLeeming.com
Steve Scafidi Interview: "What if Faulkner is Wrong and We Do Not Endure or Prevail" 15.04.2025 31:12
An interview with the poet Steve Scafidi, who reads his poem "What if Faulkner is Wrong and We Do Not Endure or Prevail" and discusses laughter, oblivion, religion, high school, and poetry with host Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
The Iliad, Part Four: Zeus' Wild Daughter 02.04.2025 58:19
Achilles is born and narrowly misses his change at immortality; meanwhile a storm drives prince Paris across the sea and to the palace of a particularly wild and beautiful queen. www. JayLeeming.com
Sharon Olds: "California Swimming Pool" 18.03.2025 23:41
An exploration of the poem "California Swimming Pool," by Sharon Olds. www. JayLeeming.com
Joel Christensen: Stories as Living Beings 06.03.2025 49:53
An interview with Professor Joel Christensen about Homeric Epic and the possibility of regarding stories as living beings. www. JayLeeming.com
Pablo Neruda: "Ode to My Socks" 24.02.2025 24:26
The odes of Pablo Neruda explored by poet and storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
The Iliad Part Three: Paris, the Sea-Dragon, and the Prophecies of Cassandra 18.02.2025 47:15
The epic of the Iliad brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
The Iliad Part Two: The Judgement of Paris 28.01.2025 42:52
The epic of the Iliad, brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
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