147. Revenge of the poetry

New Warhorn Media post by Nathan Alberson:

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What in the world happened with that Elizabeth Bishop poem?? :joy:

Maybe it’s the kind of thing that needs to be read aloud in person and not over the radio waves, so to speak.

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So does it ever ruin a poem for you when you find out certain biographical details about the author?

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I wish I could redo all my reading in that episode. I think after Brandon gave that little primer, I overthought everything.

Except for the first “write it,” you nailed that.

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Reading for a recording would have me a bundle of nerves. I can read poetry pretty well, I think… but on air? it would be terrible.

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