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Read Me a Poem

Each week, listen to Amanda Holmes introduce and read a poem, beautifully.


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  • “The Laughing Heart” by Charles Bukowski

    02:09|
    Amanda Holmes reads Charles Bukowski’s “The Laughing Heart.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.

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  • “The Farmer’s Bride” by Charlotte Mew

    03:44|
    Amanda Holmes reads Charlotte Mew’s “The Farmer’s Bride.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
  • “Monet’s Waterlilies” by Robert Hayden

    02:15|
    Amanda Holmes reads Robert Hayden’s “Monet’s Waterlilies.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
  • “To Lallie (Outside the British Museum)” by Amy Levy

    03:24|
    Amanda Holmes reads Amy Levy’s “To Lallie (Outside the British Museum).” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
  • “Mummy of a Lady Named Jemutesonekh” by Thomas James

    05:23|
    Amanda Holmes reads Thomas James’s “Mummy of a Lady Named Jemutesonekh.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
  • “Psalm 102” by Mary Sidney Herbert

    05:58|
    Amanda Holmes reads Mary Sidney Herbert’s translation of Psalm 102. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
  • “Cubistic Body World” by Carolyn Rodgers

    02:26|
    Amanda Holmes reads Carolyn Rodgers’s “Cubistic Body World.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman. This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.