Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast
His mind corrupted by childhood exposure to horror movie matinees, but equally enthralled by the atmosphere of old churches, Simon Pole writes cosmic poetry from the location of Kingsville, Ontario. A graduate of Harvard University, Simon has continued his studies of what is hidden in the dark. Writing is also in his blood, being the great-great-grandson of early Canadian poet Susie Drury.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 27
- Years Active
- 2025
Old Ghosts Gather
In the hour of death, what happens to us and the natural world which surrounds us? Cosmic Poet Simon Pole addresses this universal concern in his latest poem. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
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The Counter-World (Echoes of Otherness)
All art is a counter-environment where human beings think and feel new things. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole offers a sonnet reveals this expansive vista to us. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
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Wild Fountains
Fermented, brewed, or distilled: the result is the handmaiden of the muse. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole's latest verse addresses this universal truth. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
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The Barber
The Barber is one of man's most ancient and developed professions. Listen to Cosmic Poet Simon Pole's tribute in verse to these able scissor-smiths. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
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Power of Rain
Rain has a certain power to wash away what is past, and warm what is cold, but also brings reflection. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole explores this watery boon in the latest poem from the Poems For Ocean col…
A Proposal
From the barstools of the world emanate many schemes to solve our problems, some in the form of poems. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole reads one of them here. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
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Painted From Life
Let us defang boredom with this contemplation of creation and the artist's lot within. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.
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Palpable Menace
What is Palpable Menace, and should we be worried about it? Cosmic Poet Simon Pole offers a poem from the Poems For Ocean collection as an antidote.
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Devil's Shill
Though the ill-gotten gains are plentiful, an articulate criminal laments his final situation. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole takes on this persona in the latest poem from the Poems For Ocean collection.
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A Curse
A curse on all those who might mislead and mystify the people. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole makes such an invocation from the poetry collection, Poems For Ocean.
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The Coffin Clock
There is the night before war…and then there is the day after. As today's verses from Cosmic Poet Simon Pole contend, what goes in the grave might not necessarily stay there quietly. From the collec…
Marks on a Page
Both men and books fade, prey to time, though some endure. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole explores this universal condition in his latest poem. From the collection Poems For Ocean.
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The Gargoyle
Down the centuries the Gargoyle, perched as he is on the church roof, has witnessed the crimes of man. What did he see? Cosmic Poet Simon Pole tell us in this poem from the Poems For Ocean collection…
Loot-pile of the Slaves
Even the loser must have a poem and this it. Our narrator explains what drew him to robbery and jail. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole reads from the Poems For Ocean collection.
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Hollow House
It is an ever repeating story: that of leaving home, the tempering experience of life, and the inevitable return and mediation on what has been. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole takes a new perspective this …
Old Folks
Some Old Folks fade away. Others go out with a bang. Today we'll hear about the later and their 24/7 party. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.
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Gremlins of Speech
Who likes sonnets? We have another today from Cosmic Poet Simon Pole in which we think about the many ways, and why, the meaning of speech between two people is garbled. From the collection Poems Fo…
A Pan Full of Stooges
Explore the unity and symmetry of a series of seemingly unrelated images, in the latest poem ready by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
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Old Hat
This poem is the story of the gambler's ultimate good luck charm: an old hat, and their incredible adventures together. Read by Cosmic Poet, Simon Pole. From the collection Poems For Ocean.
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Kill On Sight (KOS)
Verses that inhabit the beatness and ephemeralness of city places, read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the collection Poems For Ocean.
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