The Cultured Bumpkin

In this short little poem, Alexander Pope explains how a bad habit is developed. I agree with him! . . . . . . . . . . .To get “Edgar Allen Poe Poems & Tales” on Libro. FM: Poe Audiobook To get “Edgar Allen Poe Poems & Tales” on Audible: Poe Audiobook To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks...

This piece is by Canadian funny man Stephen Leacock (1869-1944). Given the subject matter, it could have been written today! Hilarious! I hope you enjoy... Also, a big thank you to Steve Russell for your contribution to and kind words about, The Cultured Bumpkin! Glad to have you as a listener! . . . . . To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if y...

Do you like kittens? Well this one's for you... . . . . . . . . To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings for a few paltry dollars) To hear my commercial demos or book me to read your original work, check out: My Commercial Demos To become a member of Libro.fm and start supporting local...

This was the first Edgar Allan Poe story that I ever read. I was about 12, and I was made to. I didn't think I'd enjoy it, but I did, and became a big fan! I don't suppose anyone can describe innermost thoughts and feelings as well as ole Ed... . . . To get “Edgar Allen Poe Poems & Tales” on Libro. FM: Poe Audiobook To get “Edgar Allen Poe Poems & Tales” on Audible: Poe Audiobook To Suppor...

This is a beautiful parable about a little sheep who wandered off from his 99 buddies and got lost... It's a real classic!

Today we're doing something different. This is an episode from my sleep podcast "Ode to a Mockingbird" made which is available almost anywhere you get your podcasts... To subscribe on Apple Podcasts, click here! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ode-to-a-mockingbird/id1623236945

Another day, another Shakespeare Sonnet.

This week I hung out in Birmingham, Alabama for a couple of days with an artist friend. We walked all around downtown, had great conversations, lots of great food and coffee, and also did some painting. In one of our conversations (at a pizza place called "Slice") we discussed this one by Emily Dickinson...

This poem brings back alot of wonderful memories of my own childhood, but the closing line of his is the opposite for me. I hope you enjoy this! . . . . .To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings for a few paltry dollars) To hear my commercial demos or book me to read your original work...

This episode features another Sonnet from William Shakespeare- Number 96. I hope you're having a good week and thank you for listening! . . . . To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings for a few paltry dollars) To hear my commercial demos or book me to read your original work, check ou...

How's the weather where you are? Here in east Mississippi it's gotten to be pretty seasonal after a cooler than usual spring. It will continue to get warmer, and possibly even more humid over the next few weeks, but we're well on our way to a good old southern summer. This love poem from William Wordsworth talks about the beauty of nature, and then he ponders some other stuff too... . . . .To Supp...

This one of the most well known and beloved passages in the Bible. It's gotten many a person through a difficult point in their life. And just like Herman Melville was an actual whaler before writing Moby Dick, David was an actual shepherd before he rose from the ranks of the commoners to become King of Israel. John 10 is a great parallel passage to this psalm, by the way...

On this episode we'll hear another masterpiece from ole Liz B Browning. I just love her stuff. This is Sonnet 14, If Thou Must Love Me... . . . . To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings for a few paltry dollars) To hear my commercial demos or book me to read your original work, check...

This is my all time favorite short story. I say things like "this is one of my favorites" alot, which is always true, but this is my favorite stories. I really hope you enjoy this one! . . . To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings for a few paltry dollars) To hear my commercial demos...

I bet you didn't know that Edgar A Guest wrote a poem about me once (it might be about you too!) There's nothing quite like a quiet evening in with a good book. . . . .To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings for a few paltry dollars) To hear my commercial demos or book me to read your...

If you've ever wished you were a bird so you could get away from your problems, then you'll like this one... . . . . . To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings for a few paltry dollars) To hear my commercial demos or book me to read your original work, check out: My Commercial Demos (J...

In this episode, we'll read a poem by "George Eliot" (pen name of Mary Ann Evans 1819-1880) which contains some excellent life advice. . . . . .To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 . . . To hear my commercial demos or book me to read your original work, check out: My Commercial Demos (Just clicking this link is helpful as its an algorithm based s...

This episode features another poem from one of America's greatest poets, Walt Whitman. . . . . To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings for a few paltry dollars) . . To hear my commercial demos or book me to read your original work, check out: My Commercial Demos . . . To become a memb...

Just about everyone, at least in the West, has heard of "The Ten Commandments", and most can even recite at least a couple of them. In order to better understand western thought and culture, and certainly areas like the "Bible Belt" in the deep American South, it's important to at least be familiar with them. At alot of laws on both sides of the Atlantic were at some point in history, based on the...

Today we get some great advice on watching what you say, from Ella Wheeler Wilcox. . . . . . . To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings for a few paltry dollars) To hear my commercial demos or book me to read your original work, check out: My Commercial Demos (Just clicking this link i...

Have you thought about quitting lately? WELL DON'T! I hope this poem serves as an encouragement to you to keep putting forth the effort needed to get to the other side. Hang in there, kiddo! I rooting for you! . . . . To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings for a few paltry dollars) T...

In this episode we read a lovely poem about spring from Robert Browning. . . .To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings for a few paltry dollars) To hear my commercial demos or book me to read your original work, check out: My Commercial Demos (Just clicking this link is helpful as its...

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was an English poet of the Romantic Movement who was also good friends with William Wordsworth. My friend Brent in Texas requested this poem, and I'm pleased to be able to record it and I hope you enjoy! . . To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings f...

On this episode I tell a few random factoids about myself, give the top 10 countries with most "The Cultured Bumpkin" downloads, and read Shakespeare's Sonnet 100. . . .To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings for a few paltry dollars) To hear my commercial demos or book me to read you...

In this episode we'll read a great viewpoint on life from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. . . .To Support The Cultured Bumpkin, check out: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakephillips116 (if you go to the “Extras” tab you can find eBooks and recordings for a few paltry dollars) To hear my commercial demos or book me to read your original work, check out: My Commercial Demos To become a member of Libro.fm...