Once upon a midnight dreary, Ross G pondered, weak and weary
Whether Ross D might consider him a dry and awful bore—
If he proposed some gentle chatting, sprinkled with some caveating,
A pod with almost no formatting, on an essay he’d adored.
“’Tis about unity of effect in learning design,” he muttered, “by Edgar Allan Poe—
Only this and nothing more.”
We discuss:
To read Poe’s essay, see: poetryfoundation.org/articles/69390/the-philosophy-of-composition
To read the full text of ‘The Raven’, see: poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven
For The Simpsons version of this tale, see: youtube.com/watch?v=bLiXjaPqSyY
In ‘What I Learned This Week’, Ross D shared his insights from his recent marathon. Ross G discussed Paul Fairie’s (@Paulisci) Twitter thread on the many issues caused by bicycles: twitter.com/paulisci/status/1561848479470694403
If you’re interested in the poem that Ross G’s wife wrote, Edgar Allan Poem, see: instagram.com/p/Chwy4eLLecV/ (It inspired this episode!)
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