Having met during a global pandemic, Jon and Ursula had an unusually slow start to their relationship, but here they share poems about that first physical contact. This is the sequel to this video: https://youtu.be/XpLJjOgX8qQ
Keats
12/03/2021 | 51 min
John Keats died 200 years ago this week. Ursula and Jon read some favourite pieces and discuss his life, work, and the not entirely complimentary description of his love, Fanny Brawne, that he sends to his brother in a letter.
Epic Poems
12/03/2021 | 50 min
Ursula and Jon introduce 4 epic poems from different cultures: The Bhagavad Gita, The Odyssey, Parzifal and The Poetic Edda.
Charles Causley
11/03/2021 | 44 min
Usrula and Jon share the poetry of Charles Causley.
the British Invasion
11/03/2021 | 51 min
Jon and Ursula read lyrics from the musical movement of the mid-1960s composed of British rock-and-roll groups whose popularity spread rapidly to the United States.