Two Friends Two Poems Podcast

09/09/2024

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09/09/2024

10 episodes!

Today Tom reads some verse from one of the greats, Samuel Beckett. Then, Paul shares a poem by Brian Bilston (America is a Gun) before wrapping things up with new poems by Tom and Paul. 

09/05/2024

In today’s episode Tom and Paul read poems by Irish poet Padraig O’Tuama and Eukranian poet Ella Yevtushenko. Paul reads his poem "(I have to) Write a Poem” and Tom reads “A Poem for the Angry Young Man and his Family.” But first, Tom came up with a segment.

In today’s episode Tom and Paul read poems by Irish poet Padraig O’Tuama and Eukranian poet Ella Yevtushenko. Paul reads his poem "(I have to) Write a Poem” and

08/31/2024

This interview in this documentary (Until the Wheels Fall Off) always helps me return to earth. It’s not a poem, but it is.

Final scene of the Tony Hawk Documentary - Until The Wheels Fall Off featuring Rodney Mullen. Just loved these final words and couldn't find it online to sha...

08/30/2024

It’s a two show day! https://open.spotify.com/episode/01Mz2QtO8r9u8EQ5AcFvMv?si=00990a4bcc8b4e11

Episode · Two Friends Two Poems · A special THREE friends episode! Tom and Paul are joined by Mark Smith, founder and artistic director of the Legacy Theatre in Atlanta, and creator of the stunning new musical Pelagius. Hear poems by Gerard Manly Hopkins, WS Merwin, and Kahil Gibran before Tom rea...

08/30/2024

New episode! Tom and Paul read amazing poetry by Noor Hindi and Natalie Shapero before sharing their own. They also ponder the first time “to whom it concerns” was used.

“F*ck Your Lecture on Craft, My People Are Dying” by Noor Hindi
“The Sky” by Natalie Shapero

A podcast for the poet in all of us. In each episode, hosts Tom Ward and Paul Natale read and write poetry to each other just to see what happens, often with a special guest to play along. 

08/26/2024

New episode! Singer/songwriter Wes Cunningham reads work by John Lennon and Carol Bieleck, while Tom dives into his first Bukowski poem before sharing his own called “The Orphan Tree.”

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Episode · Two Friends Two Poems · Today Tom sits down with singer/songwriter Wes Cunningham to discuss how he arrives at lyrics (poems with music). Wes shares poems by John Lennon and Carol Bieleck, while Tom dives into Bukowski before sharing his own poem “The Orphan Tree.” To listen to Wes...

08/23/2024

In this week’s episode, Tom and Paul read poetry by Naomi Shihab Nye and Dylan Thomas. Tom and Paul also discuss if the podcast has affected them to answer the question, “What happens when two friends read poems to each other?” Eventually, they quit stalling and read their own poems: Nova (by Paul) and Acting for Humans (by Tom). Thanks for listening! Do all the things!

In this week’s episode, Tom and Paul read poetry by Naomi Shihab Nye (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/naomi-shihab-nye) and Dylan Thomas. Tom and Pau...