Read Me a Poem
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“Epilogue” by Robert Lowell
03:17|Amanda Holmes reads Robert Lowell’s “Epilogue.” 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.
“Leda and the Swan” by W. B. Yeats
02:34|Amanda Holmes reads W. B. Yeats’s “Leda and the Swan.” 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.
From “Midsummer” by Derek Walcott
03:45|Amanda Holmes reads “XXVIII” from Derek Walcott’s Midsummer. 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.
“Soap Suds” by Louis MacNeice
02:35|Amanda Holmes reads Louis MacNeice’s “Soap Suds.” 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.
“New Bones” by Lucille Clifton
01:45|Amanda Holmes reads Lucille Clifton’s “New Bones.” 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.
“Halley’s Comet” by Stanley Kunitz
02:40|Amanda Holmes reads Stanley Kunitz’s “Halley’s Comet.” 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.
“Brennende Liebe” by Louise Glück
02:29|Amanda Holmes reads Louise Glück’s “Brennende Liebe.” 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.
“The Rejected Member’s Wife” by Thomas Hardy
02:51|Amanda Holmes reads Thomas Hardy’s “The Rejected Member’s Wife.” 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.
“Of Light” by Agha Shahid Ali
04:04|Amanda Holmes reads Agha Shahid Ali’s “Of Light.” 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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