Epithalamion: An Unusual Invocation

Podcast: The Poetry Fix · Erika Kyba

Opublikowano: 2026-10-14

If you've completed high school English, it's likely you've heard of the standard "invocation of the muse" invoked by epic poets such as Homer and Virgil. What would happen if a poet used this invocation to frame a poem about a wedding, rather than adventure and war? Spencer's "Epithalamion" accomplishes just that; join Erika Kyba to encounter this love ballad.