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Two Thousand and Fifty Miles of Poetry - Podcast

Two Thousand and Fifty Miles of Poetry

 Charlie Smith and Lee Marable

Charlie lives in London, Lee lives two thousand and fifty miles away, in Helsinki.


Each week they catch-up and share a few poems.


Enjoy!

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Update frequency
every 8 days
Average duration
48 minutes
Episodes
9
Years Active
2020 - 2024
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9. Victoria Chang and Mary Oliver

9. Victoria Chang and Mary Oliver

It's almost midsummer and Lee and Charlie return with a Miles of Poetry Christmas Special! They discuss what has changed in their lives since the release of the last episode almost exaclty 4 years ag…
00:52:33  |   Thu 13 Jun 2024
8. Basho and Rin Ishigaki

8. Basho and Rin Ishigaki

Charlie and Lee read and consider the poetry of Haiku master Basho and the amazing Rin Ishigaki with their usual razor sharp insight (...) They also discuss bathing naked in Japan, wasting once-in-a-…
01:02:48  |   Fri 19 Jun 2020
7. Patti Smith and Michael Dickman

7. Patti Smith and Michael Dickman

Charlie and Lee read and consider the poetry of Patti Smith and Michael Dickman, Charlie tells tales of seeing a Michael Dickman reading in New York last year, Lee describes the experience of being s…
01:01:04  |   Wed 03 Jun 2020
6. Tim Key and Robert Montgomery

6. Tim Key and Robert Montgomery

Charlie and Lee read the poems of Tim Key and Robert Montgomery, they also extoll the virtues of reading poetry on the toilet, enjoy a poem sent in by eager listener Grant, and encourage Grant's furl…
00:47:58  |   Sat 30 May 2020
5. Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney

5. Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney

Charlie and Lee return for another week of poetic wonder, this time reading poems by Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney. They discuss the joy of youth, Lee's love/hate relationship with Seamus Heaney (wh…

00:51:13  |   Thu 14 May 2020
4. Bob Cobbing and Dylan Thomas

4. Bob Cobbing and Dylan Thomas

Charlie and Lee read the work of concrete poet Bob Cobbing and welsh maestro Dylan Thomas. They discuss Hovis adverts, poetry that makes you feel like a hippie and receive their first piece of listen…

00:49:35  |   Wed 06 May 2020
3. Holly Pester and Emily Berry

3. Holly Pester and Emily Berry

Charlie and Lee return in week 5 of UK coronavirus lockdown to share the poetry of Holly Pester and Emily Berry with each other and their faithful listeners. They discuss, amongst other things, Willi…

00:40:04  |   Thu 30 Apr 2020
2. David Berman and Leonard Cohen

2. David Berman and Leonard Cohen

Charlie and Lee discuss David Berman and Leonard Cohen during UK lockdown week four.


Links and Notes:


  1. So Long Marianne, by Leonard Cohen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XzAjfwQtvM
  2. Anthem by Leonard Co…
00:42:42  |   Fri 24 Apr 2020
1. Rupi Kaur and Lord Byron

1. Rupi Kaur and Lord Byron

Charlie and Lee discuss Rupi Kaur and Lord Byron during coronavirus week one.


Links and notes:


  1. Rupi Kaur instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rupikaur_/?hl=en
  2. Repetition in poetry - https://www.writing…
00:30:29  |   Tue 21 Apr 2020
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