# Episode 18: Calvin the Bard (Songs and Poems)

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Podcast: [The Magic of Calvin and Hobbes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-magic-of-calvin-and-hobbes-7573647)
Published: 2026-04-25T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

From the GROSS clubhouse password to musings on a sleeping Hobbes, from verses on T. rex eating folks to A Nauseous Nocturne, Calvin and Hobbes is full of poems! Some of them are even clearly songs. Join us as we talk about poems in Calvin and Hobbes, and give you our renditions of the musical ones! Here is a list of the comics mentioned this episode, along with their publication dates and the books where they can be found. We would love to hear from you! You can email us at MagicCandH@proton.me And you can join our Facebook page here!

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