{"podcast":{"title":"POETICS: Poetry Podcast","slug":"poetics-poetry-podcast-7109691","podcast_index_feed_id":7109691,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/3001310.rss","website_url":"https://bainbridgeislandpress.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3001310/063f0c4321c7a378532602a6c7187955.jpg","author":"Bainbridge Island Press 10-Minute Poetry Podcast","episode_count":48,"summary":"Dedicated to publishing high-quality poetry journals, and anthologies. Located on beautiful Bainbridge Island in the Puget Sound, we have made it our mission to connect great readers with great poetry.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T08:18:24.100355+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetics-poetry-podcast-7109691"},"episode":{"title":"POETICS Podcast: Episode 24 - \"The Dance of the Emu,\" poetry by Paul Engel, hosted by Tamarah Rockwood","slug":"poetics-podcast-episode-24-the-dance-of-the-emu-poetry-by-paul-engel-hosted-by-tamarah-rockwood","published_at":"2025-06-25T22:41:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetics-poetry-podcast-7109691/poetics-podcast-episode-24-the-dance-of-the-emu-poetry-by-paul-engel-hosted-by-tamarah-rockwood","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetics-poetry-podcast-7109691","url":"https://bainbridgeislandpress.substack.com/p/poetics-podcast-episode-24-the-dance","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/166850740/61db477fc2aa5ceaf14195236175c97d.mp3","summary":"In The Dance of the Emu , Paul Engel transforms the American pastoral landscape into a realm of living mythology, where Summer awakens as a barefoot goddess on beds of clover, Winter adorns herself in diamond moonlight, and a solitary buck navigates desire and solitude under a half-moon's glow. These luminous poems move seamlessly from intimate Sunday fishing holes to cosmic mythologies, from hay field windrows to mysterious shores where an ancient emu performs its endless dance. Engel's accessible yet enchanting voice captures both the comfort of lazy afternoons and the wild magic pulsing beneath everyday moments, creating a collection that offers refuge for anyone seeking deeper connection with nature's rhythms. Perfect for readers who love Mary Oliver's mysticism and Robert Frost's wisdom, this is poetry that transforms the familiar into the magical—proof that the most ordinary moments shimmer with extraordinary meaning when viewed through a poet's careful eye. Get full access to Bainbridge Island Press at bainbridgeislandpress.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"In The Dance of the Emu , Paul Engel transforms the American pastoral landscape into a realm of living mythology, where Summer awakens as a barefoot godde…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1838,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/poetics-poetry-podcast-7109691/episodes/poetics-podcast-episode-24-the-dance-of-the-emu-poetry-by-paul-engel-hosted-by-tamarah-rockwood/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetics-poetry-podcast-7109691/poetics-podcast-episode-24-the-dance-of-the-emu-poetry-by-paul-engel-hosted-by-tamarah-rockwood.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}