Sept. 26, 2025
Trailer - "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams
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Hello and Welcome! My name is John, and this is The Concise Verse, a podcast for people who love poetry but don't always have time for it. In each episode we'll bring you a single, beautiful poem. No commentary, no analysis, just the verse itself, read with care and respect.
Each poem will be around a minute or less. A perfect dose of art for your commute, your coffee break, or whenever you need a moment of peace.
New poems arrive every week. You can find them by searching for The Concise Verse on your favorite podcast app. Before you go, here is a small taste:
"The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams.
so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens
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Hello and welcome! My name is John, and this is The Concise Verse, a podcast for
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people who love poetry but don't always have time for it. In each episode we'll
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bring you a single, beautiful poem. No commentary, no analysis, just the verse
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itself, read with care and respect. Each poem will be around a minute or less. A
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perfect dose of art for your commute, your coffee break, or whenever you need a
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moment of peace. New poems arrive every week. You can find them by searching for
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The Concise Verse on your favorite podcast app. Before you go, here is a
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small taste. "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams. So much depends
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upon a red wheelbarrow glazed with rainwater beside the white chickens. "The
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Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams.
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00:00:16.620 --> 00:00:24.700
Hello and welcome! My name is John, and this is The Concise Verse, a podcast for
2
00:00:24.700 --> 00:00:31.700
people who love poetry but don't always have time for it. In each episode we'll
3
00:00:31.700 --> 00:00:39.700
bring you a single, beautiful poem. No commentary, no analysis, just the verse
4
00:00:39.700 --> 00:00:47.440
itself, read with care and respect. Each poem will be around a minute or less. A
5
00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:53.800
perfect dose of art for your commute, your coffee break, or whenever you need a
6
00:00:53.800 --> 00:01:01.200
moment of peace. New poems arrive every week. You can find them by searching for
7
00:01:01.200 --> 00:01:08.660
The Concise Verse on your favorite podcast app. Before you go, here is a
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00:01:08.660 --> 00:01:20.640
small taste. "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams. So much depends
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00:01:20.640 --> 00:01:30.340
upon a red wheelbarrow glazed with rainwater beside the white chickens. "The
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00:01:30.340 --> 00:01:34.820
Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams.