Songs About Poems
Metaphor and Meaning
This week, in a reprise episode of Listening to Literature, Leigh and P. T. examine poems that have formed the foundation for popular songs. What do the poems (and songs) mean, if anything? And why does poetry from other times and places still continue to inspire?
Poems discussed in this episode:
- William Wordsworth, “The Lucy Cycle”
- Charles Baudelaire, “Les Yeux des Pauvres” (“The Eyes of the Poor”)
- Lewis Carroll, “The Walrus and the Carpenter”
(In accordance with copyright law for music, the recording of this episode is not posted to the WRUU archive. The original episode aired June 21, 2019.)
- 12:05pm L2L-Poems-060923 by on Single
- 12:21pm Lucy by The Divine Comedy on A Secret History – The Best of the Divine Comedy (Setanta)
- 12:44pm How Beautiful You Are by The Cure on Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (Fiction)
- 12:54pm I Am the Walrus by The Beatles on Magical Mystery Tour (Capitol)
- 12:59pm Default User by Live
