Show overview
Cep's Poetry Notes launched in 2024 and has put out 70 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 3 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 2 min and 3 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.3 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2025, with 66 episodes published. Published by Delusional Tea.
From the publisher
A daily selection from an obscure or famous poet with remarks. christinaepetrides.substack.com
Latest Episodes
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"On True and False Taste in Music"
William Collins (1721-1759) expresses his strong opinions about what makes for good and bad music. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"In View of Death" and "Last Verses"
Mortimer Collins (1827-1876) looks forward to heaven and appreciates the presence of God in life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"An October Picture"
Thomas Stephens Collier (1842-1893) describes the rich colors of autumn. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"Youth and Age"
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) looks back at his youth and notes changes in old age. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"Address to Certain Gold-Fishes"
Hartley Coleridge (1796-1849) looks at life in a glass bowl. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"Natura Naturans"
Arthur Hugh Clough (1819-1861) fantasizes about a fellow train passenger. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"Words for Parting"
Mary Clemmer (1839-1884) contemplates impending separation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"Soldanella"
Sarah D. Clark (19th C.) draws from a snowdrop plant in the Alps a broader lesson about ordinary people called to do great things. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"If You Love Me"
Luella Clark (1832-1915) urges her suitor not to express love verbally, but through action. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"Dead Love"
Phoebe Cary (1824-1871) compares past love to a corpse lying between the couple that killed it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"Spent and Misspent"
Alice Cary (1820-1871) writes of the dangers of procrastination. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"Today"
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) urges us to use our time. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"Ask Me No More"
Thomas Carew (1595-1640) describes the natural and mythical glories that are embodied in his beloved. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"How Delicious is the Winning" and "The River of Life"
Thomas Campbell (1777-1844) writes of the contradictory nature of love and of our perspective on time as we age. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"Sun of the Sleepless" and "Inscription"
George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) writes of the moon and of his dog. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
The Greatest Poet Name Ever, Etc.
A pause for remarks on p. 89-91 of The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song (1882). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"The Busts of Goethe and Schiller"
William Allen Butler (1825-1902) indulgences in a fit of narrative Germanophilia celebrating the lives and memorials of the great writers Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and his friend Friedrich Schiller. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"Love"
Samuel Butler (1612-1680) says love is too much for mortals to handle, then compares it to a certain fermented beverage. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"Delay"
Frances Louisa Bushnell (1834-1899) celebrates the thrill of delayed romantic satisfaction. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe
"Stanzas in Prospect of Death"
Robert Burns (1759-1796) admits that the indulgence of his passions don’t make for good standing with the Almighty. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe