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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

“Sunday Morning” by Wallace Stevens

Amanda Holmes reads Wallace Stevens’s poem “ Sunday Morning .” 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....

Mar 28, 202310 min

“Three O’Clock 1942” by Grace Cavalieri

Amanda Holmes reads Grace Cavalieri’s poem “Three O’Clock 1942.” 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.

Mar 21, 20233 min

“Black Mother Woman” by Audre Lorde

Amanda Holmes reads Audre Lorde’s poem “ Black Mother Woman .” 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....

Mar 14, 20232 min

“My Grandmother’s Love Letters” by Hart Crane

Amanda Holmes reads Hart Crane’s poem “ My Grandmother’s Love Letters .” 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....

Mar 07, 20233 min

“The Hospital” by Patrick Kavanagh

Amanda Holmes reads Patrick Kavanagh’s poem “ The Hospital .” 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....

Feb 28, 20232 min

“Not Only the Eskimos” by Lisel Mueller

Amanda Holmes reads Lisel Mueller’s poem “ Not Only the Eskimos .” 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....

Feb 21, 20234 min

“The Dacca Gauzes” by Agha Shahid Ali

Amanda Holmes reads Agha Shahid Ali’s poem “ The Dacca Gauzes .” 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....

Feb 14, 20233 min

“The Hollow Men” by T. S. Eliot

Amanda Holmes reads T. S. Eliot’s poem “ The Hollow Men .” 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....

Feb 07, 20236 min

“Recuerdo” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Amanda Holmes reads Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem “ Recuerdo .” 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 31, 20232 min

“Postscript” by Seamus Heaney

Amanda Holmes reads Seamus Heaney’s poem “ Postscript .” 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 24, 20232 min

“The Patience of Ordinary Things” by Pat Schneider

Amanda Holmes reads Pat Schneider’s poem “ The Patience of Ordinary Things .” 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 17, 20232 min

“The Illiterate” by William Meredith

Amanda Holmes reads William Meredith’s poem “ The Illiterate .” 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 10, 20232 min

“The Fig Tree” by Lasse Söderberg

Amanda Holmes reads Lasse Söderberg’s poem “ The Fig Tree .” 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 03, 20233 min

“I cannot live with You” by Emily Dickinson

Amanda Holmes reads Emily Dickinson’s poem “ I cannot live with You .” 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 27, 20223 min

“Having a Coke with You” by Frank O’Hara

Amanda Holmes reads Frank O’Hara’s poem “ Having a Coke with You .” 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 20, 20223 min

“I Have So Often Dreamed of You” by Robert Desnos

Amanda Holmes reads Robert Desnos’s poem “J’ai tant rêvé de toi,” translated from the French by Paul Auster as “I Have So Often Dreamed of You.” 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 13, 20225 min

“what the mirror said” by Lucille Clifton

Amanda Holmes reads Lucille Clifton’s poem “ what the mirror said .” 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 06, 20222 min

“The Sadness of Clothes” by Emily Fragos

Amanda Holmes reads Emily Fragos’s poem “ The Sadness of Clothes .” 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 29, 20223 min

“We Lived Happily During the War” by Ilya Kaminsky

Amanda Holmes reads Ilya Kaminsky’s poem “ We Lived Happily During the War .” 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 22, 20222 min

“For My People” by Margaret Walker

Amanda Holmes reads Margaret Walker’s poem “ For My People .” 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 15, 20226 min

“The Glow of the Night Sky” by Jaan Kaplinski

Amanda Holmes reads Jaan Kaplinski’s poem “ The Glow of the Night Sky ,” translated from the Estonian by Sam Hamill and Riina Tamm. 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 08, 20222 min

“The Windhover” by Gerard Manley Hopkins

Amanda Holmes reads Gerard Manley Hopkins’s poem “ The Windhover .” 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 01, 20223 min

“He Is Quiet and So Am I” by Mahmoud Darwish

Amanda Holmes reads Mahmoud Darwish’s poem “He Is Quiet and So Am I,” translated from the Arabic by Omnia Amin and Rick London. 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 25, 20223 min

“Plurality” by Louis MacNeice

Amanda Holmes reads Louis MacNeice’s poem “ Plurality .” 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 18, 20227 min

“Under a Certain Little Star” by Wislawa Szymborska

Amanda Holmes reads Wislawa Szymborska’s poem “ Under a Certain Little Star .” 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 11, 20224 min

“The Yellow Star That Goes With Me” by Jessica Greenbaum

Amanda Holmes reads Jessica Greenbaum’s poem “ The Yellow Star That Goes With Me .” 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 04, 20223 min

“Unending Love” by Rabindranath Tagore

Amanda Holmes reads Rabindranath Tagore’s poem “ Unending Love ,” translated from the Bengali by William Radice. 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 27, 20223 min

“Give Me Back My Rags” by Vasko Popa

Amanda Holmes reads Vasko Popa’s poem “ Give Me Back My Rags ,” translated from the Serbian by Charles Simic. 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 20, 202210 min

“Talking in Bed” by Philip Larkin

Amanda Holmes reads Philip Larkin’s poem “ Talking in Bed .” 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 13, 20222 min

“To Father” by Nini Lungalang

Amanda Holmes reads Nini Lungalang’s poem “ To Father .” 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 06, 20223 min
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