Episode 17: The Acorn God

May 1, 2006, Duration 15:06, Size 13.8 MB

Our poet tries a somewhat zen approach to purge the narrative self from this week's poetry, based on an assigment from Thom Ingram.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 00:45 An Eplanation of This Week's Exercise
• 02:40 Apr. 23: "Rain Dance" (prose)
• 03:55 Apr. 24: "Broken Cord" (prose)
• 04:50 Apr. 25: "The Branch" (prose)
• 06:15 Apr. 26: "Fundamentally Nothing" (prose)
• 07:45 Apr. 27: "Dogwood" (haiku)
• 08:15 Apr. 27: "Dogwood II" (prose)
• 09:20 Apr. 28: "Two Cents" (prose)
• 10:05 Apr. 29: "High Sierra" (prose)
• 11:10 This Week's Lesson: Ego, Zen, and Haiku
• 14:10 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• The PoetGuru Podcast by Thom Ingram
• The music of Audio Imagery, Cagey House, Markovich/AMP, Torchomatic, and Uma Floresta

Episode 16: Crash Bang

April 25, 2006, Duration 15:51, Size 14.5 MB

A slightly rough edge becomes appearant as Harry is tortured by his neighbors. Plus a bonus poem in honor of Earth Day.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 00:45 Bonus Poem: "Ghosts of Springtime" (prose)
• 03:10 Announcements
• 04:15 Apr. 16: "Writing at Night" (prose)
• 05:30 Apr. 17: "In Lieu of Sleep" (prose)
• 06:40 Apr. 18: "Not I" (prose)
• 08:05 Apr. 19: "Dry" (prose)
• 09:30 Apr. 20: "Prone" (prose/humor)
• 10:10 Apr. 21: "Called to Rise" (prose)
• 11:20 Apr. 22: "Why She Comes" (prose)
• 13:10 This Week's Lesson: Sleep Deprivation
• 14:55 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• The Slam Idol Podcast by Simon Toon - A friendly, listener-based poetry competition
• E-mail Thom Ingram about the Convergence 2006 Writer's Weekend
• The music of Devin Anderson, Andrea, Audio Imagery, James Underberg, and Uma Floresta

Episode 15: Small Things

April 17, 2006, Duration 19:11, Size 17.5 MB

The main push this week is toward small poems, an idea suggested by PoetGuru, Thom Ingram. In addition to poems about paintings and paperclips, Harry introduces a new writing exercise.

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Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 00:45 Question: The Poem-a-Day Rule
• 02:45 Announcements
• 04:42 Apr. 09: "Changes of Scenery" (prose exercise)
• 07:35 Apr. 10: "Office" (prose)
• 10:05 Apr. 11: "Hiding From Harry" (prose/humor)
• 11:45 Apr. 12: "Eavesdropping" (prose/humor)
• 12:50 Apr. 13: "Stains" (prose)
• 14:35 Apr. 14: "Purpleclip" (prose/humor)
• 16:25 Apr. 15: "Mew!" (prose/humor)
• 17:10 This Week's Lesson: Challenge the Comfort
• 18:20 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• The Slam Idol podcast by Simon Toon - A friendly, listener-based poetry competition
• E-mail Thom Ingram about the Convergence 2006 Writer's Weekend
• The PoetGuru Podcast by Thom Ingram
• The music of Devin Anderson, Audio Imagery, Cagey House, DJ Topshelf, and Uma Floresta

Episode 14: Open

April 10, 2006, Duration 18:17, Size 16.7 MB

Poems highlighting love, loss, and taxes.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 00:45 Bonus Poem: "Savage" (verse)
• 02:28 Announcement: Convergence 2006
• 04:10 Apr. 02: "Examination" (prose)
• 05:35 Apr. 03: "Rain With Benefits" (prose)
• 07:20 Apr. 04: "There I Will Shine" (prose)
• 08:55 Apr. 05: "Cloud Study" (prose)
• 10:10 Apr. 06: "Last Rights and Wrongs" (prose)
• 12:35 Apr. 07: "Always a Valley" (prose)
• 14:10 Apr. 08: "Shoreline Diner" (prose)
• 15:35 This Week's Lesson: Feedback
• 17:15 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• E-mail Thom Ingram about the Convergence 2006 Writer's Weekend
• Picture of Gentle Ben, Harry's cat, 1990 - 2006
• The music of Andrea, Audio Imagery, Blake Emrys, Keith Hillebrandt, Joy Wants Eternity, Torchomatic, and Uma Floresta

Episode 13: Small Hours

April 2, 2006, Duration 16:12, Size 14.8 MB

Late nights with a poet, getting dreamy and surreal.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 00:45 Question: Recording the Intro and Close
• 01:25 Announcements
• 03:00 Mar. 26: "Spring and Fall" (prose exercise)
• 04:00 Mar. 27: "Late" (prose)
• 05:10 Mar. 28: "The Other Seasons" (prose)
• 06:55 Mar. 29: "Sitting Up" (prose)
• 09:05 Mar. 30: "Ninety-Two Dots" (prose)
• 10:30 Mar. 31: "Wake Them" (prose)
• 11:55 Apr. 01: "Splash" (prose)
• 13:50 This Week's Lesson: Discipline
• 15:05 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• The Slam Idol Podcast by Simon Toon - A friendly, listener-based poetry competition
• Cloudy Day Art podcast by Will Brown - Poetry, People, Podcast
• The PoetGuru Podcast by Thom Ingram
• The music of Andrea, Audio Imagery, Blake Emrys, Markovich/AMP, and Uma Floresta

Episode 12: Curtain

March 28, 2006, Duration 19:07, Size 17.5 MB

This week's poetry is about writing, art, and the moon. And then there's the experimental poem about slugs. Also, our author tackles the question about how he writes poetry on the more difficult days.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 00:45 Question: How Do You Write a Poem?
• 04:00 Mar. 19: "The Vandal" (prose)
• 06:25 Mar. 20: "Whispering to Myself" (prose)
• 07:30 Mar. 21: "The Battle for the Terrarium" (experimental)
• 08:35 Mar. 22: "The Jungles of the Moon" (prose)
• 11:05 Mar. 23: "Sunday Afternoon" (prose)
• 15:30 Mar. 24: "Eloquent" (prose)
• 16:45 Mar. 25: "The Giant's Passing" (prose)
• 19:15 This Week's Lesson: Pacing the Lessons
• 21:15 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• Structures on the Moon - Fact or fantasy?
• The art of Lorie Wren
• The music of Andrea, Audio Imagery, Cagey House, DJ Topshelf, Blake Emrys, Joy Wants Eternity, Just Offshore, Markovich/AMP, and Uma Floresta

Episode 11: Cages

March 20, 2006, Duration 22:09, Size 20.3 MB

A full set of heartfelt and intense prose. Also, taking pointers from a non-artist as well as from a poet guru.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 00:45 Vital Artistic Lessons, Part 4: Pulling the Triggur
• 03:46 Announcements and Promos
• 05:30 Mar. 12: "E-mail from Teresa" (prose)
• 06:25 Mar. 13: "Footsteps at Midnight" (prose)
• 07:30 Mar. 14: "I Do" (prose)
• 08:35 Mar. 15: "Hiding on the Hill" (prose)
• 11:05 Mar. 16: "Just Nothing" (prose) *Mild adult language
• 15:30 Mar. 17: "Shell Game" (prose)
• 16:45 Mar. 18: "The Interest of a Breath" (prose)
• 19:15 This Week's Lesson: Imitation
• 21:15 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• The strange projects of Kevin Kelm
• Cloudy Day Art podcast by Will Brown - Poetry, People, Podcast
• The Slam Idol Podcast by Simon Toon - A friendly, listener-based poetry competition
• BZoO Homegrown Radio - Streaming Indie Music and Spoken Word Art
• The PoetGuru Podcast by Thom Ingram
• The music of Audio Imagery, Joy Wants Eternity, Markovich/AMP, Torchomatic, and Uma Floresta

Episode 10: X

March 12, 2006, Duration 18:41, Size 17.1 MB

Renewed vigor without selling his soul (we hope). This week's poetry features classic narrative verse, haiku, and an homage to Friedrich Schiller. Also, "Vital Artistic Lessons," Part 3, on the joy of wasting paper.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 00:45 Vital Artistic Lessons, Part 3: It's Only Paper
• 03:42 Announcements and Promos
• 05:10 Mar. 05: "The Bitter Quill" (verse)
• 08:05 Mar. 06: "Joining the Stars" (prose)
• 09:45 Mar. 07: "Eastridge" (prose)
• 11:20 Mar. 08: "X" (verse)
• 12:10 Mar. 09: "Bosco" (haiku)
• 13:50 Mar. 10: "Mettle" (prose)
• 14:50 Mar. 11: "Sailing Past He" (prose)
• 15:40 This Week's Lesson: Venting
• 17:40 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• The art of Victor Wren
• Cloudy Day Art podcast by Will Brown - Poetry, People, Podcast
• BZoO Homegrown Radio - Streaming Indie Music and Spoken Word Art
• The music of Audio Imagery, Joy Wants Eternity, Cagey House, Timothy C. Lee, and Uma Floresta

Correction: Good news! Although Harry thought otherwise when the show was being recorded, The Everyday Muse appears in the BZoO Program List at regularly scheduled times!

Episode 9: List

March 06, 2006, Duration 0:14:22, Size 13.1 MB

A mixed bag of prose and verse poetry, a discussion of podcasting equipment, and a look at the signs of muse-fatigue.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 00:45 Question: Podcasting Equipment
• 02:55 Feb. 26: "The Sect of the Flame" (prose)
• 04:15 Feb. 27: "Forming the Moon" (verse)
• 05:25 Feb. 28: "Legion" (prose)
• 06:42 Mar. 01: "Wicked" (verse)
• 08:10 Mar. 02: "The Long, Long Road" (prose)
• 10:00 Mar. 03: "Taller" (prose)
• 10:42 Mar. 04: "Sabbatical" (prose)
• 11:58 This Week's Lesson: Trouble
• 13:30 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• Logitech 350 USB Headset (Amazon.com store)
• Audacity sound software from Source Forge
• Cloudy Day Art podcast by Will Brown - Poetry, People, Podcast
• The music of Audio Imagery, Devin Anderson, Joy Wants Eternity, Markovich/AMP, Torchomatic, and Uma Floresta

Episode 8: Pressed

February 27, 2006, Duration 0:12:35, Size 11.5 MB

Brevity is on parade in this week's poetry. Also, a listener question and how to make good use out of a bad mood.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 00:45 Question: Audio vs. Web
• 02:20 Feb. 19: "The Second Path" (prose)
• 02:55 Feb. 20: "Parking Lot High" (prose)
• 03:45 Feb. 21: "Utopia Myopia" (prose)
• 04:45 Feb. 22: "Unknown" (prose)
• 06:45 Feb. 23: "Braving the Rain" (prose)
• 07:30 Feb. 24: "Poking Roget" (prose)
• 08:25 Feb. 25: "Unjustified" (prose)
• 09:20 This Week's Lesson: Mood
• 11:35 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• Cloudy Day Art podcast by Will Brown - Poetry, People, Podcast
• Cheryl Haimann at Piker Press and the article where she mentions this show
• The music of Audio Imagery, Cagey House, Joy Wants Eternity, and Uma Floresta

Episode 7: Fugue

February 20, 2006, Duration 0:18:31, Size 16.9 MB

The seventh-week stretch. The week's poetry plus "Vital Artistic Lessons," Part 2, a journey into video game programming.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 00:45 Vital Artistic Lessons, Part 2: Serious Games
• 04:00 Feb. 12: "Wake Up Call" (prose)
• 05:50 Feb. 13: "And Seeing the Pin" (prose)
• 07:20 Feb. 14: "Cell Phone" (prose)
• 08:50 Feb. 15: "The Matter of the Cat" (prose)
• 10:42 Feb. 16: "Aunt Nora's Gift to Poetry" (prose/humor)
• 12:12 Feb. 17: "The Biography of the Box" (prose)
• 14:05 Feb. 18: "Lake Mead" (prose)
• 16:10 This Week's Lesson: A Priori Thought II
• 16:50 Contest Announcement
• 17:35 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• Researchers Listen to Cells, a National Public Radio article.
• The music of Audio Imagery, Cagey House, Devin Anderson, Joy Wants Eternity, Markovich/AMP, and Uma Floresta

Episode 6: Schism

February 13, 2006, Duration 0:19:16, Size 17.6 MB

A full week of poems despite the first official miss. Blame it on the unicorn. Also, "Vital Artistic Lessons," Part 1, and a brief foray into a priori philosophy.

Note: There are two versions of this week's episode. One contains the original cut of a poem with adult language. The other substitutes a cleaner version. Use discretion.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program introduction
• 01:00 Ratings
• 01:40 Vital Artistic Lessons, Part 1, There are Two Chairs
• 03:45 Feb. 05: "What Big Teeth" (verse)
• 05:00 Feb. 06: "Doodle" (prose)
• 06:25 Feb. 07: "Their Guise of Innocence" (verse - late)
• 08:45 Feb. 08: "Disclaimer" (slam prose) *Adult Language
• 10:45 Feb. 09: "Fickle Moon" (prose)
• 12:40 Feb. 10: "The Second World" (prose)
• 14:25 Feb. 11: "The Ocean Door" (prose)
• 15:55 This Weeks Lesson: A Priori Thought
• 18:15 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• The music of Audio Imagery, Cagey House, Joy Wants Eternity, Kaveh, Markovich/AMP, and Uma Floresta

Episode 5: Half Alive

February 7, 2006, Duration 0:16:57, Size 15.5 MB

Okay, let's see if a bout with the flu can slow our poet down in the fifth week of daily poetry.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 00:44 Ratings
• 01:04 Questions: Buffering
• 03:25 Jan. 29: "72 Hours" (prose)
• 05:15 Jan. 30: "48 Hours" (prose)
• 07:08 Jan. 31: "24 Hours" (prose)
• 08:14 Feb. 01: "Anticipating Spring" (prose)
• 09:45 Feb. 02: "Anticipating Spring II" (prose)
• 10:48 Feb. 03: "Break" (prose)
• 11:46 Feb. 04: "An Early Roar" (prose)
• 13:25 This Weeks Lesson: Self Evaluation
• 15:45 Program conclusion and credits

Links from this episode:

• Sluggy Freelance by Pete Abrams
• The music of Audio Imagery, Cagey House, DJ R-Qubed, Kaveh, Markovich/AMP, Torchomatic, and Uma Floresta

Episode 4: A Leap

January 30, 2006, Duration 0:18:31, Size 16.9 MB

The fourth week of poetry includes a new and improved writer's block: overload. But who could have seen that coming? As a bonus, he reads one of his more established poems.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program introduction
• 01:00 Bonus: "The Flight of Words" (prose)
• 04:51 Ratings and Call for Comments and Questions
• 05:55 Jan. 22: "Waiting" (prose)
• 07:30 Jan. 23: "A Subtle Line" (prose)
• 09:20 Jan. 24: "How It Is Done" (prose)
• 10:50 Jan. 25: "The Muse's Bait" (prose)
• 12:25 Jan. 26: "San Joaquin" (prose)
• 13:30 Jan. 27: "The World of Tomorrow, Today" (prose)
• 14:50 Jan. 28: "What Remains" (prose)
• 16:30 This Week's Lesson: Overload
• 17:40 Program conclusion and credits

Links from this episode:

• The music of Audio Imagery, Joy Wants Eternity, Markovich/AMP, Torchomatic, and Uma Floresta

Episode 3: A Skip

January 23, 2006, Duration 0:15:58, Size 14.6 MB

The third solid week of this poetry experiment, but how solid? Depending on your point of view, the author may have missed one. Also a discussion on the inspiration behind the sound of this poetry podcast project.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program introduction
• 01:00 Ratings
• 01:28 The Inspiration of the Sound for the Project
• 03:30 Jan. 15: "Little Bites" (prose)
• 04:30 Jan. 16: "Lost at Sea" (poem)
• 05:40 Jan. 17: "Grandma Alice" (prose)
• 07:15 Jan. 18: "What the Critics Would Say" (prose/humor)
• 09:30 Jan. 19: "Sushi" (prose)
• 11:05 Jan. 20: "One Side Rises" (prose)
• 12:15 Jan. 21: "Long Weekend" (poem)
• 13:40 This Week's Lesson: Deadlines
• 15:10 Program conclusion and credits

Links from this episode:

• This American Life hosted by Ira Glass on Public Radio
• The music of Audio Imagery and Cagey House

Episode 2: A Step

January 15, 2006. Duration 0:16:31, Size 15.1 MB

Seven more daily poems to help you determine whether our author has overcome his debut doubts, or become their victim. Also a discussion on the inspiration behind this poetry podcast, and an outrageous bonus poem!

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program introduction
• 00:55 Ratings
• 01:15 The Inspiration Behind the Project
• 04:00 Jan. 08: "The Invention of You" (poem/humor)
• 04:58 Jan. 09: "Between Lives" (prose)
• 06:18 Jan. 10: "Why We Eat Them Raw" (prose)
• 07:45 Jan. 11: "Brief, Our Joy" (prose)
• 09:16 Jan. 12: "Ode to My Elbow" (prose)
• 10:34 Jan. 12: "Feeling Compelled" (ode)
• 11:30 Jan. 13: "Pulling Back" (prose)
• 12:22 Jan. 14: "That Time" (prose)
• 13:55 This Week's Lesson: Mental Draino
• 14:53 "Eel Stew" (draino poem)
• 15:44 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• Poet Billy Collins
• The art of Victor Wren and Lorie Wren
• The music of Audio Imagery, Cagey House, Devin Anderson, and Uma Floresta

Episode 1: Debut

January 8, 2006. Duration 0:17:02, Size 15.6 MB

How did the first week's poetry podcast go? Has our author turned his muse into an everyday workhorse or has she dragged him off into the jungle to eat his head? Also a discussion on bringing poetry back into the lives of your loved ones.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 01:30 Ratings
• 01:45 Reviving a Lost Interest in Poetry
• 04:06 Jan. 01: "Wildfire" (prose)
• 05:00 Jan. 02: "How Was Your Day?" (prose)
• 06:24 Jan. 02: "Fallacy" (dark poem)
• 07:45 Jan. 03: "Bonsai" (prose)
• 09:10 Jan. 04: "Breath" (prose)
• 10:30 Jan. 05: "A Block of Nothing" (poem/humor)
• 11:35 Jan. 06: "As Apple, So Star" (prose)
• 12:50 Jan. 07: "Saving the Day" (prose)
• 14:02 This Weeks Lesson: Self Doubts
• 16:15 Program Conclusion and Credits

Links from this episode:

• Recommended books
• The art of Lorie Wren
• The music of Audio Imagery and Cagey House

Episode 0: The Test

December 30, 2005. Duration 0:08:09, Size 7.5 MB

In this preview episode, our author shares some of his more established and popular poems. In addition to testing our podcast feed, this will introduce you to his poetic style and provide a basis for judging the success of the Everyday Muse experiment.

Program Notes:

• 00:00 Program Introduction
• 01:00 "Spotlight" Introduction
• 01:29 "Spotlight" (beat poem/humor) *Mild adult language
• 03:16 "Hide and Seek" Introduction
• 03:50 "Hide and Seek" (prose)
• 04:44 "Ever Asking" Introduction
• 05:05 "Ever Asking" (prose/humor)
• 05:48 "Reborn" Introduction
• 06:10 "Reborn" (prose)
• 07:20 Program Conclusion

Links from this episode:

• The music of Audio Imagery