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Read Me a Poem

The American Scholartheamericanscholar.org
Each week, listen to Amanda Holmes introduce and read a poem, beautifully.

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Episodes

“Sometimes, Oh, Often, Indeed” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Amanda Holmes reads Edna St. Vincent Millay ’s poem “Sometimes, Oh, Often, Indeed.” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 25, 20222 min

“A Litany of Survival” by Audre Lorde

Amanda Holmes reads Audre Lorde’s poem “ A Litany of Survival .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 18, 20224 min

“Winter Scene” by A. R. Ammons

Amanda Holmes reads A. R. Ammons’s poem “ Winter Scene .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 11, 20222 min

“No One Has Taken Anything Away” by Marina Tsvetaeva

Amanda Holmes reads Marina Tsvetaeva’s poem “ No One Has Taken Anything Away ,” translated from the Russian by Elaine Feinstein. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 04, 20223 min

“Vultures” by Chinua Achebe

Amanda Holmes reads Chinua Achebe’s poem “ Vultures .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 28, 20213 min

“The Darkling Thrush” by Thomas Hardy

Amanda Holmes reads Thomas Hardy’s poem “ The Darkling Thrush .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 21, 20213 min

“Walking Away” by Cecil Day Lewis

Amanda Holmes reads Cecil Day Lewis’s poem “ Walking Away .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 14, 20213 min

“A Song” by Joseph Brodsky

Amanda Holmes reads Joseph Brodsky’s poem “ A Song .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 07, 20213 min

“Farewell” by Agha Shahid Ali

Amanda Holmes reads Agha Shahid Ali’s poem “ Farewell .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 30, 20214 min

“Failing and Flying” by Jack Gilbert

Amanda Holmes reads Jack Gilbert’s poem “ Failing and Flying .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 23, 20213 min

“The Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall

Amanda Holmes reads Dudley Randall’s poem “ The Ballad of Birmingham .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 16, 20213 min

“Salutation to the Dawn” by Kalidasa

Amanda Holmes reads Kalidasa’s poem “Salutation to the Dawn,” translated from the Sanskrit. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 09, 20212 min

“The Quarrel” by Katherine Mansfield

Amanda Holmes reads Katherine Mansfield’s poem “ The Quarrel .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 02, 20212 min

“There’s a Moon Inside My Body” by Kabir

Amanda Holmes reads Kabir’s poem “ There’s a Moon Inside My Body ,” translated by Rabindranath Tagore. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 26, 20212 min

“When You Are Old” by W. B. Yeats

Amanda Holmes reads W. B. Yeats’s poem “ When You Are Old .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 19, 20212 min

“On Living” by Nâzim Hikmet

Amanda Holmes reads Nâzim Hikmet’s poem “ On Living .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 12, 20214 min

“Abduction” by Saadi Youssef

Amanda Holmes reads Saadi Youssef’s poem “Abduction,” translated by Khaled Mattawa. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 05, 20213 min

“The Lightkeeper” by Carolyn Forché

Amanda Holmes reads Carolyn Forché’s poem “ The Lightkeeper .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 28, 20213 min

“The child (who was shot dead by soldiers at Nyanga)” by Ingrid Jonker

Amanda Holmes reads Ingrid Jonker’s poem “ The child (who was shot dead by soldiers at Nyanga) ,” translated by Jack Cope and William Plomer. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 21, 20213 min

“My Philosophy of Life” by John Ashbery

Amanda Holmes reads John Ashbery’s poem “ My Philosophy of Life .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 14, 20215 min

“The Day Is Done” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Amanda Holmes reads Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “ The Day Is Done .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 07, 20213 min

“A Woman Speaks” by Audre Lorde

Amanda Holmes reads Audre Lorde’s poem “ A Woman Speaks .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 31, 20213 min

“Lake Echo, Dear” by C. D. Wright

Amanda Holmes reads C. D. Wright’s poem “ Lake Echo, Dear .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 24, 20212 min

“Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” by Adrienne Rich

Amanda Holmes reads Adrienne Rich’s poem “ Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 17, 20212 min

“The Uninvited” by Dannie Abse

Amanda Holmes reads Dannie Abse’s poem “ The Uninvited .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 10, 20212 min

“Sonnet: Grief Dies” by Henry Timrod

Amanda Holmes reads Henry Timrod’s poem “Sonnet: Grief Dies.” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 03, 20212 min

“Remember” by Christina Rossetti

Amanda Holmes reads Christina Rossetti’s poem “ Remember .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 27, 20212 min

“We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Amanda Holmes reads Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “ We Wear the Mask .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 20, 20213 min

“To Licinius” by Horace

Amanda Holmes reads Horace’s poem “ To Licinius ,” translated by David Ferry. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 13, 20213 min

“If China” by Stanislaw Baranczak

Amanda Holmes reads Stanislaw Baranczak’s poem “ If China ,” translated by Magnus J. Krynski. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 06, 20212 min
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