Read Me a Poem

Read Me a Poem

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Read Me a Poem episodes

  • “The Pulley” by George Herbert

    Amanda Holmes reads George Herbert’s “The Pulley.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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.

    3 min
  • “Snake” by D. H. Lawrence

    Amanda Holmes reads D. H. Lawrence’s “Snake.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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.

    7 min
  • “The Bird of Night” by Randall Jarrell

    Amanda Holmes reads Randall Jarrell’s “The Bird of Night.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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.

    3 min
  • “How Do I Love Thee” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

    Amanda Holmes reads Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “How Do I Love Thee.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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.

    3 min
  • “The Poet’s Occasional Alternative” by Grace Paley

    Amanda Holmes reads Grace Paley’s “The Poet’s Occasional Alternative.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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.

    3 min
  • “I Will Greet the Sun Again” by Forugh Farrokhzad

    Amanda Holmes reads Forugh Farrokhzad’s “I Will Greet the Sun Again,” translated from the Farsi by Sholeh Wolpé. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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.

    5 min
  • “The Cucumber ” by Nâzim Hikmet

    Amanda Holmes reads Nâzim Hikmet’s poem “The Cucumber,” translated from the Turkish by Randy Blasing and Mutlu Konuk. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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.

    4 min
  • “Stick the Landing” by David Gewanter

    Amanda Holmes reads David Gewanter’s “Stick the Landing.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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.

    5 min
  • “Tristan da Cunha” by Roy Campbell

    Amanda Holmes reads Roy Campbell’s “Tristan da Cunha.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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.

    9 min
  • “The Last Words of My English Grandmother”

    Amanda Holmes reads William Carlos Williams’s “The Last Words of My English Grandmother.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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.

    3 min

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