Poetry EPISODES

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Uncover the unexpected truths behind Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" as we explore its hidden jest and profound implications on our life's journey. Let's peel back the layers of this enigmatic poem, revealing not just a tale of indecision, but a narrative that profoundly influenced the life of Frost's friend, Edward Thomas. This episode is a treasure trove for those yearning to understand the weight of words and the d...

Just seven months after the end of the US Civil War, one of the United Kingdom's most recognized poets, Rudyard Kipling was born, over 8200 miles away in Bombay, India.

In this MOJO minute, we hear a reading of one of most admired poems titled "If".

Many thanks for poems.org for Kiplings transcript.
Key Points from the Episode:
Inspired and written as a tribute for a Scottish Colonial ultimately the poem "If" became parental advice for his son, John Kipling, born shortly thereafter.

the poem ...

In this second episode on Dante's Inferno, we continue to look back at Dante's Divine Comedy, 700 years later and how it continues to teach and instruct us as one of the greatest classics ever written and most certainly the greatest Christian poem every penned. David dives deep into Anthony Esolen's translation of the Inferno, The Divine Comedy, book one, Inferno by Dante Alighieri to explore human nature confronting the gates of hell.

Key Points from the Episode:
We encounter the gates of Hell...

In this episode, we look back at Dante's Divine Comedy, 700 years later and how it continues to teach and instruct us. David reads from Anthony Esolen's translation in the Inferno, The Divine Comedy, book one, Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Key Points from the Episode:
The MOJO Academy's first dive into the classics

Why the Divine Comedy is a masterpiece

What can we learn from Dante's Inferno so as to avoid Hell for ourselves

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Anthony Esolen's study & commentary on Inferno in aud...