Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast
The official podcast of Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. Hear a different poem performed each week in the Cosmic Poet's own authentic, expressive voice, with a short commentary for added enjoyment.
Simon Pole is the author of six volumes of poetry, including the seven-poem epic cycle The Saga of Terminal City. Known for a distinctive brand of writing called Cosmic Poetry, which scales from the everyday to the spiritual heights beyond, Pole is a graduate of Harvard University, and a descendant of early Canadian poet Susie Drury.
He lives in Kingsville, Ontario, on the north shore of Lake Erie.
Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast
Latest Episodes
The Wonderness of Other
The encounter with others outside ourselves is magical…and mysterious. A feeling captured in a poem from Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
Chaos Delivered
Are cities simply delivering machines for chaos? Perhaps they are. Then again, perhaps they’re not. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
Cossacks
Cossacks, Cossacks, Cossacks? Is anything cooler? Maybe just a poem about them. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.