Of The Poet’s Heart

M. Anthony C. shares his latest attempts to share his poetry, including appearing on an open mic podcast "Waking the Whispers." If you'd like to listen to this episode, click here.  He then shares a poem in progress about confronting analysis paralysis. 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. 

M. Anthony C. muses on how poetry, no matter how finely crafted, must also be skillfully shared. He shares some of his struggles wrestling with this fact. He then shares a poem about someone trying to react when someone steals from their community bike rack.To read the poem again, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com 
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M. Anthony C. shares of the deepest part of his psyche and how he has enjoyed his creation of a new form, the "vestina." He then shares a not so useful poem about how to brush one's teeth. 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. 

On this fifth Saturday of May, M. Anthony C. reflects on the life and work of Edna St. Millay. He then reads a poem slowly, reacting to it as he goes, then lets the audience interpret the poem on their own. If you like to see a scanned version of this poem using fancy looking marks, click here, or go to substack.com/manthonyc. 
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This poem was first published in WestWard Quarterly Fall 2022. To read the text of this poem, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here. 

A poem about one Utahn's frustrations with their religion and society. To read the text of this poem, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com or click here. 

The most useful poem I've ever written, with a recipe for how to make German Pancakes baked right into it. Enjoy!If you 'd like to read the poem's text, go to manthonyc.substack.com or click here. 

M. Anthony C. muses on Lorca's poem about a child's fateful encounter with the moon. He then shares an old poem he is fixing up--a work in progress--that explores how we reckon with expectations we carry from younger versions of ourselves. If you'd like to read said poem, click here, or go to https://manthonyc.substack.comPlease consider liking, subscribing, commenting on, or sharing this podcast.If you'd like to support me more directly, go to https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart of click here. 

M. Anthony C. shares some thoughts on Shakespeare's "King John." He then shares how essential and ubiquitous poetry actually is. He then shares a poem about someone encountering and admiring a strange religion. To read this poem, go to https://manthonyc.substack.com, or click here. If you'd like to support the poet, go to https://buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart or click here. 

M. Anthony C. shares his hunt for one nun's poetry, and his thoughts about the aftertaste of poems. He then shares his mother's German Pancake recipe which is packaged in a poem. If you'd like to read the poem's text, go to manthonyc.substack.com, or click here. If you'd like to support the podcast, go to buymeacoffee.com/ofthepoetsheart or click here.