In one of their patented specials, Michael and Ethan discuss informal poetry, or as anyone other than us might call it, Free Verse.

Poems discussed:

“The Leaves,” by Austin Smith

“The Second Coming,” by William Butler Yeats

In this episode:

Protestant Whiskey

Leaves, but not leaves, if you know what I mean

Form, but not form, y’see

A possibly imaginary sonnet

Punctuation

Ethan says “most people” when he means “most people reading poetry in English,” sorry

Either we do Yeats dirty or he does us dirty, or both

We know Ethan’s had enough Bushmills when he goes on a history rant

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MUSIC & SFX:

"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission.

"The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

"Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.