The Poe Underground - Poetry and Music Podcast

The Poe Underground - Poetry and Music Podcast

The Poe Underground is a music project that incorporates spoken word instead of singing into the music.

Episodes

June 16, 2025 7 mins

Episode 39 showcases two poems by American poet Stephen Crane, a musical suite of eight poems, and a musical poem featuring nothing but percussion and voice.

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Episode 38 features two classic pieces of literature put to original music. Featured authors include Rudyard Kipling, Rupert Brooke and Charles Dickens.

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April 26, 2025 14 mins

Episode 37 features prose from a classic novella, spoken word poetry by D.K. Mckenzie, poems by Emily Dickinson, Sara Teasdale, and Rupert Brooke. The music in this episode ranges from ambient experimental, funky electronic, 80s inspired synth pop, and straight up mellow rock and roll.

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April 7, 2025 6 mins

Episode 36 features three musical poems with poetry by (H.D.) Hilda Doolittle and D.K. Mckenzie. This episode features poems accompanied by classical guitar, strings, and improvised piano. Special guest reader Brooklyn appears on the last piece.

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Episode 35 features live, improvised piano with poetry readings by guest reader Brooklyn. Poetry by D.H. Lawrence, William Haskell Simpson, Herbert S. Gorman and D.K. Mckenzie is featured.

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Five improvised piano & poetry performances cover poems by: William Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, Rupert Brooke, & D.K. Mckenzie. Featuring guest poetry reader, Brooklyn.

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January 28, 2025 10 mins

Fast guitars, experimental pianos, stellar poetry, and lush keyboards are found in episode 33. Two poems and one suite of poetry are featured, accompanied by original eclectic music.

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December 20, 2024 10 mins

Episode thirty two features poetry by Conrad Aiken, John Minnich Wilson, and music by trumpet soloist Dennis DiSano.

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November 22, 2024 8 mins

Episode thirty one features blues/jazz inspired music along with an improvised organ piece. Poems by American poets Russel Davenport and Walter Sagmaster are featured.

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October 31, 2024 6 mins

Episode 30 is the Halloween edition of the podcast, featuring 3 creepy pieces of music and poetry. Featuring poems by Oscar Wilde and William Shakespeare.

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October 16, 2024 14 mins

Episode 29 features an eclectic blend of instruments and musical genres. Poetry by Luis G. Urbina, Constance Lindsey Skinner and John Gould Fletcher are featured.

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October 7, 2024 13 mins

Episode 28 features the first six musical poems from the new album Radio Night Poems. The album contains sixteen pieces that have appeared on the podcast, but are now re-mastered and layout out to flow as an album.

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September 22, 2024 10 mins

Episode twenty seven features a diverse range of music and poetry including a newly compiled suite of Ernest Hemingway's early poems.

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August 26, 2024 7 mins

Episode 26 features original music along with the well known poem Invictus, followed by poems by Anne Bronte and American poet Sara Teasdale.

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June 28, 2024 8 mins

Episode 25 features poetry recorded to acoustic drums by Wallace Stevens, D.K. Mckenzie & John Clare.

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Episode twenty four features "musical poems" by Amy Lowell, Rupert Brooke, and D.K. Mckenzie. Clear, with Light, Variable Winds, is a poem by Amy Lowell.

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May 6, 2024 7 mins

Episode 23 features three musical poems. The first poem is by American poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and a suite of poems called "The Outer Fringes Suite".

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April 19, 2024 6 mins

Episode twenty two features three musical poems that feature classical guitar. Featuring poems by Emily Dickinson, George Parsons Lathrop, and D.K. Mckenzie.

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April 5, 2024 7 mins

Episode 21 features three musical poems that vary in genre and mood. This show features classical guitar, analog synthesizers, and the debut of the song, Everything Everywhere.

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March 21, 2024 7 mins

Episode 20 features three musical poems of different genres including a piece by T.S. Eliot and the classic poem "Ode" AKA "We are the Music Makers".

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