Audio | Why not first place, Achilles, and hate him to play

I’ve been toying about with the audio features of Substack, listening (and grimacing) at the sound of my voice. But I do think it would be interesting for my readers to hear what the cadences of these poems is like in the early morning dark as I work on these poems, so I’m looking to do some audio posts of some of my favorites.

I won’t be sending these via email, except for special occasions, so I’m counting on others to share around, when they encounter them. That would be appreciated.

Here’s a link to the original poem:

Why not first place, Achilles, and hate him to play,