The Poe Underground - Poetry and Music Podcast

Episode 43 features seven short musical poems. Poetry by John Gould Fletcher, Marion Louse Bliss, Robert P. Tristram Coffin and D.K. Mckenzie. Music in this episode include experimental electronic, funk rock, improvised piano, and a modern string quartet.

Episode forty two features six pieces of classical guitar with poetry from Walter de la Mare, Polly Chase Boyden, Rudolph Edward Kornmann, James A.S. McPeek and D.K. Mckenzie. A special introductory poem by Federico Garcia Lorca is featured.

Episode 41 features more piano music from featured pianist Karina Keshishian. The musical works of Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Bach are showcased. Poetry and prose by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Amy Lowell, Marion Louise Bliss, Polly Chase Boyden, Blaise Cendrars, and Friedrich Nietzsche.

Episode 40 features five spoken word pieces of poetry and prose accompanied by accomplished pianist Karina Keshishian. Prose and poetry by Anton Chekhov, Donald Evans, Polly Chase Boyden and Elizabeth Bialk.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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