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
Dolphin's Lair
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Come down with me, said the mermaid in the sea…A poem about mermaids and sailors, read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.
Website: https://simonpole.ca/
Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits
Hello and welcome to Cook and Crank, the Cosmic Poetry Podcast. I'm your host Simon Pole, the Cosmic Poet. What does it feel like to be a mermaid? What does it feel like to be a sailor enticed by the mermaid? This is what we will invoke in today's poem called Dolphin's Lair. Without further ado, we'll hear it after the break. Dolphin's lair Come down with me, said the mermaid in the sea, combing her coat where Orca and otters float. Give me your hand abandon the rigid land into depths wade stay in my shell capped arcade. You I will treat with oil soothe your sun chapped feet and wind your hair with products of dolphin's lair. And if you cry in the sea I would not die, I'll seal your lips underneath the passing ships. I'm your cosmic poet and host Simon Pohl. Visit the website SimonPole.ca for more cosmic poetry, including the book we've just read from. We'll be back soon on the Cook and Crank Podcast with more readings from the Poems for Ocean collection. Until then, remember, poetry is the water of life, though whiskey might be too. Goodbye.