Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:01 -0400 https://simonpole.ca en-us © 2026 Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast yes a592c26a-1466-5483-8b80-9052de213d66 Simon Pole episodic false The official podcast of Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  Hear a different poem performed each week in the Cosmic Poet's own authentic, expressive voice, with a short commentary for added enjoyment.

Simon Pole is the author of six volumes of poetry, including the seven-poem epic cycle The Saga of Terminal City.  Known for a distinctive brand of writing called Cosmic Poetry, which scales from the everyday to the spiritual heights beyond, Pole is a graduate of Harvard University, and a descendant of early Canadian poet Susie Drury.

He lives in Kingsville, Ontario, on the north shore of Lake Erie.






]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Poetry, Verse, Epic Poetry, Narrative Verse, Lyric Poetry, Epic, Sacred Poetry, Sacred Verse Simon Pole https://storage.buzzsprout.com/5sa7hp0khrsxoybjhm0w8x29jykz?.jpg Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast https://simonpole.ca Zeks Feed the Ukrainians Zeks Feed the Ukrainians The Soviet Gulag consumed them all.  Yet, the human spirit lives, and we remember.  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> The Soviet Gulag consumed them all.  Yet, the human spirit lives, and we remember.  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-19401989 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 200 Poems For Ocean 1 76 full false The Nuisance Garden The Nuisance Garden Like a nuisance garden is the condition of the poet...and his garret.  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Like a nuisance garden is the condition of the poet...and his garret.  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-19401856 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 174 Poems For Ocean 1 75 full false Beyond Me Beyond Me Always the young go beyond their parents, but what goes with them?  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Always the young go beyond their parents, but what goes with them?  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-19401768 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 339 Poems For Ocean 1 74 full false Angel Free Angel Free Great distances both physical and spiritual test our lives.  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Great distances both physical and spiritual test our lives.  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-19396737 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 213 Poems For Ocean 1 73 full false A Rover I A Rover I Explore the ancient spirit of the rambler and the rover in a poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Explore the ancient spirit of the rambler and the rover in a poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-19396666 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 178 Poems For Ocean 1 72 full false The Touchdown The Touchdown The rules and runners of football tell us much about ourselves, wrapped in glory and heartache.  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> The rules and runners of football tell us much about ourselves, wrapped in glory and heartache.  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-19390985 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 178 Poems For Ocean 1 71 full false The Wonderness of Other The Wonderness of Other The encounter with others outside ourselves is magical…and mysterious.  A feeling captured in a poem from Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> The encounter with others outside ourselves is magical…and mysterious.  A feeling captured in a poem from Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-19390809 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400 180 Poems For Ocean 1 70 full false Chaos Delivered Chaos Delivered Are cities simply delivering machines for chaos?  Perhaps they are.  Then again, perhaps they’re not. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Are cities simply delivering machines for chaos?  Perhaps they are.  Then again, perhaps they’re not. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-19254327 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400 346 Poems For Ocean 1 69 full false Cossacks Cossacks Cossacks, Cossacks, Cossacks?  Is anything cooler?  Maybe just a poem about them. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Cossacks, Cossacks, Cossacks?  Is anything cooler?  Maybe just a poem about them. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-19254178 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400 185 Poems For Ocean 1 68 full false Dolphin's Lair Dolphin's Lair Come down with me, said the mermaid in the sea…A poem about mermaids and sailors, read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Come down with me, said the mermaid in the sea…A poem about mermaids and sailors, read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18868457 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400 154 Poems For Ocean 1 65 full false The Last Binge of Youth The Last Binge of Youth Going out with a bang is everyone’s ideal isn’t it? At least when you’re young. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Going out with a bang is everyone’s ideal isn’t it? At least when you’re young. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18906304 Wed, 27 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400 302 Poems For Ocean 1 67 full false The Mist Remembers The Mist Remembers The present relentlessly gentrifies the past, but on a misty night we can recapture the essence of what is gone.  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> The present relentlessly gentrifies the past, but on a misty night we can recapture the essence of what is gone.  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18868588 Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400 233 Poems For Ocean 1 66 full false The Moth and the Ladybug The Moth and the Ladybug The Moth, the Ladybug and the ground-dwelling Shrew, are much like us, aren’t they?  Learn the lessons they teach in a Walter de la Mare-ish poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> The Moth, the Ladybug and the ground-dwelling Shrew, are much like us, aren’t they?  Learn the lessons they teach in a Walter de la Mare-ish poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18856969 Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400 382 Poems For Ocean 1 64 full false Fly Little Bird Fly Little Bird Eventually our children have to leave home, and if we’re lucky they’ll remember us as the ones who loved them.  A sonnet read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection. 

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]]> Eventually our children have to leave home, and if we’re lucky they’ll remember us as the ones who loved them.  A sonnet read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection. 

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18824806 Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400 165 Poems For Ocean 1 63 full false O Cat O Cat O Cat on my lap on the couch, what are you thinking? Explore the cat’s imagination in a poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> O Cat on my lap on the couch, what are you thinking? Explore the cat’s imagination in a poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18824674 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400 230 Poems For Ocean 1 62 full false The Married Life The Married Life Every family is unhappy in its own way, and the same could be said about marriages. A poem about The Married Life read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Every family is unhappy in its own way, and the same could be said about marriages. A poem about The Married Life read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18817657 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400 244 Poems For Ocean 1 61 full false Space Dome Space Dome Isn’t it everyone’s fantasy to live in a Space Dome, and hear a sonnet about it? A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole from the Poems For Ocean collection. 

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]]> Isn’t it everyone’s fantasy to live in a Space Dome, and hear a sonnet about it? A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole from the Poems For Ocean collection. 

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18803208 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400 178 Poems For Ocean 1 60 full false Rags of Time Rags of Time All things succumb, in the end.  And on this we meditate. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> All things succumb, in the end.  And on this we meditate. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18803118 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400 196 Poems For Ocean 1 59 full false The King The King King of the bathtub. King of the world. An ode to getting clean read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> King of the bathtub. King of the world. An ode to getting clean read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18797745 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400 431 Poems For Ocean 1 58 full false Astro Zombies (1968) Astro Zombies (1968) A classic movie. A classic sonnet. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> A classic movie. A classic sonnet. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18741939 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400 188 Poems For Ocean 1 57 full false Scenes From A War Scenes From A War Images from a war that hit where it hurts.  Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Images from a war that hit where it hurts.  Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18741810 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400 220 Poems For Ocean 1 56 full false Hymn to Prose Hymn to Prose A hymn to the literature of our time, for better or worse. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.



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]]> A hymn to the literature of our time, for better or worse. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.



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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18694222 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400 162 Poems For Ocean 1 55 full false Moral Clarity Moral Clarity A pseudo-sonnet meditation on time’s decay, and love’s possible opposition.  From the Poems For Ocean collection, read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.

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]]> A pseudo-sonnet meditation on time’s decay, and love’s possible opposition.  From the Poems For Ocean collection, read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18694033 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0500 190 Poems For Ocean 1 54 full false My Boys My Boys A longer poem about an unconventional squid-like family, originating in the South Seas.  Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> A longer poem about an unconventional squid-like family, originating in the South Seas.  Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18230558 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 530 Poems For Ocean 1 53 full false The Wicked Tory The Wicked Tory Do old Tories ever die? Maybe they just fade away. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Do old Tories ever die? Maybe they just fade away. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18230414 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 166 Poems For Ocean 1 52 full false One Among Many One Among Many Exclusion is a type of alienation. A poem addressing this terrible state and its origin. From Cosmic Poet Simon Pole and the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Exclusion is a type of alienation. A poem addressing this terrible state and its origin. From Cosmic Poet Simon Pole and the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18211578 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 205 Poems For Ocean 1 51 full false Grave Goods Grave Goods To the grave all things come, but what is good about it?  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> To the grave all things come, but what is good about it?  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18211417 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 182 Poems For Ocean 1 50 full false The Cartographer's Poem The Cartographer's Poem The poet can and should be a map-maker for forgotten realms. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> The poet can and should be a map-maker for forgotten realms. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18211314 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0500 220 Poems For Ocean 1 49 full false Empty Time Empty Time No a depressing poem, but a poem about depression. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> No a depressing poem, but a poem about depression. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18204930 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0500 242 Poems For Ocean 1 48 full false The Wrong-Way Driver The Wrong-Way Driver Don't some people always seem to be going the wrong way in life? This sonnet is about them.  Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Don't some people always seem to be going the wrong way in life? This sonnet is about them.  Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18204765 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0500 175 Poems For Ocean 1 47 full false To The Tetrapod To The Tetrapod An ode to that crazy, four-lobbed, evolutionary uncle, The Tetrapod. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> An ode to that crazy, four-lobbed, evolutionary uncle, The Tetrapod. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18204618 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0500 249 Poems For Ocean 1 46 full false Do It Yourself Do It Yourself Some advice to the young: Do It Yourself!  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Some advice to the young: Do It Yourself!  A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18178392 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0500 206 Poems For Ocean 1 45 full false Who Are You? Who Are You? A sonnet commemorating the return to one's hometown, and the ambivalence thereof. From Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, and the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> A sonnet commemorating the return to one's hometown, and the ambivalence thereof. From Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, and the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18172747 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0500 171 Poems For Ocean 1 44 full false Magic Sun Magic Sun Another longer poem about that mysterious force which warms us all, the Magic Sun. What is it?  Cosmic Poet Simon Pole reads from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Another longer poem about that mysterious force which warms us all, the Magic Sun. What is it?  Cosmic Poet Simon Pole reads from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18163829 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0500 514 Poems For Ocean 1 43 full false Dawn of the Dead Dawn of the Dead An homage to the good old zombie movie, which teaches us many lessons. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> An homage to the good old zombie movie, which teaches us many lessons. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18151279 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0500 247 Poems For Ocean 1 42 full false Safety Vest Safety Vest An ode to the ubiquitous silver and gold safety vest, in sonnet form. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection. 

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]]> An ode to the ubiquitous silver and gold safety vest, in sonnet form. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection. 

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18151055 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0500 171 Poems For Ocean 1 41 full false Harald the Hard-Ruler Harald the Hard-Ruler A viking poem, in the manner of old, about the great king Harald Hardrada. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> A viking poem, in the manner of old, about the great king Harald Hardrada. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18150617 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0500 372 Poems For Ocean 1 40 full false The Pouch The Pouch What we ultimately receive from others can be a mystery grab-bag, like a pouch.  Poetry read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems Ocean collection.

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]]> What we ultimately receive from others can be a mystery grab-bag, like a pouch.  Poetry read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18144359 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0500 199 Poems For Ocean 1 39 full false In The Vanguard In The Vanguard Everyone should have a serial killer poem, and we have one today.  From the Poems For Ocean collection, read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.

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]]> Everyone should have a serial killer poem, and we have one today.  From the Poems For Ocean collection, read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18144089 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0500 170 Poems For Ocean 1 38 full false Witch of the Watershed Witch of the Watershed This longer poem is a study of the witch of old, and the wisdom of the past she conveys.  Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> This longer poem is a study of the witch of old, and the wisdom of the past she conveys.  Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-18138729 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0500 572 Poems For Ocean 1 37 full false Virus P.O.V. Virus P.O.V. A unique sonnet addressing life from the virus' point of view. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> A unique sonnet addressing life from the virus' point of view. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17718361 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 178 Poems For Ocean 1 36 full false Progress Progress Progress. A great concept. But what does it mean in regards to War? Cosmic Poet Simon Pole addresses this concern in his latest reading from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Progress. A great concept. But what does it mean in regards to War? Cosmic Poet Simon Pole addresses this concern in his latest reading from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17718297 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 234 Poems For Ocean 1 35 full false The Big Empty The Big Empty The Big Empty beckons, a state which Cosmic Poet Simon Pole explores in his latest verses. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> The Big Empty beckons, a state which Cosmic Poet Simon Pole explores in his latest verses. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17712479 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 190 Poems For Ocean 1 34 full false Late Summer Late Summer We celebrate the end of the sunny season in verse, but what is that dark cloud that lies beyond? Poetry read by Simon Pole, the Cosmic Poet. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> We celebrate the end of the sunny season in verse, but what is that dark cloud that lies beyond? Poetry read by Simon Pole, the Cosmic Poet. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17711841 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 414 Poems For Ocean 1 33 full false Field of Eyes Field of Eyes A weird town, its weird inhabitants and their weird exports are explored in Cosmic Poet Simon Pole's latest verses. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> A weird town, its weird inhabitants and their weird exports are explored in Cosmic Poet Simon Pole's latest verses. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17672820 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 216 Poems For Ocean 1 32 full false Sheets of Slumber Sheets of Slumber Some days you just can't get out of bed. Yet, the smallest act of friendship can be just the spark we need.  Verses from Cosmic Poet Simon Pole's collection, Poems For Ocean. 

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]]> Some days you just can't get out of bed. Yet, the smallest act of friendship can be just the spark we need.  Verses from Cosmic Poet Simon Pole's collection, Poems For Ocean. 

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17672731 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400 191 Poems For Ocean 1 31 full false Length of Life Length of Life What is the length of a man's life, and by what scale is it measured? Hear Cosmic Poet Simon Pole engage these questions in his latest sonnet. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> What is the length of a man's life, and by what scale is it measured? Hear Cosmic Poet Simon Pole engage these questions in his latest sonnet. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17637947 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400 176 Poems For Ocean 1 30 full false Good Humour Good Humour The seasons are powerful forces in our hearts. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole explores Spring and Summer in his latest poem. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> The seasons are powerful forces in our hearts. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole explores Spring and Summer in his latest poem. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17636866 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400 209 Poems For Ocean 1 29 full false The Ramones Are Dead The Ramones Are Dead Revisit in verse the life and times of the four bruddahs from Queens. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Revisit in verse the life and times of the four bruddahs from Queens. Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17631494 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400 241 Poems For Ocean 1 28 full false Old Ghosts Gather Old Ghosts Gather In the hour of death, what happens to us and the natural world which surrounds us? Cosmic Poet Simon Pole addresses this universal concern in his latest poem. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> In the hour of death, what happens to us and the natural world which surrounds us? Cosmic Poet Simon Pole addresses this universal concern in his latest poem. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17631380 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400 234 Poems For Ocean 1 27 full false The Counter-World (Echoes of Otherness) The Counter-World (Echoes of Otherness) All art is a counter-environment where human beings think and feel new things. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole offers a sonnet reveals this expansive vista to us. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> All art is a counter-environment where human beings think and feel new things. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole offers a sonnet reveals this expansive vista to us. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Buzzsprout-17601203 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400 187 Poems For Ocean 1 26 full false Wild Fountains Wild Fountains Fermented, brewed, or distilled: the result is the handmaiden of the muse. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole's latest verse addresses this universal truth. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Fermented, brewed, or distilled: the result is the handmaiden of the muse. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole's latest verse addresses this universal truth. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Buzzsprout-17601166 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 236 Poems For Ocean 1 25 full false The Barber The Barber The Barber is one of man's most ancient and developed professions. Listen to Cosmic Poet Simon Pole's tribute in verse to these able scissor-smiths. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> The Barber is one of man's most ancient and developed professions. Listen to Cosmic Poet Simon Pole's tribute in verse to these able scissor-smiths. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17595600 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 201 Poems For Ocean 1 24 full false Power of Rain Power of Rain Rain has a certain power to wash away what is past, and warm what is cold, but also brings reflection. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole explores this watery boon in the latest poem from the Poems For Ocean collection.  

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]]> Rain has a certain power to wash away what is past, and warm what is cold, but also brings reflection. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole explores this watery boon in the latest poem from the Poems For Ocean collection.  

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17595494 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 283 Poems For Ocean 1 23 full false A Proposal A Proposal From the barstools of the world emanate many schemes to solve our problems, some in the form of poems. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole reads one of them here. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> From the barstools of the world emanate many schemes to solve our problems, some in the form of poems. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole reads one of them here. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

Website: https://simonpole.ca/ 

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17583801 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 230 Poems For Ocean 1 22 full false Painted From Life Painted From Life Let us defang boredom with this contemplation of creation and the artist's lot within. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Let us defang boredom with this contemplation of creation and the artist's lot within. A poem read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17583706 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 213 Poems For Ocean 1 21 full false Palpable Menace Palpable Menace What is Palpable Menace, and should we be worried about it?  Cosmic Poet Simon Pole offers a poem from the Poems For Ocean collection as an antidote.

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]]> What is Palpable Menace, and should we be worried about it?  Cosmic Poet Simon Pole offers a poem from the Poems For Ocean collection as an antidote.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17577414 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 370 Poems For Ocean 1 20 full false Devil's Shill Devil's Shill Though the ill-gotten gains are plentiful, an articulate criminal laments his final situation.  Cosmic Poet Simon Pole takes on this persona in the latest poem from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Though the ill-gotten gains are plentiful, an articulate criminal laments his final situation.  Cosmic Poet Simon Pole takes on this persona in the latest poem from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17577157 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 195 Poems For Ocean 1 19 full false A Curse A Curse A curse on all those who might mislead and mystify the people. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole makes such an invocation from the poetry collection, Poems For Ocean.

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]]> A curse on all those who might mislead and mystify the people. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole makes such an invocation from the poetry collection, Poems For Ocean.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17564548 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 208 Poems For Ocean 1 18 full false The Coffin Clock The Coffin Clock There is the night before war…and then there is the day after.  As today's verses from Cosmic Poet Simon Pole contend, what goes in the grave might not necessarily stay there quietly. From the collection Poems For Ocean. 

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]]> There is the night before war…and then there is the day after.  As today's verses from Cosmic Poet Simon Pole contend, what goes in the grave might not necessarily stay there quietly. From the collection Poems For Ocean. 

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Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17564388 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 232 Poems For Ocean 1 17 full false Marks on a Page Marks on a Page Both men and books fade, prey to time, though some endure. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole explores this universal condition in his latest poem. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

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]]> Both men and books fade, prey to time, though some endure. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole explores this universal condition in his latest poem. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17541041 Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400 410 Poems For Ocean 1 16 full false The Gargoyle The Gargoyle Down the centuries the Gargoyle, perched as he is on the church roof, has witnessed the crimes of man. What did he see? Cosmic Poet Simon Pole tell us in this poem from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Down the centuries the Gargoyle, perched as he is on the church roof, has witnessed the crimes of man. What did he see? Cosmic Poet Simon Pole tell us in this poem from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17370938 Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400 248 Poems For Ocean 1 15 full false Loot-pile of the Slaves Loot-pile of the Slaves Even the loser must have a poem and this it.  Our narrator explains what drew him to robbery and jail.  Cosmic Poet Simon Pole reads from the Poems For Ocean collection. 

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]]> Even the loser must have a poem and this it.  Our narrator explains what drew him to robbery and jail.  Cosmic Poet Simon Pole reads from the Poems For Ocean collection. 

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17370816 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400 325 Poems For Ocean 1 14 full false Hollow House Hollow House It is an ever repeating story:  that of leaving home, the tempering experience of life, and the inevitable return and mediation on what has been.  Cosmic Poet Simon Pole takes a new perspective this shared experience of man, in these verses from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> It is an ever repeating story:  that of leaving home, the tempering experience of life, and the inevitable return and mediation on what has been.  Cosmic Poet Simon Pole takes a new perspective this shared experience of man, in these verses from the Poems For Ocean collection.

Website: https://simonpole.ca/ 

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17365808 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400 227 Poems For Ocean 1 13 full false Old Folks Old Folks Some Old Folks fade away. Others go out with a bang. Today we'll hear about the later and their 24/7 party.  Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Some Old Folks fade away. Others go out with a bang. Today we'll hear about the later and their 24/7 party.  Read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole, from the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17365647 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400 210 Poems For Ocean 1 12 full false Gremlins of Speech Gremlins of Speech Who likes sonnets? We have another today from Cosmic Poet Simon Pole in which we think about the many ways, and why, the meaning of speech between two people is garbled.  From the collection Poems For Ocean.

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]]> Who likes sonnets? We have another today from Cosmic Poet Simon Pole in which we think about the many ways, and why, the meaning of speech between two people is garbled.  From the collection Poems For Ocean.

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Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17353690 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400 185 Poems For Ocean 1 11 full false A Pan Full of Stooges A Pan Full of Stooges Explore the unity and symmetry of a series of seemingly unrelated images, in the latest poem ready by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

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]]> Explore the unity and symmetry of a series of seemingly unrelated images, in the latest poem ready by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

Website: https://simonpole.ca/ 

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17353502 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400 229 Poems For Ocean 1 10 full false Old Hat Old Hat This poem is the story of the gambler's ultimate good luck charm:  an old hat, and their incredible adventures together. Read by Cosmic Poet, Simon Pole. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

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]]> This poem is the story of the gambler's ultimate good luck charm:  an old hat, and their incredible adventures together. Read by Cosmic Poet, Simon Pole. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

Website: https://simonpole.ca/ 

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17346844 Sat, 05 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400 349 Poems For Ocean 1 9 full false Kill On Sight (KOS) Kill On Sight (KOS) Verses that inhabit the beatness and ephemeralness of city places, read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

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]]> Verses that inhabit the beatness and ephemeralness of city places, read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

Website: https://simonpole.ca/ 

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17346478 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400 256 Poems For Ocean 1 8 full false Eat My Heart Eat My Heart Sometimes life smothers out to the point it seems our hearts would break. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole address this universal feeling in his latest sonnet. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

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]]> Sometimes life smothers out to the point it seems our hearts would break. Cosmic Poet Simon Pole address this universal feeling in his latest sonnet. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

Website: https://simonpole.ca/ 

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17330522 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400 170 Poems For Ocean 1 7 full false Grilled Cheese Grilled Cheese Do you like grilled cheese sandwiches? Cosmic Poet Simon Pole does, and reads his heart-felt ode to them on this week's episode. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

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]]> Do you like grilled cheese sandwiches? Cosmic Poet Simon Pole does, and reads his heart-felt ode to them on this week's episode. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17327289 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400 348 Poems For Ocean 1 6 full false Honing The Blade Honing The Blade In days past, the village blacksmith's tools fitted out a man's entire existence of  war and peace, life and death. Revisit those days in verse with Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

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]]> In days past, the village blacksmith's tools fitted out a man's entire existence of  war and peace, life and death. Revisit those days in verse with Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

Website: https://simonpole.ca/ 

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17327126 Sat, 21 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400 229 Poems For Ocean 1 5 full false The Killer's Brain The Killer's Brain Cosmic Poet Simon Pole examines the iconic serial killer and his opposite, the law-enforcer, in these verses from the Poems From Ocean Collection. 

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]]> Cosmic Poet Simon Pole examines the iconic serial killer and his opposite, the law-enforcer, in these verses from the Poems From Ocean Collection. 

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]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17326917 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400 367 Poems For Ocean 1 4 full false Apartment Man Apartment Man Hear the poem Apartment Man, a mediation on the status of modern man. his apartment, and his pets by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

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]]> Hear the poem Apartment Man, a mediation on the status of modern man. his apartment, and his pets by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the collection Poems For Ocean.

Website: https://simonpole.ca/ 

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17307929 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400 203 Poems For Ocean 1 3 full false The Paratrooper The Paratrooper Understand the essence of a Paratrooper, the most elite of soldiers, in this sonnet read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the collection Poems for Ocean.

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]]> Understand the essence of a Paratrooper, the most elite of soldiers, in this sonnet read by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.  From the collection Poems for Ocean.

Website: https://simonpole.ca/ 

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17307424 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400 176 Poems For Ocean 1 2 full false Alexander's Men Alexander's Men Experience the last day on earth of Alexander the Great through the memories of his  veteran comrades.  Listen to the poem Alexander's Men, read by Cosmic Poet, Simon Pole.  From the collection Poems For Ocean.

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]]> Experience the last day on earth of Alexander the Great through the memories of his  veteran comrades.  Listen to the poem Alexander's Men, read by Cosmic Poet, Simon Pole.  From the collection Poems For Ocean.

Website: https://simonpole.ca/ 

Audio Credits: https://simonpole.ca/pages/audio-credits

]]> Simon Pole Buzzsprout-17299504 Sun, 08 Jun 2025 10:00:00 -0400 235 Poems For Ocean 1 1 full false