By Nessa Dinneen - 1 minute readIf you're studying the poetry of Emily Dickinson for the Leaving Cert, this podcast is for you!
Following the success of the Othello and Macbeth podcast series, we've teamed up once again with Leaving Cert English teacher, Peter Tobin. This time to bring you a podcast about the poetry of Emily Dickinson.
Listen to Peter as he takes a deep dive into the works of Emily Dickinson, covering her life, common themes, and poetic style.
Peter looks at each of Dickinson's 10 poems on the Leaving Cert English syllabus. There are timecodes listed below so you can only listen to the analysis of the poems you're covering.
We recommend having each poem to hand while you listen to the podcast. You can find all of Dickinson's poems by looking them up on Google.
Peter Tobin has his own Youtube Channel where he regularly uploads free and brilliant content covering the Leaving Cert English course - we can't recommend enough that you check him out and hit subscribe to get updates on the new videos he makes.
Have a listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts!
Timecodes:
0:49 - Who is Emily Dickinson?
6:40 - Style & Form
10:17 - Themes
15:45 - "Hope" is the thing with feathers
17:56 - There's a certain Slant of light
21:47 - I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
24:44 - A Bird came down the Walk
26:33 - I heard a Fly buzz—when I died
29:08 - The Soul Has Bandaged Moments
32:07 - I could bring You Jewels—had I a mind to
34:07 - A narrow Fellow in the Grass
37:34 - I taste a liquor never brewed
39:18 - After great pain, a formal feeling comes
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