Musical Poetry: a poetry podcast where poems become music

<p>A light returns.In this episode of Musical Poetry, we bring Spring Song by Paul Laurence Dunbar into a new space—set to a warm jazz big band arrangement that lets the poem breathe, swing, and gently unfold.Written in...

<p>We talk about love.</p><p>This short Musical Poetry episode explores what remains when everything else falls away.</p><p>A modern poem, an indie rock track,and a truth that refuses to leave:</p><p>love anyway.</p>

<p>In this episode we present a deeply reflective piece written just moments before Michael's 60th birthday.</p><p>Born under the impression of unfolding events in the United States, and with little improvement since...

<p>A haiku.<br>Three lines.<br>One moment.</p><p>In this episode of Musical Poetry, the same poem is spoken across multiple languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, and...

<p>In this episode of Musical Poetry, Michael Appelt reflects on one of the most powerful travel experiences of his life: one unforgettable week in Egypt.</p><p>From the Pyramids of Giza and the newly opened Grand...

<p>When power grows impatient with restraint, poetry remembers. </p><p>This episode of Musical Poetry brings together three voices from three centuries in a single musical conversation:</p><p>Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe...

<p>These are the days between Christmas and New Year, when celebration has faded, time slows, and the future has not yet begun.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Musical Poetry, we present </p><p><br></p><p> “The...

<p>The bells of war are sounding louder again — and yet, have they ever really stopped?In this episode of Musical Poetry, we present Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen, one of the most powerful anti-war poems ever...

<p>Immerse yourself in the quiet beauty of Christmas with this special episode of Musical Poetry. Today’s reading features Christina Rossetti’s beloved poem “A Christmas Carol” — better known by its opening line, “In...

<p>In this festive edition of Musical Poetry, Michael invites the ever-charming Opa Cohen to open and close the episode with his warm, storytelling voice. Together, they bring to life one of the most beloved Christmas...

<p>Today’s poem is “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold — a timeless piece from 1867 that speaks with quiet power about a world losing its sense of unity. Arnold, a poet and cultural critic of the Victorian era, captured the...

<p>In this episode of Musical Poetry, we explore one of Shakespeare’s most intimate and contemplative works: Sonnet 73. Through images of fading autumn leaves, dying daylight, and a fire resting on its own ashes, the...

<p>In this episode of Musical Poetry, we travel back to 14th-century England and step into the world of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales — one of the greatest journeys ever written in the English language.</p><p>The...

<p>This poem is a call for unity in a world divided by pride, labels, and self-interest.It reminds us that all our problems — from war to hunger to environmental collapse — share one root: our separation from one...

<p>In this episode of Musical Poetry, Michael Appelt turns to a timeless classic — “To Autumn” by John Keats.<br>Written in 1819, this masterpiece captures the season’s golden abundance and quiet surrender, celebrating...