Poems for this episode: "To My Mother" by Edgar Allan Poe"The Winter Moon" by James Robert Kibby"You Can't Beat the Beech Tree" by Tiffany Clark""Hope" is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson Check out Tiffany's Book Memories: Guiding Us Through Life For more about the American Beech Tree click here For more information about…Read more Building an Isthmus
Season 02 Episodes
Death & Glory
Works for this episode are: -An excerpt from the novel Cuckoo by Robert Kerins -Death and Sleep Carry Tecumseh by Max Warfield Thank you to Max and Robert for submitting their work to be heard on the Deer Tracks Podcast. For more of Max's writing go to: https://www.amazon.com/Max-Warfield/e/B01MDUJIRN?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1618809501&sr=8-2 For more of Robert's writing including his…Read more Death & Glory
The Sap of Spring
This week we focus on resurrection. Poems for this episode are: "My Heart Leaps Up" by William Wordsworth "God's Grandeur" by Gerard Manley Hopkins "Death, be not proud" by John Donne "A Better Resurrection" by Christina Rossetti To submit your work for a chance to hear it on a future episode or see it on…Read more The Sap of Spring
With an Eye toward Eden
With an Eye toward Eden, She sits alone. Her mind a garden Filled with muses blooming, Dripping nectar in aromatic words For the quill-like tongue of the Bee, Who inquires of its chambers, Sips its mysteries, And reposits honey for progeny. "With an Eye toward Eden" written by James Robert Kibby For this episode, we…Read more With an Eye toward Eden
Announcement
A brief announcement as well as a poem from me. Thank you for tuning in and I look forward to what's on tap for the rest of this season. If you have a creative work that you would like to hear on a future episode or see on our blog site you can email those…Read more Announcement
“First, to the Grand Canyon!”
This is part two of an interview James did with author, poet, playwright, kanjam enthusiast, dad joke teller, long time Buffalo Sabres fan, and cat lover Thomas H. Iak. In this episode we share some dad jokes, discuss Tom's joys and challenges with writing his first novel, and we acquaint ourselves with Seneca Grove's most…Read more “First, to the Grand Canyon!”
Brontosaurus for a Quarter
This is part one of an interview James did with author, poet, playwright, kanjam enthusiast, and future lead singer of the Zombies (listen to find out how) Thomas H. Iak. In this episode we get to know Tom a little and talk about his short stories, Farewell Earthlings and Mother May I, and his play…Read more Brontosaurus for a Quarter
Apples in Bloom
We take a special look at a couple traditional ballads and some literary ballads. Works for this episode:"John Henry" traditional ballad performed by Pete Seeger from his Smithsonian Folkways album American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1 "Barbary Allen" traditional ballad performed by Jean Ritchie from her Smithsonian Folkways album Jean Ritchie: Ballads from Her Appalachian Family…Read more Apples in Bloom
Inner Workings
Poems for this episode:"The Snow-Storm" by RALPH WALDO EMERSON"A Noiseless Patient Spider" by WALT WHITMAN"Difference" by STEPHEN VINCENT BENÉT"The Pearl" by GEORGE HERBERTTo submit your work to be heard on a future episode send it to: james@deertrackspodcast.blog
Hope for Earthlings
For this episode we hear a couple short stories: "Hope" by Elizabeth Mitchell"Farewell Earthlings" by Thomas H. Iak To submit your creative work for a chance to see it on our blog site or hear it on a future episode, email it to: james@deertrackspodcast.blog