LIVE @ St. Thomas: "The Tear" by Richard Crashaw

05/08/2025 28 min
LIVE @ St. Thomas: "The Tear" by Richard Crashaw

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Text of poem hereSoundtrack to this episode Topics discussed in this episode: -The University of St. Thomas, Houston -"The Flaming Heart" by Mario Praz-Giambattista Marino-Metaphysical vs. Baroque-The poetry of rapture-The Greek Anthology-Laudianism -Crashaw's Teresa poems-Mixed meter and phantom beats-"Venus and Adonis" by Billy Shakes-The saintly grief in your wedding ring-Aurora, not Selene! -"The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia" by Sir Philip Sidney-"On a Drop of Dew" by Andrew Marvell-The nurturing sublime-A humanized heaven in human eyes Support the showVISIT MY WEBSITE HERE. BUY 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 (/ /)