June 13, 2026

Pele’s Poetry Podcast: Episode 9 – Can Poetry Make You Happy?

Pele’s Poetry Podcast: Episode 9 – Can Poetry Make You Happy?
Pele’s Poetry Podcast: Episode 9 – Can Poetry Make You Happy?
Pelé's Poetry Podcast
Pele’s Poetry Podcast: Episode 9 – Can Poetry Make You Happy?

Choosing John Clare, John Keats, Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath to explore whether poetry can make you happy isn’t an obvious starting point. All four experienced the very opposite of happiness in their variously and famously tragic lives. So perhaps it was a trick question? But maybe, on reflection, it’s the perfect choice. Make up […]

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