Reading Love
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
‘Every day you play’ by Pablo Neruda
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A first, raw, uninhibitedly imperfect reading of this extraordinary poem, walking the paths of its lines in increasing wonder and recognition. And thi...
‘If I should think of love’ by William Shakespeare
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I came across my recording of this by chance. I listened to it, and its simplicity made me want to cry. In a good way. Mostly. It is so immediate. Wha...
Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first reading on request. And all I felt as I read it was that mix of humility and passion. It is one of the ultimate statements of love: to say, ...
Love Song 💗 by Ted Hughes
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ted. 💗 … I find some of the imagery in this poem a little brutal, not quite to my taste, but it is, nevertheless, a perfect expression of love. I...
Catullus 5, one of the sweetest love poems out there
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Feel yourself there in the moment. It is afternoon. The hot Italian sun streams through the thin gauze of a curtain at the window, onto your skin, as ...