You're the Poet

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this twenty-eighth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Gabrielle Myers from California to the You're the Poet community and share William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 147", Matthew Burgio's "Sonnet No. 3 For My Love", and Phil Burgio's "The Bladesmith". Gabrielle Myers shares...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this twenty-seventh episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome back guest Mary Coley from Indiana and share John Muir's "The Song of the Forest", Matthew Burgio's "The Stars They Whisper", and Phil Burgio's "Snow Bound". Mary Coley shares her poems "I Write Poetry That...", &q...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this twenty-sixth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Jacob Pearcey from Texas to the You're the Poet community and share Sir Thomas Wyatt's "My Galley Charged With Forgetfulness", Matthew Burgio's "It Snowed Today", and Phil Burgio's "Red Bird in the Dead Pear Tree". J...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this twenty-fifth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Janet Tai from Malaysia to the You're the Poet community and share Henry David Thoreau's "Nature", Matthew Burgio's "Winter's Wondrous View", and Phil Burgio's "My Waterfall". Janet Tai shares her poems "Tru...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this twenty-fourth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest David Simpson to the You're the Poet community and share Clement Clarke Moore (or Henry Livingston Jr.'s) "A Vist from St. Nicholas", Matthew Burgio's "It's Too Cold Outside for Classes", and Phil Burgio's "Is He Rea...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this twenty-third episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome back guest A. Benedict to You're the Poet and share Paul Laurence Dunbar's "Christmas in the Heart", Matthew Burgio's "Snow Snakes", and Phil Burgio's "To Grandmother's House" and "A New Game". A. Benedict shares his poem on Christmas spirit, "Winter Evanescence", and "Ha...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this twenty-second episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Steve Wheeler to the You're the Poet community and share Jean Adams' "On the Phoenix", Matthew Burgio's "Mythology Monologue", and Phil Burgio's "Unicorn". Steve Wheeler shares his poems "Scientific Method", "Inner City Night Time Blues", and "Fight Club" We hope y...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this twenty-first episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Amos Mkubwa to the You're the Poet community and share Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.'s "Old Ironsides", Matthew Burgio's "The Nonsense Sonnet", and Phil Burgio's "Backroads". Amos Mkubwa shares his poems "Wisdom", "Who Cares", and "Souvenir" We hope you enjoy the poetry...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this twentieth episode, The Limerick Special, hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome back to You're the Poet previous guests from the podcast to share their thoughts on limericks as well as their original poems. We hope you enjoy what they bring to the episode. Thank you to all of our You're the Poet supporters. If you would like to he...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this nineteenth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest James Bryant to the You're the Poet community and share Sir John Harrington's "Such Colour Had Her Face", Matthew Burgio's "In My Arms Again", and Phil Burgio's "SEIJAKU". James Bryant shares his poems "The Wood Dragon", "Hack", "Imposter", "Imposter (by request)", an...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this eighteenth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Ryan Morgan to the You're the Poet community and share Canto I from Abraham Lincoln's "My Childhood Home I See Again", Matthew Burgio's "The Red Barn", and Phil Burgio's "Changing Perspectives". Ryan Morgan shares his poems "Origin Story", "Scrumping", and "Sweetyouth...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this seventeenth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Richard Ebner to the You're the Poet community and share Emily Dickenson's "In the Garden", Matthew Burgio's "Vultures", and Phil Burgio's "Flicker Feather". Richard Ebner shares his poems "Woodland Dream", "The 40 Year Rescue", and "Objectify". We hope you enjoy the...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this sixteenth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Travis Hupp to the You're the Poet community and "Music" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Matthew Burgio's "Autumn Tears", and Phil Burgio's "To An Old Friend". Travis Hupp shares his poems "Painted Corner", "Precipice", and "Throttle". Travis also talks about his two books "Fa...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this fifteenth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Diana Kouprina to the You're the Poet community and share Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Land of Nod", Matthew Burgio's "To Need More Time", and Phil Burgio's "The Old Way". Diana Kourprina shares her poems "Loving Me", "The Good Girl", and "Weary Soul". We hope you enj...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this fourteenth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Seth Palmer to the You're the Poet community and share the competitive sonnets "Ozymandias" by Horace Smith and Percy Bysshe Shelley, Matthew Burgio's "I Wandered in the Woods", and Phil Burgio's "Soul Cleansing". Seth Pal...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this thirteenth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Marc Weiner to the You're the Poet community and share Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love", Matthew Burgio's "Dryer", and Phil Burgio's "Familia". Marc Weiner shares his poems "Hide and See...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this twelfth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Peter Rivers to the You're the Poet community and share William Blake's "The Tyger", Matthew Burgio's "When Living Your Life in Limbo", and Phil Burgio's "Somebody Stir the Sauce". Peter River's shares his poems &quot...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this eleventh episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Simon Drake to the You're the Poet community and share Edgar Allan Poe's "Eldorado", Matthew Burgio's "Bon Fires", and Phil Burgio's "For Sam and the Cat". Simon Drake shares his poems "Poets", "Boundaries...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this tenth episode, The Haiku Special, hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome back to You're the Poet all of our previous guests from episodes 1-9, as well as our future guests from episodes 11 and 12. We hope you enjoy what they bring to the episode as they share their original haiku and thoughts on the form. We welcome you to...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this ninth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest A. Benedict to the You're the Poet community and share Emily Brontë's "The Night is Darkening Round Me", Matthew Burgio's "Stormy Night", and Phil Burgio's "The Rumble of Thunder". A. Benedict shares his poems "Let Me...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this eighth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest K.M, Weldon to the You're the Poet community and share Edgar Allan Poe's "A Dream", Matthew Burgio's "Treasure Without End", and Phil Burgio's "If I Could Sleep Then I Would Dream". K.M. shares her poems "Pruned"...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this seventh episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Mary Coley to the You're the Poet community and share parts I and II of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Rime of thew Ancient Mariner", Matthew Burgio's "As One Romantic Falls", and Phil Burgio's "The Volunteer". Mary shares he...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this sixth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest, Bernie McDermott, to the You're the Poet community and share Joyce Kilmer's' "Poets", Matthew Burgio's "The Lonely Shadow of the Poet", and Phil Burgio's "All My Heart". Bernie shares her poem "Tradition". We...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this fifth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest, Brett Eldridge, to the You're the Poet community and share Charles Dickens' "Lucy's Song from The Village Coquettes", Matthew Burgio's "Zoar Acres", and Phil Burgio's "ZOAR ACRES". Brett shares his poem "The Flowe...

Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this fourth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome our guest, Mark McDermott, to the You're the Poet community and share William Butler Yeats' "The lake Isle of Innisfree", Matthew Burgio's "The Faithful Robin, Red-Breasted and Proud", and Phil Burgio's "The Gentle Old Men". Mar...