CPL: Reading of FoFG Poetry Competition Winner, Interview with James Sale, and More The Society May 30, 2023 Classical Poets Live, Epic, Human Rights in China, Interviews, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Readings, Video 13 Comments . Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 3: Embrace the Epic, Not the Opaque If you enjoy this video, please like and subscribe on YouTube to support the production. . Podcast on Spotify: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/PW0LljpabAb Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/classical-poets-live/id1685283102 . . . NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. 13 Responses Damian Robin May 30, 2023 Great to see you back so soon ABB. Reply ABB May 31, 2023 Thanks, Damian. I would be back sooner, but without a production team I think it might kill me! Reply Mike Bryant May 31, 2023 ABB, it’s great to see classic poetry getting out there. The more we spread the word, the better, and you are producing great videos/podcasts. I enjoyed your great questions and James Sale had interesting and thought-provoking answers. Two weeks is just too long to wait for the next. Reply ABB May 31, 2023 Yes I’m confident it will continue to grow (if slowly) as long as I stay consistent. According to some stats I read, people spend more time consuming more podcasts than books (obviously), TV, and even social media. Though there are 4 million podcasts out there (yikes) it’s still a growing market. Reply Mark Stellinga May 31, 2023 ABB, excellent podcast, (not easy, I know), so many interesting issues covered. James is one learned gentleman. Few can grasp and share more insight on every aspect of “Poetry” than granddaddy Sale. And Susan’s 1st place piece was superb. Great job… Reply ABB May 31, 2023 Ha–‘Grandaddy Sale!’ I guess when you’ve been writing poetry for 57 years, you’ve earned that title! But I think I prefer ‘Sale the Venerable.’ Reply Mark Stellinga June 1, 2023 I agree, much more appropriate, as would be – ‘Sale the Sage’. 🙂 James Sale June 1, 2023 ‘Grandaddy Sale!’ is not quite how I see myself despite making revelations about myself on the podcast. But ABB is edging nearer to the true soubriquet: one small adjustment and then we are there – The Venerable Sale (I’ve always liked the Venerable Bede, so a sort of parallel). Hopefully, increasing in wisdom, holiness and poetic power – by the grace, of course, of God! Thank you for your kind thoughts! Reply Mark Stellinga June 1, 2023 James, I’ve been penning rhyme for 61 years, though clearly self-taught by comparison, and have no grand-kids that I know of (to date) 🙂 I’ve always been motivated by the same concerns in ‘Life’ that all genuine poets are, and am hoping to share as many as possible on the SCP. It was a true pleasure to learn your perspectives on so many aspects of the genre. We have similar motives, similar perspectives, a similar number of years in the biz, and an omnipotent Muse. Pretty fair credentials, I’d say! Thanks to ABB, and thank YOU! Reply James Sale June 1, 2023 Thank you, young man Mark: Sale the Sage and James the Jimbo!!! Really, it’s great. And love too your expression: the omnipotent Muse! That is good. Let’s press on then. ABB June 2, 2023 For those who don’t have time to watch the entire episode, I have isolated a series of shorter video segments on the YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3FmJChSnvqsZkrCLmgGZ4g?sub_confirmation=1 Reply Shaun C. Duncan June 7, 2023 Great discussion with Mr Sale. The format of the podcast (monlogue then interview) works very well and you’ve quickly found your feet as a host, Andrew. Too many podcasts descend into pointless rambling, but there’s not a moment wasted in yours. Keep up the good work! Reply James Sale June 7, 2023 Thanks for your kind words, Shaun, but please feel ‘upgraded’: you can call me James!!! Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
ABB May 31, 2023 Thanks, Damian. I would be back sooner, but without a production team I think it might kill me! Reply
Mike Bryant May 31, 2023 ABB, it’s great to see classic poetry getting out there. The more we spread the word, the better, and you are producing great videos/podcasts. I enjoyed your great questions and James Sale had interesting and thought-provoking answers. Two weeks is just too long to wait for the next. Reply
ABB May 31, 2023 Yes I’m confident it will continue to grow (if slowly) as long as I stay consistent. According to some stats I read, people spend more time consuming more podcasts than books (obviously), TV, and even social media. Though there are 4 million podcasts out there (yikes) it’s still a growing market. Reply
Mark Stellinga May 31, 2023 ABB, excellent podcast, (not easy, I know), so many interesting issues covered. James is one learned gentleman. Few can grasp and share more insight on every aspect of “Poetry” than granddaddy Sale. And Susan’s 1st place piece was superb. Great job… Reply
ABB May 31, 2023 Ha–‘Grandaddy Sale!’ I guess when you’ve been writing poetry for 57 years, you’ve earned that title! But I think I prefer ‘Sale the Venerable.’ Reply
James Sale June 1, 2023 ‘Grandaddy Sale!’ is not quite how I see myself despite making revelations about myself on the podcast. But ABB is edging nearer to the true soubriquet: one small adjustment and then we are there – The Venerable Sale (I’ve always liked the Venerable Bede, so a sort of parallel). Hopefully, increasing in wisdom, holiness and poetic power – by the grace, of course, of God! Thank you for your kind thoughts! Reply
Mark Stellinga June 1, 2023 James, I’ve been penning rhyme for 61 years, though clearly self-taught by comparison, and have no grand-kids that I know of (to date) 🙂 I’ve always been motivated by the same concerns in ‘Life’ that all genuine poets are, and am hoping to share as many as possible on the SCP. It was a true pleasure to learn your perspectives on so many aspects of the genre. We have similar motives, similar perspectives, a similar number of years in the biz, and an omnipotent Muse. Pretty fair credentials, I’d say! Thanks to ABB, and thank YOU! Reply
James Sale June 1, 2023 Thank you, young man Mark: Sale the Sage and James the Jimbo!!! Really, it’s great. And love too your expression: the omnipotent Muse! That is good. Let’s press on then.
ABB June 2, 2023 For those who don’t have time to watch the entire episode, I have isolated a series of shorter video segments on the YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3FmJChSnvqsZkrCLmgGZ4g?sub_confirmation=1 Reply
Shaun C. Duncan June 7, 2023 Great discussion with Mr Sale. The format of the podcast (monlogue then interview) works very well and you’ve quickly found your feet as a host, Andrew. Too many podcasts descend into pointless rambling, but there’s not a moment wasted in yours. Keep up the good work! Reply
James Sale June 7, 2023 Thanks for your kind words, Shaun, but please feel ‘upgraded’: you can call me James!!! Reply
