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Revisiting: The Old Cumberland Beggar
Listen now (25 min) | Poetry Aloud: Wordsworth & Moral Observation
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King Arthur, in "The Holy Grail"
Listen now | We are in the time of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, but the days are darkening, and Camelot is rushing to its doom.
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April 2023
March 2023
Bartimaeus
Watch now (18 min) | From The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord.
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Bartimaeus
Watch now (18 min) | An Excerpt from The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord. The poem today is “Bartimaeus,” spoken by the blind man whom Jesus healed, as…
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From "The Second Temple"
Listen now | This week’s Poetry Aloud is an excerpt from my book-length poem, The Twelve-Gated City (in progress; © Anthony M. Esolen). The selection is…
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Resending Today's Poetry Aloud From The Twelve-Gated City
Listen now | The Second Gate (the Prodigal Son goes to the far country) | This week’s Poetry Aloud is a reading of an excerpt from my book-length poem…
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From The Twelve-Gated City
Listen now | The Second Gate (the Prodigal Son goes to the far country) | This week’s Poetry Aloud is a reading of an excerpt from my book-length poem…
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Anthony Esolen
More from "Moses on Mount Pisgah"
Listen now | In this poem, the speaker, Moses is a very old man, watching the children of Israel far below as they prepare, under Joshua’s leadership…
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February 2023
January 2023
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