Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:06:01 -0400 http://poemsbyheart.com/ en-us © 2026 Poems by Heart yes 58ff9485-9539-5a79-b7a1-a91b22c20405 Cindy Dyson episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) memorize cool poems, exercise and protect your brain, learn English, teach poetry, activities for family road trips, Cindy Dyson https://storage.buzzsprout.com/pc22pu0fekxic7b5o2j8435kk6id?.jpg http://poemsbyheart.com/ E18 When You Are Old by Yeats Memorize the sublimely twisted love poem by William Yeats -- When You Are Old. Using an image based memorization technique, we'll memorize this classic poem and discover Yeats' um...unique personal love story.

]]> Memorize the sublimely twisted love poem by William Yeats -- When You Are Old. Using an image based memorization technique, we'll memorize this classic poem and discover Yeats' um...unique personal love story.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/ Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-8222678 Sat, 27 Mar 2021 15:00:00 -0600 2403 love poem 2 18 full false E17 Inauguration Day the Poems of Joe Biden and Donald Trump Welcome our new President Joe Biden by memorizing his favorite poem "The Cure of Troy" along with him. Send off Donald Trump by memorizing his rally favorite "The Snake" with the daughters of the man who wrote it -- Oscar Brown.

]]> Welcome our new President Joe Biden by memorizing his favorite poem "The Cure of Troy" along with him. Send off Donald Trump by memorizing his rally favorite "The Snake" with the daughters of the man who wrote it -- Oscar Brown.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/e17-inaugural-poems-of-joe-biden-and-donald-trump/ Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-7390051 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0700 2277 2 17 full false E16 The Journey by Mary Oliver Memorize Mary Oliver's poem "The Journey." The perfect poem for a New Year's state of mind. Practice reciting with Oliver herself and discover what the poem meant for her as we celebrate Oliver two years after her death.

]]> Memorize Mary Oliver's poem "The Journey." The perfect poem for a New Year's state of mind. Practice reciting with Oliver herself and discover what the poem meant for her as we celebrate Oliver two years after her death.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/e16-the-journey-by-mary-oliver/ Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-7333915 Sun, 17 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0700 3293 2 16 full false E15 The Night Before Christmas V5 Memorize the final stanza of "The Night Before Christmas," the poem that brought us our modern Santa.

]]> Memorize the final stanza of "The Night Before Christmas," the poem that brought us our modern Santa.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/e-11-the-night-before-christmas-v1/ Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-6953153 Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 1851 Christmas, family 1 15 full false E14 The Night Before Christmas V4 Continue memorizing "The Night Before Christmas" with Verse 4. Christmas music and sound effects will make it easy to memorize the entire poem to recite to your loved ones this Christmas Eve.

]]> Continue memorizing "The Night Before Christmas" with Verse 4. Christmas music and sound effects will make it easy to memorize the entire poem to recite to your loved ones this Christmas Eve.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/e-11-the-night-before-christmas-v1/ Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-6912479 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0700 2270 Christmas, family 1 14 full false E13 The Night Before Christmas V3 Memorize the world's most famous Christmas poem in time to recite it to your loved ones this Christmas Eve...spices up a Zoom-call Christmas. The episode covers Verse 3 and explores the magic mushroom that may have inspired some of the lore of flying reindeer.

]]> Memorize the world's most famous Christmas poem in time to recite it to your loved ones this Christmas Eve...spices up a Zoom-call Christmas. The episode covers Verse 3 and explores the magic mushroom that may have inspired some of the lore of flying reindeer.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/e-11-the-night-before-christmas-v1/ Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-6812566 Sat, 12 Dec 2020 07:00:00 -0700 1461 Christmas, family, holiday 1 13 full false E12 The Night Before Christmas V2 Memorize verse two of The Night Before Christmas. With the sounds of the Holiday and guitar music by Martin Tallstrom, you'll be able to recite this most beloved Christmas poem for your loved ones by Christmas Eve.

]]> Memorize verse two of The Night Before Christmas. With the sounds of the Holiday and guitar music by Martin Tallstrom, you'll be able to recite this most beloved Christmas poem for your loved ones by Christmas Eve.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/e-11-the-night-before-christmas-v1/ Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-6769747 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 08:00:00 -0700 1565 family, Holiday 1 12 full false E11 The Night Before Christmas V1 Memorize "The Night Before Christmas" and recite it to your family, friends, children or grandchildren Christmas Eve. In this episode we memorize the first stanza. We use the immersion memorization technique with bountiful Holiday sounds and music that bring this poem to life.

]]> Memorize "The Night Before Christmas" and recite it to your family, friends, children or grandchildren Christmas Eve. In this episode we memorize the first stanza. We use the immersion memorization technique with bountiful Holiday sounds and music that bring this poem to life.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/e-11-the-night-before-christmas-v1/ Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-6675452 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:00:00 -0700 1687 1 11 full false E10 Since Feeling is First by ee cummings Memorize this arousing and short poem with the motion memory technique. Psycho-linguist Dr. Steven Pinker joins us to discuss how reading may help create a more empathetic and peaceful world. 

]]> Memorize this arousing and short poem with the motion memory technique. Psycho-linguist Dr. Steven Pinker joins us to discuss how reading may help create a more empathetic and peaceful world. 

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/e9-since-feeling-is-first-by-e-e-cummings/ Cindy Dyson & Steven Pinker Buzzsprout-6255403 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0700 4095 1 10 full false E9 Review 1 Recall is king in poetry memorization. We review the first seven poems we've memorized together and practice a few recall techniques you can apply to anything you need to remember.

]]> Recall is king in poetry memorization. We review the first seven poems we've memorized together and practice a few recall techniques you can apply to anything you need to remember.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/ Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-5613865 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0600 1924 reviews 1 9 full false E8 If by Kipling Part 2 Memorize the second half of poem that is, perhaps, the most loved poem in the U.S. and the U.K. We use the peg memorization technique for the last two stanzas 1. Great family activity.

]]> Memorize the second half of poem that is, perhaps, the most loved poem in the U.S. and the U.K. We use the peg memorization technique for the last two stanzas 1. Great family activity.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/e7-if-by-rudyard-kipling-part-1/ Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-5409904 Sat, 12 Sep 2020 13:00:00 -0600 3068 family 1 8 full false E7 If by Kipling Part 1 Memorize the poem that is, perhaps, the most loved poem in the U.S. and the U.K. We use the peg memorization technique to memorize the first two stanzas in part 1. Great family activity.

]]> Memorize the poem that is, perhaps, the most loved poem in the U.S. and the U.K. We use the peg memorization technique to memorize the first two stanzas in part 1. Great family activity.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/e7-if-by-rudyard-kipling-part-1/ Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-4643501 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 11:00:00 -0600 3129 family 1 7 full false E6 For Earth's Grandsons by Joy Harjo Memorize a poem by the U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. "For Earth's Grandsons" has a lullaby quality so we're trying the lyrical memorization technique for the first time. Memorize and sing along.

]]> Memorize a poem by the U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. "For Earth's Grandsons" has a lullaby quality so we're trying the lyrical memorization technique for the first time. Memorize and sing along.

]]> Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-3688366 Sat, 09 May 2020 08:00:00 -0600 2289 1 6 full false E5 In Just-by ee cummings Celebrate spring and banish that feeling of "lock-down" with me the poet who spent time in prison for espionage, studied classical literature and insisted on simply just being himself.

]]> Celebrate spring and banish that feeling of "lock-down" with me the poet who spent time in prison for espionage, studied classical literature and insisted on simply just being himself.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/e5-in-just Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-3455257 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:00:00 -0600 2476 family 1 5 full false E4 Tell All the Truth by Emily Dickinson Dare to memorize this Dickinson poem with the Memory Palace technique.

]]> Dare to memorize this Dickinson poem with the Memory Palace technique.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/tell-all-the-truth Cindy Dyson with Emily Dickinson Buzzsprout-3038482 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 14:00:00 -0600 1644 new, memory palace 1 4 full false E3 Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson This poet was almost a gutter drunk until a U.S. president stepped in.

]]> This poet was almost a gutter drunk until a U.S. president stepped in.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/richard-cory Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-3038422 Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0600 2183 new 1 3 full false E 2 Invictus by Ernest Henley Memorize Invictus for a shot of courage during tough times.

]]> Memorize Invictus for a shot of courage during tough times.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/invictus Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-3038353 Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0600 2161 new 1 2 full false E1 High Flight by John McGee Memorize the poem created while flying a Spitfire during WW II.

]]> Memorize the poem created while flying a Spitfire during WW II.

]]> http://poemsbyheart.com/High-Flight Cindy Dyson Buzzsprout-3037510 Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0600 1645 new 1 1 full false