Skip to main content

Paul Smethers

Paul Smethers, a former high school English teacher, is an Associate with the Adult Services Team at Main. His special interests are poetry, ghost stories, and the French Bourbon dynasty.

Latest Podcast Episodes

Podcast
just listen logo

Poetry Panoply II continues our celebration of English Romantic Poetry.

Podcast
just listen logo

The three Poetry Panoplies are comprised of English Romantic Poetry.

Podcast
just listen logo

Today we examine excerpts from the writings of two famous Italian writers, whose works have influenced Western culture for over 600 years: Dante Alighieri and Giovanni Boccaccio.

Podcast
just listen logo

If you’ve never read or heard of the Japanese ghost stories of Lafcadio Hearn, you are in for a real ghost story lover’s treat.