the muttering retreat
The Muttering Retreat
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We are the poets who don't know anything, two lovers of language on a quest to read and discuss poems from week to week in casual conversation that counters the idea of poetry as intimidating, unapproachable, or reserved for the select few.
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AUG 31, 2018
The Muttering Retreat Ep. 4: W.B. Yeats
Yeats! The poets who don't know anything return to discuss "The Fascination of What's Difficult,"...
35 MIN
AUG 3, 2018
The Muttering Retreat Ep. 3: Wallace Stevens
In this third episode, we dive into a summertime discussion of The Emperor of Ice Cream by Wallac...
36 MIN
JUL 23, 2018
The Muttering Retreat Ep. 2: Emily Dickinson
In episode two we dive into a pair of Dickinson poems; join us on our visit to the mermaids in th...
42 MIN
JUN 15, 2018
The Muttering Retreat Ep. 1: John Donne
Listen in as we talk our way through poems from week to week, in a casual, welcoming conversation...
40 MIN
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