Now that Paper Black Leaf is out (see Poems page for more info on that book), I’ll post a few videos to Bluesky of my reading aloud of selected poems. Here is the first, “Mercy”.
I’ve also recorded some video readings of my favourite poems. I’ve posted a couple to Bluesky, and the links below will take you to those posts.
As well, the audio files below include performances of my own poems, as well as readings aloud of poems for which I have strong affinity. These might be poems I’ve taught for years or even decades, poems that puzzle or challenge me intellectually, poems that have inspired poems. As familiar as some of them will be, perhaps they will sound new.
Poems
Trehearne, “Arthur in Gethsemane”
Trehearne, “Arthur: and now snow”
Archibald Lampman, “Among the Timothy”
For my close reading of this poem see Canadian Poetry: Studies, Documents, Reviews, no. 45: https://canadianpoetry.org/volumes/vol45/trehearne.html