In this episode, I give a brief review of William Anderson's Green Man: The Archetype of our Oneness with the Earth, discuss the notion of the Green Man, read poetry, and more.

 

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Who Is the Green Man?

In this episode, I discuss Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows and look at themes of home and the otherworldly.

 

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Episode 10: Wind in the Willows: Home and the Otherworldly

In this episode I'm saying hello again and looking for your requests. What do you want to hear me talk about? Let me know on twitter @elflandletters or through email elflandletters@gmail.com.

Episode 9: Checking In

In this episode, I spend some time talking about Advent, the O Antiphons, and Christmas. I also read a poem of mine, talk more about O Oriens, and read a poem by Malcolm Guite. Here are some links mentioned in the episode:

A Clerk in Oxford: https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-anglo-saxon-o-antiphons-o-caelorum.html

My post on depression: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/elflandletters/2019/12/07/struggling-with-depression-my-story/

Waiting on the Word by Malcolm Guite: https://www.amazon.com/Waiting-Word-Advent-Christmas-Epiphany/dp/1848258003/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=waiting+on+the+word&qid=1576595784&sr=8-1

Word in the Wilderness: https://www.amazon.com/Word-Wilderness-poem-Lent-Easter/dp/1848256787/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia?keywords=word+in+the+wilderness&pd_rd_i=1848256787&pd_rd_r=03dec3c2-51f9-427f-b239-d12fe3f64841&pd_rd_w=nytYO&pd_rd_wg=3XeP3&pf_rd_p=1cb3f32a-ccfd-479b-8a13-b22f56c942c6&pf_rd_r=XHHGGSDDDYF802ER0QFC&psc=1&qid=1576595794

 

Episode 8: Reflecting on the O Antiphons, Winter Solstice, and the End of Advent

A reading of my poem, "I Have Seen the Alchemic Eye of the Sun." This first appeared in New Hampshire's Best Emerging Poets 2019 edited by Z Publishing. A copy of the book can be purchased here (through my affiliate link): https://www.zpublishinghouse.com/?rfsn=3478602.f60e7d or here: https://www.amazon.com/Hampshires-Best-Emerging-Poets-2019/dp/1671729838/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=new+hampshire%27s+best+emerging+poets+2019&qid=1576592974&sr=8-1.

 

"I Have Seen the Alchemic Eye of the Sun"

My latest poem, first published in The Imaginative Conservative.

"In the Beginning"

My latest poem first published in The Imaginative Conservative.

"Thomas the Rhymer Comes Home"

As I begin to publish poetry, I'll be sharing recordings of me reading it here on the podcast, and videos on my youtube channel. I hope you enjoy them.

This first poem is, "I feel lost in the darkness of the night" and was first published in the third volume of Jesus the Imagination.

 

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"I feel lost in the darkness of the night" by David Russell Mosley

My most recent talk given at the 6th Annual Catholic Literature Conference in Concord, NH.

C. S. Lewis's Cosmic Turn: Finding Virtue through the Heavens

In this episode, I look at the nature of education and the roles of the teacher. I also give a shout out to Michael Ward and make references to Sam Rocha, Michael Martin, Stratford Caldecott, and Rudolf Steiner.

Episode 7: Wonder, Education, and the Teacher

In today's Hobbit Day episode, I discuss the nature of gift giving for Hobbits and make some comments and suggestions about the nature of gift exchange. Also mentioned in this episode are theologian John Milbank and essayist G.K. Chesterton

Episode 6: Tolkien and Gift Exchange

In this episode I rehearse Dr. Michael Ward's claims in his book, Planet Narnia, and contemplate what it could mean to read the Chronicles of Narnia in a new order.

Episode 5 Narnia and Medieval Cosmology

In this episode, I revisit the topic of food and creation but try to go even deeper by looking at time. I also talk a little about sophiology, old feast days, and Wendell Berry.

 

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Episode 4 Time and Eternity, Creation and the Creator

In this episode I look at food with the help of Anthony Bourdain and Josef Pieper, and it's centrality in our worship. I also discuss some books I have written, some books I am reading, and some books I am writing.

 

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On the Edges of Elfland

Being Deified: Poetry and Fantasy on the Path to God

 

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Episode 3: On Food, Celebrations, the Eucharist, and What I Am Currently Reading and Writing

In this episode I go a little deeper into who I am and what I hope for this podcast. Then I go over a second blog post of mine looking at the Green Man and the forest god in Hellboy II.

Episode 2: More Introductions and Further Reflections on the Green Man and Hellboy II

In this inaugural episode, I talk a little about why I'm starting a podcast and read a post from my blog, Letters from the Edge of Elfland, where I discuss that much seen video of a stag wandering around a church in France.

To Wonder and To Wander

To Wonder and To Wander

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