“So I thought: What’s the good of galloping about doing good when angels stand in the path and do not do as they should.” The Galloping Cat from All the Poems by Stevie Smith That’s a quote from The Galloping Cat. A poem by the late British writer Stevie Smith. For this episode it’s taken […]
Mr. Cat, and The Black Velvet Bow
“If you ever meet Lillian Gish, and she is wearing a black velvet bow, ask her if Mr. Cat gave it to her.” Mr. Cat by George Freedley Mr. Cat came to live with George in 1943 as a four-month-old kitten from a New York City pet shop. This podcast cannot do justice to how […]
The First Ship’s Cat
There were many reasons to have cats on ships. Rodents were one reason, but did you know cats were believed to have magical powers able to protect a ship at sea. Legend and myth are filled with stories about ship cats, and every ship had a few. It is believed that during the 15th-18th centuries […]
Cat and Mouse’s Christmas Poem
“Cat gifted Mouse scraps of yarn from his ball. Mouse gifted Cat a felted acorn he found last Fall.” Cat and Mouse’s Christmas Poem by Phebe Phillips This poem was written in 2018 by Phebe Phillips. It is an annual reading on this podcast. In this episode Phebe Phillips reads her delightful poem, Cat and […]
Charles, About the Naming of Cats
“I’ve had large families of cats. Among them many memorable personalities. I’ve been greatly attached to perhaps a dozen cats in the last twenty years, but of all my cats, there has never been a cat like my first Siamese, Charles O’ Malley.” The words of writer, journalist, and publisher, Michael Joseph Charles, The Story […]
Ep-01 Cleveland Amory’s, The Letters
“If there was anything on Cat-Earth about which Polar Bear prided himself, it was how smart he was.” Cleveland Amory, The Cat and the Curmudgeon Welcome to the first episode of The Literary CatCast Podcast. After seeing Cleveland Amory with his white cat, named Polar Bear, on a national morning show in 1980, I rushed […]