A rollicking romp.  The honor of Birmingham is at stake in this poem.  But shared nobility of character will prevail, have no fear.    This episode is a two-fer:   as well as the poem itself, you get a singalong of a song referenced in one of  the stanzas ( The Warwickshire Lads, if that sounds enticing).  

Listen to "81: poems about trains- trip to brummagem" on Spreaker.

I'm reading all the poems in the collection "RailwayRhymes" edited by Peter Ashley and available here   if you want to read along.  Here are all the podcast episodes from this series: ZenGlop - Poems About Trains

Today's poem The Cockney's trip to Brummagem 

also:  The Warwickshire Lads

Yes,that Mr.  President and yes, that music... a strange fabulation about what would happen if the U.S. President stumbled across my music channel. https://www.zenglop.net/music/

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Listen to "80: meditation, my music and Mr. President" on Spreaker.

George Orwell wrote an essay called "Why I write", which I follow with "Why I podcast". 

Listen to "79: why podcast (after George Orwell) - 4:18:20, 2.29 PM" on Spreaker.

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Scansion and imagery in Taylor Swift's song 'London Boy'.  There are several references in the show today;

1. visualization of the scansion and metrical accents.  Here's that table:

2. Map of all the places mentioned in 'London Boy'

This poem inspired me to talk about how automation *should* lead to leisure...a hot Keynesian topic.   I'm reading all the poems in the collection "RailwayRhymes" edited by Peter Ashley and available here   if you want to read along.  Here are all the podcast episodes from this series: ZenGlop - Poems About Trains

Today's poem The Railway Whistle

Listen to "77: poems about trains- the railway whistle" on Spreaker.

some different ways to think about sound, music and meditation. Includes a reading from my book , talking about Messiaen.

Listen to "76: meditation notes - music and meditation" on Spreaker.

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what to do when the discursive mind convinces you that you'd rather stay in bed?

Listen to "75: meditation notes - on doubting the practice" on Spreaker.

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