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Send us a text To celebrate Burns Night on Jan 25th, we tackle three poems by Scotland's greatest poet. We do some sketchy accents! Support the show

Send us a text We venture to Alfriston, Sussex for a live Christmas pod. Three Christmas poems dismantled clumsily. Festive greetings! Support the show

Send us a text A selection of poems by the esteemed Indian polymath, Rabindranath Tagore. Email: [email protected] Support the show

Send us a text Three Poems by John Milton. Support the show

Send us a text We get even more boggled than usual tackling three head-scratchers by American modernist Wallace Stevens (1879-1955). Domination of Black The Emperor of Ice Cream 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird Support the show

Send us a text Robert Frost, Alfred Lord Tennyson and William Carlos Williams hang their Christmas stockings and get a full serving of Versify rambling. Shorter than a usual episode. It's a Christmas miracle! Support the show

Send us a text Versify record their first live podcast in the beautiful Sussex village of Alfriston, tackling the poetry of British literary titan, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928). Poems: The Voice, The Convergence of the Twain, At Castle Boterel. Support the show

Send us a text We cautiously dip our toe in Rilke's 'Duino Elegies' and get immediately swept out of our depth.  Support the show

Send us a text We blunder our way through our first ever poet in translation with predictably confused results. Our victim this time is revered Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926). Poems: Evening The Panther Archaic Torso of Apollo Support the show

Send us a text We discuss the life and poetry of Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Support the show

Send us a text We tackle one of the almighty greats of English poetry with predictably sketchy results. 'Reading King Lear', and odes on 'Melancholy' and 'A Grecian Urn' befuddle us plenty. Support the show

Send us a text A Very Merry Versify Xmas 2023 Poetry e e cummings James Merrill Henry Longfellow Support the show

Send us a text Poetry discussion Louis MacNeice  Louis MacNeice - Museums Louis MacNeice - Alcohol  Louis MacNeice- Soap Suds Support the show

Send us a text After an unacceptable delay waiting for Rob to edit this episode, it is finally available! Three poems by American poet Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) Support the show

Send us a text Three poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley Support the show