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A Verse Reaction is a poetry podcast with Dr. Ann Beebe, Professor of English at The University of Texas at Tyler. Series One includes episodes on the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Anne Bradstreet, Phillis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Robert Lowell, Lucille Clifton, and Mary Oliver. Episodes include interviews with subject-area experts in the fields of Civil War history, Puritanism, Economics, Jazz, Math & Meter, Portrait Painting, Civil Rights, and Birds.
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Episode Summary: Dr. Ann Beebe argues that poetry is essential for humans. Medical and psychological studies have demonstrated its many benefits. She then explains the 3-part structure of the individual author episodes and promotes the upcoming special guests (Numbers 2-9). Dr. Beebe on LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-beebe Emily Dick…
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2 - Emily Dickinson & the Northern Civil War Homefront
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Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Dr. Matt Stith about the Northern Home Front during the American Civil War. She then applies this context to four poems by Emily Dickinson: “When I was small, a Woman died—” (F518/J596), “It feels a shame to be Alive—” (F524/J444), “He gave away his Life—” (F530/J567), and “How many Flowers fail in Wood –“ (F53…
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3 - Anne Bradstreet & American Puritanism
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Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Dr. Greg Bock about Seventeenth-Century American Puritanism. She then applies this context to four poems by Anne Bradstreet: “Some Verse Upon the Burning of Our House,” “As Weary Pilgrim,” “To My Dear and Loving Husband,” and “The Prologue.” Part 1 (Biography & Overview) Starts: 00.00 Part 2 (Interview with Dr.…
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4 - Phillis Wheatley & The Economics of the Literary Marketplace
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Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interview Susan Doty about the Economics of the Seventeenth-Century Literary Marketplace. She then applies this context to four poems by Phillis Wheatley: “On Being Brough from Africa to America,” “To the Right Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth,” “To S.M. a young African Painter,” and “To His Excellency General Washin…
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Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Dr. Nathan Smith on the connection between poetic meter and math. She then applies this context to four poems by Robert Frost: “Acquainted with the Night,” “Design,” “Once by the Pacific,” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Part 1 (Biography & Overview) Starts: 00.00 Part 2 (Interview with Dr. Nathan S…
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Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Dr. Sarah Roberts on American Jazz Music. She then applies the context to four poems by Langston Hughes: “Jazzonia,” “The Weary Blues,” “Minnie Sings Her Blues,” and “Lennox Avenue: Midnight.” Part 1 (Biography & Overview) Starts: 00.00 Part 2 (Interview with Dr. Sarah Roberts) Starts: 15:15 Part 3 (Four Poems)…
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Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Elizabeth Lisot-Nelson on the history of portrait painting. She then applies this context to some Robert Lowell poems: “Randall Jarrell” 1, 2, & 3, “Charles V by Titian,” and “Rembrandt.” Part 1 (Biography & Overview) Starts: 00.00 Part 2 (Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Lisot-Nelson) Starts: 10:43 Part 3 (Four Po…
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8 - Lucille Clifton & The Civil Rights Movement
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Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Dr. Kenneth Bryant about the American Civil Rights Movement. She then applies this context to four poems by Lucille Clifton: “good times,” “generations,” “listen children,” and “All of Us Are All of Us.” Part 1 (Biography & Overview) Starts: 00.00 Part 2 (Interview with Dr. Kenneth Bryant) Starts: 10:45 Part 3 …
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9 - Mary Oliver & Birds of North America
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Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Jessica Coleman about Birds of North America. She then applies this context to four poems by Mary Oliver: “Swan,” “The Chat,” “Terns,” and “Snow Geese.” Part 1 (Biography & Overview) Starts: 00.00 Part 2 (Interview with Jess Coleman) Starts: 16:57 Part 3 (Four Poems) Starts: 31:48 Dr. Beebe’s LinkedIn URL: http…
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