Listen ""Athena" by Amy Clampitt"
Episode Synopsis
Buy Versecraft merch HERERead text of poem HERETopics discussed in this episode include: -No Versecraft next week! :(-R.S. Gwynn-On late-bloomers in poetry-What Krishna meant-The life-changing power of the unicorn tapestries-The Amy Clampitt Residency Program and Virginia Konchan -The "Tails To Heads" Maneuver.-"The Eumenides" by Aeschylus-We're gonna need to see some Id-Pathos, Bathos, and whoever the other musketeers are...-Alicia Stallings' wonderful essay on the Parthenon, "Frieze Frame" -I just really wanted an excuse to say "apotropaic"-Every culture on earth seems to have beef with snakes-The cultural appropriation of Chaos-You Kant always get what you want-The deep logic of tragedy-We are ourselves both god and monster. Support the showBUY VERSECRAFT MERCH HERE. VISIT THE VERSECRAFT SUBSTACK HERE.Please subscribe, rate, and review! Thanks so much for listening.You can leave me a tip, support the podcast, or request a commission here! TikTok: @versecraftSend me a note at: [email protected] favorite poetry podcasts for: Sharp thoughts and cutting truths (Matthew): Sleerickets Lovely introspection and sensitive reflection (Alice): Poetry Says The landscape of Ohioan poetry (Jeremy): Poetry Spotlight Supported in part by The Ohio Poetry AssociationArt by David Anthony KlugList of the most common metrical feet: Iamb: weak-STRONG (u /)Trochee: STRONG-weak (/ u)Anapest: weak-weak-STRONG (u u /)Amphibrach: weak-STRONG-weak (u / u)Dactyl: STRONG-weak-weak (/ u u)Cretic: STRONG-weak-STRONG (/ u /)Pyrrhic: weak-weak (u u)Spondee: STRONG-STRONG (/ /)
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