James Wright: "Goodbye to the Poetry of Calcium"
The Crane Bag Podcast
An exploration of James Wright's poem "Goodbye to the Poetry of Calcium" by poet, storyteller, and musician Jay Leeming. www.JayLeeming.com
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The Iliad Part Seven: the Greeks Arrive at Troy
The Crane Bag Podcast
When the Greek army arrives at Troy they encounter Cygnus, the indestructible man, and wrestle with the prophecy of Calchas which says that the first man to step ashore will be the first to die. www.JayLeeming.com
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Rumi: "The Diver's Clothes Lying Empty"
The Crane Bag Podcast
An exploration of the poem "The Diver's Clothes Lying Empty" by Jalal al-Din Rumi, as translated by Coleman Barks. www.JayLeeming.com
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The Iliad, Part Six: Achilles Among the Dancing Girls
The Crane Bag Podcast
Before you go to war, it's probably best to spend a year living as a dancing girl on the island of Skyros. That's the wisdom which this beautiful story brings to us, just in time for us to put on our own dancing shoes and sing our way into the deepening wilderness of this epic brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www.JayLeeming.com
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Just Another Day Getting Struck by Lightning with Frank O'Hara
The Crane Bag Podcast
An exploration of the poems "To the Harbormaster" and "The Day Lady Died" by Frank O'Hara. www.JayLeeming.com
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The Iliad Part Five: The Horse Sacrifice
The Crane Bag Podcast
When I got to the whispering forest and the dark I thought of the sacrifice of the horse, and how it bound us to the god of the sea and the way the horse's nostrils flared and later by the fire the branches devoured by flame seemed wrinkled ancestors confessing their bright crimes to the rain. www.JayLeeming.com
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Steve Scafidi Interview: "What if Faulkner is Wrong and We Do Not Endure or Prevail"
The Crane Bag Podcast
An interview with the poet Steve Scafidi, who reads his poem "What if Faulkner is Wrong and We Do Not Endure or Prevail" and discusses laughter, oblivion, religion, high school, and poetry with host Jay Leeming. www.JayLeeming.com
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The Iliad, Part Four: Zeus' Wild Daughter
The Crane Bag Podcast
Achilles is born and narrowly misses his change at immortality; meanwhile a storm drives prince Paris across the sea and to the palace of a particularly wild and beautiful queen. www.JayLeeming.com
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Sharon Olds: "California Swimming Pool"
The Crane Bag Podcast
An exploration of the poem "California Swimming Pool," by Sharon Olds. www.JayLeeming.com
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Joel Christensen: Stories as Living Beings
The Crane Bag Podcast
An interview with Professor Joel Christensen about Homeric Epic and the possibility of regarding stories as living beings. www.JayLeeming.com
info_outlineThe Irish epic of Finn MacCool, brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming.
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