Episodios

  • Ep: 57 - Sailing to Byzantium (William Butler Yeats)
    Jul 16 2025

    Dominic reads his favourite poet, the genius that is Yeats! Enjoy! Please follow, rate, and share the podcast.


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    Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's piano album 'Songs for John' which was released in February 2021. All rights reserved to the artist. Bla Bla Bla....etc etc.


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    #Yeats #Irishpoetry #Morepoems #Daytodaypoetry #pod #poetrypodcast #WilliamButlerYeats #GoldenDawn #57 #np #Output #Ireland #London #Sligo #Fest #SailingtoByzantium #Byzantine #Epochs #Eras #Mysticism #Hermetic #Beautifulpoetry


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    Introduction 00:00

    Let's talk about a poetry podcast 00:42

    Output output output: 02:33

    Feedback on the connecting thread: 03:50

    A Yeats festival: 05:11

    Word of the day (Gyre) and a note on the philosophical connotations: 05:49

    The Hermetic Golden Dawn/Duality: 07:29

    Memorable lines: 08:21

    A word on Byzantium: 09:21

    The poem in full: 09:44

    Further reading recommendations: 12:01

    Up next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 14:20


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  • Ep: 56 - A Bonus Episode! We look at some more Heaney and his octet of sonnets: 'Clearances' (Seamus Heaney)
    Jul 13 2025

    A bonus Sunday episode for you to enjoy! Dominic explores more of Heaney's stunning work.


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    Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album 'Songs for John'.


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    Introduction: 00:00

    Talk of the pod: 00:31

    Word of the day (Exogamy): 03: 50

    Introduction to the poem: 04:19

    The poem in full: 05:05


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  • Ep: 55 - To Russia (Vladimir Nabokov)
    Jul 9 2025

    Dominic reads one his favourite writers, the mercurial Nabokov!


    Enjoy!



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    Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album, Songs for John. All rights reserved to the artist.


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    #Nabokov #Mauve #Russianpoetry #Glory #TheGift #np #TDT #TDTPR #Poetrypodcast #Poetry #Poems #newepisode #DrDavidVernon #AdatoZembla #Blatt #Luzhin #TheLuzhinDefense

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    Introduction 00:00

    Word of the day (Mauve): 00:23

    Background on Nabokov: 01:56

    A brief comments on his novels: 05:40

    A footnote: 07:10

    The poem in full: 07:59

    Further commentary: 09:58

    Further reading recommendations: 11:31

    Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 16:37


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  • Ep: 54 - Sloe Gin (Seamus Heaney)
    Jul 2 2025

    Dominic reads Seamus Heaney's vivid poem on Sloe Gin!


    Enjoy!




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    Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 solo piano album, 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.



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    #Heaney #SeamusHeaney #Irishpoetry #Ireland #NorthernIreland #poems #nature #sloes #gin #newpost #np #injustice #lesson #Faber #FaberandFaber #botanicals



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    Introduction 00:00

    A note on injustice 00:13

    The Word of the Day (Betelgeuse): 02:20

    Heaney's background: 03:29

    The Poem in Full: 05:03

    A note on Sloes: 05:56

    Further Reading Recommendations: 06:37

    Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 08:17


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  • Ep: 53 - In the Evening (Anna Akhmatova)
    Jun 25 2025

    Dominic reads Akhmatova's stunning poem, 'In the Evening'.


    Enjoy!


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    Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. 2021-2025.



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    #poem #daily #weekly #Akhmatova #poetry #np #Russianpoetry #WOTD #Sovietpoets #Stpetersburg #Odessa #beautifulpoems #newpost #twentiethcenturyrussianpoems #Silverage #Childrenofthegoldenera


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    Introduction: 00:00

    Word of the day (Grandiloquent): 01:04

    Background of Akhmatova: 01:25

    The Poem in full: 04:12

    More commentary: 05:23

    Further reading and listening recommendations: 06:09

    Up Next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 07:45


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  • Ep: 52 - Auden's Funeral (Stephen Spender)
    Jun 18 2025

    Dominic reads Spenders' beautiful tribute to Auden. Hope you enjoy! ****Piano music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 solo piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Spender #Auden #Poetry

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    Introduction: 00:00

    Background on Stephen Spender: 00:31

    Word of the day (Valhalla): 02:07

    The Poem in full: 03:28

    Further reading and recommendations: 08:48

    Up next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 09:33


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  • Ep: 51 - To Night (Percy Bysshe Shelley)
    Jun 11 2025

    Dominic reads Shelley's 'To Night'. Hope you enjoy the poem! The word of the day is Damask.


    ****Music is Lazarus from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John '. All rights reserved. ****#Shelley #Romanticism #poetry #np #englishpoetry #Keats #Wordsworth #night #day ****


    Introduction: 00:00

    Word of the day (damask): 00:22

    Commentary on odes: 00:52

    The poem in full: 02:11

    Further reading recommendations: 04:17

    Up next on The Dominic Tapes Poetry Redefined: 05:24


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  • Ep: 50 - In Memory of W. B. Yeats (W. H. Auden)
    Jun 4 2025

    Dominic reads W. H. Auden's 'In Memory of W. B. Yeats ' as requested by Joe Smith.

    Hope you all enjoy the poem!


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    The music is 'Lazarus', from Dominic's 2021 solo piano album 'Songs for John'. All rights reserved to the artist.


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    Introduction 00:00

    Welcome to episode fifty: 00:13

    Word of the day (Bourse): 01:00

    Background on W. H. Auden: 01:38

    The poem in full: 04:46

    Further reading recommendations: 09:21

    Up next on The Dominic Tapes, Poetry Redefined: 10:51


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    #Auden #WHAuden #WBYeats #NP #Spotifypoems #Applepodcast #amazonmusic #Audible #Amazonaudible #podcast #follow #indiepod #poetry #poems #Irish #English #eulogy #requested #dedication #noun #parisstockexchange #new #upload #Yeats #Auden #Amazingpoetry #Death #Life #Love #Respect


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