Poetry

Is poetry meant to be written, read, or listened to? Poetry is everywhere and likely one of the first styles of writing that was read to you. This podcast welcomes guest Ty Phelps, a lifelong educator and writer. He discusses his background in teaching, writing, music, and his passion for poetry. Ty shares how he initially viewed poetry as a way to sound profound, but it wasn't until he read T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" in high school that he became intellectually interested in poetry. In college, he began to connect with poetry on a personal level. He also talks about the process of revising and sharing his work, and how vulnerability and immediate feedback is critical when performing his pieces.  

Sources:
Ty Phelps - https://www.typhelps.com/
Shel Silvertein – where the sidewalk ends: https://www.shelsilverstein.com/9780060256678/where-the-sidewalk-ends/
Matthew Nienow - https://www.matthewnienow.com/
Camp Manito-wish YMCA - https://manito-wish.org/
E.E. Cummings – https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/e-e-cummings
Daniel Defoe - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/daniel-defoe
Canterbury Tales - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales
Iliad; and The Odyssey - https://www.britannica.com/summary/Homer-Greek-poet
William Shakespeare - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/william-shakespeare
John Keats - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/john-keats
Ursula Le Guin - https://www.ursulakleguin.com/