Read Me a Poem

By The American ScholarSociety & Culture

Read Me a Poem episodes

August 31, 2021 “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: [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
August 24, 2021 “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: [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
August 17, 2021 “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: [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
August 10, 2021 “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: [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
August 03, 2021 “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: [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.
2 min
July 27, 2021 “Remember” by Christina Rossetti
Amanda Holmes reads Christina Rossetti’s poem “Remember.” 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
July 20, 2021 “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: [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
July 13, 2021 “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: [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
July 06, 2021 “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: [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
June 29, 2021 “The Innocence of Solomon” by Nick Joaquin
Amanda Holmes reads Nick Joaquin’s poem “The Innocence of Solomon.” 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