Mea culpa: Apologies for my faint audio in the beginning! Soundtrack to this episode Second soundtrack, because... I had to. Topics discussed in this episode include:-Thom Gunn and some of his literary interests (Henry James, George Macdonald, Saki, Ovid, etc.)-My episode on Thom Gunn-My episode on Timothy Steele-Read The Classical Outlook!!-Writing from experience vs. writing from ideas-"Missing Measures" by Timothy Steele-All the Fun's In How You Say a Thing, 2nd Edition!-Desert Places by Robert Frost-How form informs content-The importance of rhythmic modulation-"The Audible Reading of Poetry" by Yvor Winters-"Versification: A Short Introduction" by James McAuley-The 20th century metrical Renaissance-Bring back verse epistles! -Yvor Winters's criticism: pro and contra-The Plain Style-The Stanford School: Yvor Winters, Janet Lewis, J.V. Cunningham, Edgar Bowers, Helen Pinkerton, Thom Gunn, etc. -X.J. Kennedy-Palo Alto poets vs. San Francisco poets-The Curious Case of Thom Gunn-What Winters and Poe have in common-The Smith, Wilson, Clark reading-"Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of Steele"-Waiting for the Storm by Timothy Steele 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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