Of The Poet’s Heart
I am here to share my journey into verse and to share my lines: all of the poet's heart.
I am here to share my journey into verse and to share my lines: all of the poet's heart.
Episodes
2 days ago
Canto 25: Poetry is a Mind Meet
2 days ago
2 days ago
7 min
M. Anthony C. shares his rediscovery of Beowulf and muses on the immiscibility of minds. Then, he shares his poem spoken by a vile character in dramatic monologue. If you'd like to read the poem, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here. Please consider liking, subscribing, and sharing this podcast. If you'd like to support more directly, go to https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart or click here.
Jul 25, 2026
Poem 24: wind slowly wishing
Jul 25, 2026
Jul 25, 2026
17 sec
A haiku first published on haikuniverse.com in 2016. To read the text of this poem, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here. Please consider supporting the podcast for free by liking, subscribing to, commenting on, or sharing this podcast. If you'd like to support my work more directly, one-time donations can be made at https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart or by clicking here.
Jul 25, 2026
Poem 23: Slow Art
Jul 25, 2026
Jul 25, 2026
2 min
A sestina about how M. Anthony C. met his wife. To read the text of this poem, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here. Please consider supporting the podcast for free by liking, subscribing to, commenting on, or sharing this podcast. If you'd like to support my work more directly, one-time donations can be made at https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart or by clicking here.
Jul 25, 2026
Poem 22: Ants
Jul 25, 2026
Jul 25, 2026
36 sec
A poem about ants invading an apartment. To read the text of this poem, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here. Please consider supporting the podcast for free by liking, subscribing to, commenting on, or sharing this podcast. If you'd like to support my work more directly, one-time donations can be made at https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart or by clicking here.
Jul 18, 2026
Canto 24: An Unassuming Tool
Jul 18, 2026
Jul 18, 2026
3 min
M. Anthony C. shares his experience of finding an alliterative poet to talk to, one who writes in an "Old English Verse." Then, he shares his experience writing a poem about sharpness, and then shares an unpolished version of it. If you'd like to read the poem, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here. Please consider liking, subscribing, and sharing this podcast. If you'd like to support more directly, go to https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart or click here.
Jul 11, 2026
Canto 23: Witness of Wit
Jul 11, 2026
Jul 11, 2026
7 min
M. Anthony C. updates us on his journey into learning Alliterative Verse, including another practitioner of the craft he's encountered. He muses different levels of engagement with poets, both writing and reading it. At last, he shares the final version of the sestina about his wife. To read the poem again, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here. Please consider supporting the podcast for free by liking, subscribing to, commenting on, or sharing this podcast. If you'd like to support my work more directly, one-time donations can be made at https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart or by clicking here.
Jul 4, 2026
Canto 22: Poetry is a Modernist Explosion
Jul 4, 2026
Jul 4, 2026
6 min
M. Anthony C. shares his new adventures into alliterative verse, and then he muses on the difficulty in assessing the "success" of a poem. He ends by sharing a poem about an home invasion of ants. To read the poem again, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here. Please consider supporting the podcast for free by liking, subscribing to, commenting on, or sharing this podcast. If you'd like to support my work more directly, one-time donations can be made at https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart or by clicking here.
Jun 27, 2026
Poem 21: Four Sheep
Jun 27, 2026
Jun 27, 2026
56 sec
M. Anthony C. shares a poem about the first time he saw his father-in-law's sheep. To read it, go to manthonyc.substack.com or click here. This poem was first published in Thirteen Myna Birds.
Jun 27, 2026
Jun 27, 2026
1 min
M. Anthony C. shares a poem about what to do in the unlikely scenario that you find someone stealing from your community bike rack. To be clear, this is not actually advice (it is unlikely to help), but art. To read it, go to manthonyc.substack.com or click here.
Jun 27, 2026
Poem 19: How to Brush Your Teeth
Jun 27, 2026
Jun 27, 2026
1 min
M. Anthony C. shares a poem about how to brush your teeth, dwelling perhaps a bit too long. To read it, go to manthonyc.substack.com or click here.






