Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Dr. Matt Stith about the Northern Home Front during the American Civil War. She then applies this context to four poems by Emily Dickinson: “When I was small, a Woman died—” (F518/J596), “It feels a shame t

3 - Anne Bradstreet & American Puritanism

Jan 23rd, 2024 59m 44s

Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Dr. Greg Bock about Seventeenth-Century American Puritanism. She then applies this context to four poems by Anne Bradstreet: “Some Verse Upon the Burning of Our House,” “As Weary Pilgrim,” “To My Dear and L

4 - Phillis Wheatley & The Economics of the Literary Marketplace

Jan 23rd, 2024 56m 48s

Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interview Susan Doty about the Economics of the Seventeenth-Century Literary Marketplace. She then applies this context to four poems by Phillis Wheatley: “On Being Brough from Africa to America,” “To the Right Honour

1 - Who Gave You a Podcast?

Jan 23rd, 2024 17m 42s

Episode Summary: Dr. Ann Beebe argues that poetry is essential for humans. Medical and psychological studies have demonstrated its many benefits. She then explains the 3-part structure of the individual author episodes and promotes the upcoming

8 - Lucille Clifton & The Civil Rights Movement

Jan 23rd, 2024 47m 54s

Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Dr. Kenneth Bryant about the American Civil Rights Movement. She then applies this context to four poems by Lucille Clifton: “good times,” “generations,” “listen children,” and “All of Us Are All of Us.” Pa

7 - Robert Lowell & Portrait Painting

Jan 23rd, 2024 44m 51s

Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Elizabeth Lisot-Nelson on the history of portrait painting. She then applies this context to some Robert Lowell poems: “Randall Jarrell” 1, 2, & 3, “Charles V by Titian,” and “Rembrandt.” Part 1 (Biography

9 - Mary Oliver & Birds of North America

Jan 23rd, 2024 1h 1m

Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Jessica Coleman about Birds of North America. She then applies this context to four poems by Mary Oliver: “Swan,” “The Chat,” “Terns,” and “Snow Geese.” Part 1 (Biography & Overview) Starts: 00.00Part 2 (In

6 - Langston Hughes & Jazz

Jan 23rd, 2024 53m 11s

Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Dr. Sarah Roberts on American Jazz Music. She then applies the context to four poems by Langston Hughes: “Jazzonia,” “The Weary Blues,” “Minnie Sings Her Blues,” and “Lennox Avenue: Midnight.” Part 1 (Biogr

5 - Robert Frost & Poetic Meter

Jan 23rd, 2024 1h 4m

Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Dr. Nathan Smith on the connection between poetic meter and math. She then applies this context to four poems by Robert Frost: “Acquainted with the Night,” “Design,” “Once by the Pacific,” and “Stopping by

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