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  • YP Episode 59- With Returning Guest A. Benedict
    2025/12/14

    Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this fifty-ninth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome back guest A. Benedict to You're the Poet and share John Greenleaf Whittier's "Some How Not Only for Christmas", Matthew Burgio's "Aurora Musis Amica", and Phil Burgio's "Autumn Gloom". A. Benedict shares his poems "Through the Looking Glass", "Fifth Season", and "Holiday Spirits". We hope you enjoy the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.


    This episode's intro poem recited by Stasha Strange.


    Episode Links:

    -Find A. Benedict's book "A Return from Elysium: Racing Sisyphus Up the Mountain" here and anywhere else you buy your books online.

    -Check out the videos of A. Benedict's work on his YouTube channel at ⁠youtube.com/@abenedict⁠.


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    19 分
  • YP Episode 58- With Guest Stasha Strange
    2025/12/01

    Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this fifty-eighth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Stasha Strange from Northeast Ohio to You're the Poet and share Robert Frost's "Fire and Ice", Matthew Burgio's "As the Snow Begins to Fall", and Phil Burgio's "COLD AUTUMN BREEZE". Stasha Strange shares her poems "Lullaby for the Watchers", "Feathered Dislocations", and "Unframed Shadow". We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.


    This episode's intro poem recited by Indra Iyer.


    Episode Links:

    Start here to find Stasha Strange's info and works, including the Anthology Caw: Poetry by a Murder of Writers.

    https://stashastrange.com


    Find Stasha Strange on social media:

    Facebook

    Instagram


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    36 分
  • YP Episode 57- With Guest Indra Iyer
    2025/11/22

    Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this fifty-seventh episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Indra Iyer from Cleveland, Ohio to You're the Poet and share Christopher Morely's "In Honor of Taffy Topaz", Matthew Burgio's "New Colors", and Phil Burgio's "LIVE LIKE A CAT". Indra Iyer shares her poems "I Belong", "Midnight", and "Fall". We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.


    This episode's intro poem recited by Paul Robert Bender.


    Episode Links:

    Find Indra Iyer's book Echoes on Amazon.


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    20 分
  • YP Episode 56- With Guest Paul Robert Bender
    2025/11/09

    Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this fifty-sixth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Paul Robert Bender, also known as William Henry Magus, from Hespeler, Ontario to You're the Poet and share A.A. Milne's "Vespers", Matthew Burgio's "Acorns" and "Autumn Scene", and Phil Burgio's "Blossoms in November". Paul Rober Bender shares his poems "The River", "Tea With a Schizophrenic", and "May 9th, 2021 @6:31am- After the Dawn". We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.


    This episode's intro poem recited by Luke Austin Daugherty.


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    32 分
  • YP Episode 55- Around the Table 3
    2025/11/02

    Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this fifty-fifth episode, hosts Matt and Phil Burgio facilitate our You're the Poet: Around the Table 3 and welcome to the table previous You're the Poet guests Steve Wheeler, Simon Drake, Loris Loren, and Ryan Morgan to share some poetry and interact within this community of poets. We hope you enjoy what they bring to the table, and we thank you for your support as we continue to grow our community!

    Poetry Outline:

    2:09- Simon Drake, “Red Dragon”.

    6:31- Loris Loren, “Darling Hold My Seat”

    8:18- Phil Burgio, “Sunset”

    11:17- Poet Updates

    20:35- Matt Burgi, “Kinetic Kate”

    22:57- Steve Wheeler, “I Poet”

    26:28- Ryan Morgan, “Dream Boat”

    31:43- Phil Burgio, “A Community of Friends”


    Links from the Episode:

    Wheelsong Poetry Antholgy 7 at wheelsong.co.uk.

    Loris Loren's "The Word Forge" Discord Server for Novice Writers


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    We welcome you to join us for future episodes. Visit our website at www.yourethepoet.com and find us on Facebook. To contact us about being a guest on the podcast and/or to send us feedback on this episode, send us an email to host@yourethepoet.com.


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    34 分
  • YP Episode 54- With Guest Luke Austin Daugherty
    2025/10/25

    Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this fifty-fourth episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Luke Austin Daugherty from Indianapolis, Indiana to You're the Poet and share Lewis Carroll's "The Crocodile", Matthew Burgio's "Light from Dark", and Phil Burgio's "Leaf Shine". Luke Austin Daugherty shares his poems "Inspiration is Now", "We Both Walk With Ghosts", and "Alas, If Some Day These Things Should Fade". We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.


    This episode's intro poem recited by Mr. Lights.


    Links from the episode:

    Find Luke Austin Daugherty

    On YouTube (@lukeaustindaugherty)

    On Instagram (@lukeaustindaugherty)

    On TikTok (@lukeaustindaugherty)

    On Wordsmith (bloomwithoutpermission.com)


    Links to Some of the Luke Austin Daugherty's Books on Amazon:

    Love With Vengeance

    Low Shelf Angels

    Love is the Middle: The True Story of a Father and Son

    Mixed Fruit Jelly and Razor Blades

    molcajete and me: the tao of grief

    The Chicago Bus Stop Diaries


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    32 分
  • YP Episode 53- With Guest Mr. Lights
    2025/10/20

    Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this fifty-third episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Mr. Lights from Loas Angeles, California to You're the Poet and share Ben Johnson's "On My First Son", Matthew Burgio's "Sonnet No. 1 For My Girl", and Phil Burgio's "AS I MATURED". Mr. Lights shares his poems "Minimalist", "Colors For My Greys", and "Palette". We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.


    This episode's intro poem recited by Tara Hicks.


    Links from the episode:

    Mr. Lights on Instagram


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    29 分
  • YP Episode 52- With Guest Tara Hicks
    2025/10/12

    Welcome to You're the Poet, the poetry podcast featuring you! In this fifty-second episode hosts Matt & Phil Burgio welcome guest Tara Hicks from Oregon to You're the Poet and share Rudyard Kipling's "The Way Through the Woods", Matthew Burgio's "Leaves of Color", and Phil Burgio's "GRIEF BE GONE". Tara Hicks shares her poems "Take My Hand", "My Brush With Fortune", and "Vying for Venus". We hope you enjoy the podcast and the poetry shared here, and we welcome you to join us for future episodes.


    This episode's intro poem recited by Dreamweaver.


    Links from the episode:

    Tara Hicks on Social Media:

    -Facebook, Poet: Tara Hicks

    -Instagram, @poettarahicks

    -YouTube, @PoetTaraHicks


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    Thank you to all of our You're the Poet supporters. If you would like to help the podcast continue to grow, you can contribute at our patron site:

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    Visit our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.yourethepoet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and find us on Facebook. To contact us about being a guest on the podcast and/or to send us feedback on this episode, send us an email to host@yourethepoet.com.

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    32 分