The Poems of Emily Dickinson Podcast Episodes

Night School 029: The Poems of Emily Dickinson Pt. 7

Alexander Schmid Podcast - January 17, 2019 02:40 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I conclude our Emily Dickinson unit with two poems of hers about death: "Because I could not stop for Death – (479)", and "A not admitting of the wound (1188)."    --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alex...

Night School 028: The Poems of Emily Dickinson Pt. 6

Alexander Schmid Podcast - January 15, 2019 01:05 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
On this episode of Night School, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I discuss two poems by Emily Dickinson: "There is no Frigate like a Book (1286)" and "The Poets light but Lamps — (930)". Specifically, we consider (a) classical images of the soul in "There is no Frigate,"(b) Christian and Greco-Roman imag...

Night School 027: The Poems of Emily Dickinson Pt. 5

Alexander Schmid Podcast - January 08, 2019 05:26 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I explore Emily Dickinson's "Publication – is the Auction (788)," "Fame is the one that does not stay — (1507)," "Fame is a fickle food (1702)", and conclude with the pointed "Fame is a bee. (1788)." We specifically consider (a) Dickinson's...

Night School 026: The Poems of Emily Dickinson Pt. 4

Alexander Schmid Podcast - December 16, 2018 01:05 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I consider Emily Brontë's "No Coward Soul Is Mine", and Emily Dickinson's "Some keep the Sabbath going to Church – (236)" and "I dwell in Possibility – (466)". We specifically consider (a) the relationship between Dickinson and Brontë's poet...

Night School 025: The Poems of Emily Dickinson Pt. 3

Alexander Schmid Podcast - December 14, 2018 02:12 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I consider Emily Dickinson's "All overgrown by cunning moss," and recite Emily Brontë's "No Coward Soul Is Mine". We specifically consider (a) the story untying the poem about the death of Charlotte Brontë; (b) the ways poems and perceptions...

Night School 024: The Poems of Emily Dickinson Pt. 2

Alexander Schmid Podcast - December 12, 2018 06:14 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider Emily Dickinson's "Surgeons must be very careful" and ""Faith" is fine invention". We specifically consider (a) the length and form of the short poems, (b) how a poem is a small manifestation of articulated being, and (c) how "faith"...

Night School 023: The Poems of Emily Dickinson Pt. 1

Alexander Schmid Podcast - December 08, 2018 23:09 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider the American poet Emily Dickinson's "Come Slowly--Eden!" and "Arcturus". Specifically, we consider (a) transitions between religious and naturalistic uses of language and perceptions of reality, (b) Dickinson's use of structure and f...