The Poetry of CATS June 20, 2024

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  • čas přidán 18. 06. 2024
  • This Poetry Thursday episode, devoted to the poetry of CATS, came from a conversation with my good friend, Greg, ‪@anotherbibliophilereads‬ , who said that he would love to hear some poetry about cats. Greg frequently features his beautiful rescue cats in his videos, so I am happy to oblige his request. Additionally, I'd also like to give a shout-out to David ‪@davidnovakreadspoetry‬ , who is also frequently visited by his many rescue cats in his videos.
    Poems presented:
    "Ella Mason and Her Eleven Cats" by Sylvia Plath
    "Cat and Mouse" by Ted Hughes
    "The Naming of Cats" by T.S. Eliot
    "The Cat's Song" by Marge Piercy
    Channels mentioned:
    ‪@anotherbibliophilereads‬
    ‪@davidnovakreadspoetry‬
    #poetry #poetrythursday #booktube #reading

Komentáře • 50

  • @Cobaltdragon
    @Cobaltdragon Před 8 dny +2

    Cats are amazing and rescues make loving and wonderful fur babies. Thank you for sharing and putting this together.

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 8 dny +1

      Thank you, Elaine! I’ll do another one in a while. So much cat poetry! Who knew? 😻

  • @stuartgriffin1001
    @stuartgriffin1001 Před 8 dny +1

    Nice set of poems. Thanks for doing this video. I look forward to more poems about cats

  • @JuneHall-xj5zy
    @JuneHall-xj5zy Před 8 dny +1

    Loved "The Cat's Song"!

  • @anotherbibliophilereads
    @anotherbibliophilereads Před 8 dny +3

    This was great. I watched\listened while taking Teddy the cat on his morning walk. I had to hit pause when Teddy met a turtle though.
    ❤📚🐈

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 8 dny +1

      Awwww Teddy! How sweet! Well, this was for you and your wife and Teddy and Co.! And I have plenty more! 😻

  • @ReadBecca
    @ReadBecca Před dnem +1

    What a lovely, joyful... And catful poetry selection. Ive never read Plath before, but I'm intrigued, that was great.

  • @TheGrapeJellyLibrary
    @TheGrapeJellyLibrary Před 5 dny +1

    I listen to you as one of my three cats sits at my feet. I appreciate you, cats and this reading. ❤

  • @rturney6376
    @rturney6376 Před 6 dny +1

    OMG 😆 ❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 6 dny

      Hi Regina! So great to have you here! How are you doing? Thanks so much for subscribing and for watching my Poetry Thursday episode.

    • @rturney6376
      @rturney6376 Před 6 dny +1

      @@BookChatWithPat8668 Hi 👋 Pat,
      Hope you are enjoying your summer!!!
      If you do Taylor Swift lyrics, your channel would explode 🤯 over night! 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 6 dny +1

      You know, Regina, I might have to draw the line there. 😉

    • @rturney6376
      @rturney6376 Před 6 dny

      @@BookChatWithPat8668 respect ✊

  • @Eldertalk
    @Eldertalk Před 8 dny +1

    That Sylvia Plath poem is extremely descriptive! Each poet is so distinctive in style. I love the cat names, and the cat lessons!

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 8 dny +1

      This was a fun little project. I had a lot more poetry, but I’ll do another episode down the road, I think. 😊

    • @Eldertalk
      @Eldertalk Před 8 dny +1

      @@BookChatWithPat8668 I wrote a cat poem once. I don't know if I still have a copy, or if it burned in the fire.

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 8 dny +1

      @@Eldertalk awwww…I hope you still have it.

  • @heathersmusic8833
    @heathersmusic8833 Před 8 dny +1

    How lovely! I’m going to share this with my cat rescuer friends. My dog Dew Drop (Dewie) and I would love some dog poems! ❤

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 8 dny +1

      Excellent! I’ll do a dog episode too! There are plenty of poems about all kinds of our furry friends! Thanks, Heather!

    • @heathersmusic8833
      @heathersmusic8833 Před 8 dny +1

      @@BookChatWithPat8668 Yay! I’ll look forward to it. Thank you, Pat!

  • @RaynorReadsStuff
    @RaynorReadsStuff Před 6 dny +1

    Oh I loved this Pat. Thank you for researching this. The final poem is my cat… although he is slightly more demanding and a little less patient 😂. This was lovely my friend 😊

  • @Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar
    @Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar Před 6 dny +1

    I loved this so much. I have 2 cats, but I wish I could have 11 😊 I'm also a volunteer at a cat rescue. My cats have 3 names. Emma is also Emmuling and Musli. Mario is also Marius and Mr. Man. I'm quite sure they also have their secret names.

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 6 dny

      Oh my goodness, Bryndis! I couldn't love this comment more! How wonderful. I will do another cat poetry episode soon!

  • @books_and_bocadillos
    @books_and_bocadillos Před 8 dny +1

    This was delightful 😻

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 8 dny

      Thank you, Mariandrea! I hope you're doing okay.

    • @books_and_bocadillos
      @books_and_bocadillos Před 8 dny +1

      @@BookChatWithPat8668 thank you Pat, my mother in law passed away last Friday. The funeral service is today and the burial is tomorrow. I'm watching videos on my phone while I get ready for the day. Your video brought delight and levity to the day. 🫶🏽

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 8 dny

      @@books_and_bocadillos I'm so sorry, Mariandrea. I will be thinking of you.

    • @books_and_bocadillos
      @books_and_bocadillos Před 8 dny +1

      @@BookChatWithPat8668 thank you Pat...after we're done with the rituals, and my head is clear, I will get back to posting videos. My husband keeps encouraging me to get back to the things that bring joy. ❤️

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 8 dny

      @@books_and_bocadillos when you’re ready….❤️

  • @poetrycrone6061
    @poetrycrone6061 Před 8 dny +1

    What fun! If you do another, consider Kay Ryan's A Cat/A Future. I'll never forgive T.S. Eliot for not writing more "silly" poetry. He was so good at it.

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 8 dny +1

      He really was! I found a batch of good stuff. Didn’t want to make the video too long, so I’ll spread it out…😻

  • @patriciah8579
    @patriciah8579 Před 9 dny +1

    You've got me thinking about species in poetry now, and I'm reminded of a couple favorites. Tarantulas on the Lifebuoy by Thomas Lux. Also, An Infinite Number of Monkeys by Ronald Koertge. 😊

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 9 dny +1

      There you go! We can have a whole sub-species of Poetry Thursday devoted just to animals! 😉🦊🐴🐿️🦔

    • @patriciah8579
      @patriciah8579 Před 8 dny +1

      @@BookChatWithPat8668 And then of course Billy Collins, populating many a poem with creatures great and small. The Country and Flock, to name just two fine examples. You've got me going down a literal rabbit hole now, recalling all these. 😄

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 8 dny +1

      @@patriciah8579 ok, this will be our new summer project! 😊

  • @FacelessBookReviews
    @FacelessBookReviews Před 8 dny +1

    Another great thumbnail... So cute!

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 8 dny

      Thanks, Jay!

    • @FacelessBookReviews
      @FacelessBookReviews Před 6 dny +1

      @@BookChatWithPat8668 Is the AI as well? and are you paying for this service or is there a free site for this? We talked about the AI stuff but these thumbnails are so dang cute... that's probably the evilness behind it... rope us in with cuteness and then take over the world.... maybe I watch too many sci-fi movies... but we never know... just like zombies... 🤣 Love your channel Pat you are one of the best!

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 6 dny +1

      @FacelessBookReviews hi Jay. Yes, AI here too. This has been free. Now, the images that I appear in, that’s PhotoShop, and that’s done by an enormously talented friend. But the cars reading poetry-that’s AI. Thanks for the lovely comment about my channel. 🥰

    • @FacelessBookReviews
      @FacelessBookReviews Před 6 dny +1

      @@BookChatWithPat8668 oh you are more than welcome... I'm going to have to check this AI thing out. I don't have a talented friend so my options are limited. 😂

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 6 dny +1

      @FacelessBookReviews I feel pretty limited too when it comes to all of this stuff…

  • @LauraRodriguez-Peace
    @LauraRodriguez-Peace Před 9 dny +1

    ☮️🩵📚🐱

  • @davidnovakreadspoetry
    @davidnovakreadspoetry Před 8 dny +1

    I was waiting to hear “Do you dance, Minnaloushe, do you dance?” (You mentioned Yeats.) Anyhow, more please! This was so much fun, & thank you for thinking of me.
    Here’s my reading: czcams.com/video/xiMA1gOqc9M/video.html

    • @BookChatWithPat8668
      @BookChatWithPat8668  Před 8 dny

      I do have it, David! I have a stack of cat poems now. More to come! 😻 Thank you for this link! Wonderful!!