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

February 2, 2026 14 mins

Podcast episode 49 features eclectic music with poetry from Jean Toomer, Vachel Lindsay, Lauren Riding Jackson and host D.K. Mckenzie.

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Episode 48 features original "cinematic" music with poetry from Luis C. Lopez, Fabio Fiallo, Polly Chase Boyden and D.K. Mckenzie.

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November 22, 2025 13 mins

Episode forty seven features poetry by Elizabeth Bialk, Reul Denney, Julio Herrera y Reissig and D.K. Mckenzie. This episode's music ranges from electronic, funk-rock, to keyboard only music.

Chicago Poem is named after the first poem in the episode which is called "City in Retrospect".

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October 31, 2025 10 mins

Episode forty six is a tribute to Halloween. Featuring poetry and prose by William Shakespeare, Bram Stoker, and D.K. Mckenzie. Organ music by Kevin Macleod and an original piece by Dylan Palme.

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October 16, 2025 13 mins

Episode 45 features a suite of eleven poems called "Screaming at the Sun" and four more musical poems. Poetry by Christina Rossetti, Byron Rufus Newton, and D.K. Mckenzie is featured. This episode is a tribute to the guitar, the concept of tonality, and the use of space in music.

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September 28, 2025 15 mins

Episode forty four features eight musical poems accompanied by an eclectic mix of musical genres.

Poetry by Rupert Brooke, Emily Dickinson, William Ernest Henley, Oscar Wilde, Sara Teasdale, and D.K. Mckenzie.


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September 4, 2025 14 mins

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.

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August 17, 2025 13 mins

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.

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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.

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July 7, 2025 14 mins

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.

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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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May 14, 2025 10 mins

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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