The Diary Of A Nobody
In the quiet corners of this Age, poetry still weaves its ancient magic. Here gather the whispered verses of time - some penned in distant yesterdays, others born in the dawn of our own days. Let their wisdom and wonder be a light for all who would listen.
- The Diary Of A Nobody
Episodes
35 episodes
E35: Bluebird - Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski - Bluebird Written:Bluebird was written in the 1990s, published as part of Bukowski’s 1992 poetry collection The Last Night of the Earth Poems. This was one of the last collections Bukowski released before ...
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Episode 35
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1:40
E34: Love After Love - Derek Walcott
Derek Walcott - Love After Love Theme:The theme of "Love After Love" by Derek Walcott is self-rediscovery and self-love after a period of loss or heartbreak. The poem is a gentle and reassuring meditation on the importance of reconnecting with ...
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Episode 34
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1:12
E33: Simplicité - Dragos Radu
A simple poem of a chilly April evening when wonder passed by. Enjoy!
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Episode 33
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4:00
E32: When/If Tomorrow Starts Without Me - David M. Romano
David M. Romano - When/If Tomorrow Starts Without Me Theme:David Romano's poignant poem, "When Tomorrow Starts Without Me," encapsulates the theme of coping with loss and finding solace in the belief of an afterlife. Throug...
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Episode 32
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3:11
E31: The Flame - Dragos Radu
A heartfelt Sunday morning poem emerged from the depths of my being, inspired by the lessons I've gleaned and the challenges I've faced. Its purpose is to rekindle the flickering flame within, to celebrate the boundless love and genuine essence...
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Episode 31
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3:49
E30: Because I Cannot Sleep - Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi - Because I Cannot Sleep Written: cca. 1207-1273Poem: Because I cannot sleepI make music at night.I am troubled by the onewhose face has the color of spring flowers.I have neither sleep nor...
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Episode 30
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2:13
E29: Opportunity - Berton Braley
Berton Braley - Opportunity Written: circa 1917Theme:No matter where you live, or where you have been born whether that is into a wealthy family or to dirt poor parents, opportunities are available. The sad truth is ...
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Episode 29
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1:14
E28: Thanks - W.S. Merwin
W.S. Merwin - Thanks Published: 2005 in Migration: New and Selected PoemsTheme & Story:Reads as an expression of gratitude for the bounty of...
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Episode 28
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1:52
E27: Do Not Close Your Eyes - Dragos Radu
Dragos Radu - Do Not Close Your Eyes Written: 27th December 2022, BucharestTheme & Story:This poem was inspired by a sentiment of longing and emptiness for one person in my life whom I got to know for only the first ...
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Episode 27
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1:11
E26: A Winter Bluejay - Sara Teasdale
Sara Teasdale - A Winter Bluejay Written/Published: 1915 in Rivers to the SeaTheme:The poem begins by placing the couple in a snow-covered land...
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Episode 26
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1:07
E25: The Messiah - Anonymous St Swithun’s Parishioner
Anonymous St Swithun's Parishioner - The Messiah Source: It was published in a parish newsletter of S...
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Episode 25
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4:59
E24: Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage [There is a pleasure in the pathless woods] - Lord Byron
Lord Byron - Childe Harold's Pilgrimage [There is a pleasure in the pathless woods] Written/Published: 3rd March 1812Theme:In these lines of ‘Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage,’ the poet engages with themes of change, the s...
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Episode 24
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2:02
E23: Lines For Winter - Mark Strand
Mark Strand - Lines For Winter Written/Published: 1979, Selected PoemsTheme: "The echo of “as it gets cold” implies the language could be seen as appealing to readers for separate stages of understanding, not just the physi...
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Episode 23
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1:03
E22: The City in the Sea - Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe - The City in the Sea Published: 1831Theme: The poem takes the reader through Death’s city. He rules this place from a throne and towers over it “gigantically”. The city is lit by nothing but the ligh...
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Episode 22
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3:00
E21: All Is Vanity, Saith the Preacher - Lord Byron
Lord Byron - All Is Vanity, Saith the Preacher Written/Published in: Hebrew Melodies nr. 21 1815Theme: Lord Byron’s poem is inspired by the Book of Qohelet. He transfers Qohelet’s feeling of life into a psalm, thereby conde...
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Episode 21
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1:28
E20: The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost
Robert Frost - The Road Not Taken Published: 1915Theme: "Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” is often interpreted as an a...
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Episode 20
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1:08
E19: Crossroads - Don McLean (Cover)
Don McLean - Crossroads (Song) Written/Released: 1971Album: American PieTheme & Story: "I think this line is the essence of the pop ballad; the sense of regret, the wish to turn b...
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Episode 19
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2:11
E18: Songs of Kabir (6, 9) - Kabir Das
Kabir Das - Songs of Kabir (songs 6 and 9)Written: 1398 - 1518Published: One Hundred Poems of Kabir 1915Translated: Rabindranath TagoreTheme: The so...
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Episode 18
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2:10
E17: Roll The Dice - Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski - Roll The DiceWritten: ca. 1970-1990Published in: What Matters Most Is How Well You Walk Through the Fire (1999)Theme:“Roll the Dice” by Charles Bukowski is one of the most motivational poems in Ame...
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Episode 17
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1:57
E16: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Published: 1969, I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsThemes: "Strong themes are present throughout "Caged Bird." Racist oppression, freedom against captivity, and joy versus ...
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Episode 16
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1:42
E15: The War - Dragos Radu
Dragos Radu - The War Written: 2022 Summary & Story:Sometimes, we are all fighting a war. A war can -internally speaking- seem, at times, catastrophically never-ending. The warrior portrays an image where each...
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Episode 15
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4:28
E14: Burnt Norton Pt. 2 - T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot - Burnt Norton Pt. 2 Written in: Published in 1943 in the 4 Quartets of T.S. Eliot. (source: poemanalysis.com, 2022)Theme:The main theme of ‘B...
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Episode 14
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2:51
E13: Burnt Norton Pt. 1 - T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot - Burnt Norton Pt. 1 Written in: Burnt Norton is the first poem of the 4 Quartets of T.S. Eliot. This quartet was published in 1936 and in 1943 appeared together with the other 3 quartets. (
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Episode 13
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2:46