Motley Crew is the name of episode fifty six of The Poe Underground Podcast and couldn’t have been a better title. The poetry, prose, and music of this episode is quite diverse and different from other episodes. In this episode we have excerpts from a Norwegian play, prose from Edgar Allan Poe, poetry from Robert Frost and prose from the 16th century scientist, Galileo.
An unusual selection of text this bunch is indeed. Then again, The Poe Underground is really about words and music. The words need only be salient, poetic, and dramatic to be inspiring enough to make it onto the podcast.
The music in this episode includes classical music from The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, electronic music, finger-picked acoustic guitar, and atmospheric electric guitar. The Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King is happily featured with prose from a play.
The cover art for this episode is quite appropriate considering the smorgasbord of different artists and musical styles. Without a doubt it is inspired by the surreal imagery of the Spanish artist Salvador Dali. Episode fifty six of The Poe Underground is now broadcasting on all streaming services.