Category: Voice Over

This Halloween season, A Voice Like This takes a seat by the fire — and invites in two unquiet guests. From the rhythmic unease of a ghost that isn’t there, to a love so still it defies life itself, this special episode explores the shadowed edge of the human mind — where affection becomes obsession,…

In this episode, Phil Rowe explores two timeless reflections on the passage of life — Dylan Thomas’s nostalgic “Fern Hill” and Robert Herrick’s carpe diem classic “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time.” Thomas’s lyrical remembrance of childhood radiates joy and innocence — until time itself steps forward, gently reclaiming that golden youth. Herrick’s…

Episode 15: Fears and Fire Poems: When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be — John Keats & Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night — Dylan Thomas There’s a shadow that walks beside us all — the quiet reminder that our time is finite. Some poets choose to face that truth…

Some poems are written in fire — words that refuse to bow, even in the darkest of moments. Others remind us that life isn’t just about endurance, but about pausing, noticing, and letting stillness in. In this episode of A Voice Like This, I read two poems that seem to stand at opposite ends of…

Not every poem has to be serious. Sometimes, it’s enough for the words to rattle, bounce, and carry us along for the ride. In this episode of A Voice Like This, I start with Robert Louis Stevenson’s Windy Nights — a short, stormy gallop through the dark. Then we turn to Edward Lear’s The Jumblies,…

Podcast: A Voice Like This Hosted by Phil Rowe In this episode, Phil explores two very different – but equally powerful – expressions of love in poetry. From Shakespeare’s immortalised summer’s day to Carol Ann Duffy’s brutally honest onion, we discover how love can be idealised, subverted, celebrated… and sliced open. These poems remind us…

Two poems, two very different takes on what love looks and feels like. From Shakespeare’s immortal “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” to Carol Ann Duffy’s onion-wrapped metaphor in Valentine, this episode unwraps the poetic layers of romance, tenderness, and truth. Whether you’re a lover, a cynic, or somewhere in between, this one’s…

In this episode, Phil Rowe explores two quiet yet profound reflections on death — and what it means to those left behind. We begin with Because I could not stop for Death by Emily Dickinson, a poem that invites us to consider death not as something to fear, but as a calm and curious companion.…

In this episode of A Voice Like This, Phil Rowe reads three powerful reflections on transience, legacy, and loss. Together, they explore the question: What truly endures when all else fades? “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley “Dirge Without Music” by Edna St. Vincent Millay Whether it’s a season,…

Sometimes, it’s not the moment itself—but what follows—that lingers the longest. In the next episode of A Voice Like This, we reflect on change, memory, and the quiet traces we leave in the world around us. Three short but stirring poems guide us through the ache of farewell, the transience of pride, and the defiance…