Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry PodcastHoning The Blade1×0:00Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -3:49-3:49Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.Honing The BladeThe Spoken WholeJun 21, 2025ShareIn days past, the village blacksmith's tools fitted out a man's entire existence of war and peace, life and death. Revisit those days in verse with Cosmic Poet Simon Pole. From the collection Poems For Ocean.Reel-to-Reel image by Joe Haput CC BYAudio CreditsBuy the BookSubscribeDiscussion about this episodeCommentsRestacksCook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry PodcastOfficial Substack handle of Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.Official Substack handle of Cosmic Poet Simon Pole.SubscribeListen onSubstack AppRSS FeedAppears in episodeThe Spoken WholeRecent EpisodesThe Moth and the LadybugMay 13 • The Spoken WholeFly Little BirdMay 6 • The Spoken WholeO CatApr 29 • The Spoken WholeThe Married LifeApr 22 • The Spoken WholeSpace DomeApr 15 • The Spoken WholeRags of TimeApr 8 • The Spoken WholeThe KingApr 1 • The Spoken WholeAstro Zombies (1968)Mar 25 • The Spoken Whole