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“The Frog Prince” by Stevie Smith
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Amanda Holmes reads Stevie Smith’s “The Frog Prince.” 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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02:29|Amanda Holmes reads Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays.” 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.“That Day” by Nikki Giovanni
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02:27|Amanda Holmes reads Etheridge Knight’s “Pin Pricks of Loneliness.” 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.“Little Sleep’s-Head Sprouting Hair in the Moonlight” by Galway Kinnell
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