Read Me a Poem

Read Me a Poem

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Read Me a Poem episodes

  • “I Am Not I” by Juan Ramón Jiménez

    Amanda Holmes reads Juan Ramón Jiménez’s poem, “I Am Not I.” Have a suggestion for a poem? 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
  • “Daffodils” by Ted Hughes

    Amanda Holmes reads Ted Hughes’s poem, “Daffodils.” Have a suggestion for a poem? 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
  • “Gus: the Theatre Cat” by T. S. Eliot

    Amanda Holmes reads T. S. Eliot’s poem, “Gus: the Theatre Cat.” Have a suggestion for a poem? 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
  • “Bessie Dreaming Bear” by Marnie Walsh

    Amanda Holmes reads Marnie Walsh’s poem, “Bessie Dreaming Bear.” Have a suggestion for a poem? 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
  • “To the Insects” by W. S. Merwin

    Amanda Holmes reads W. S. Merwin’s poem, “To the Insects.” Have a suggestion for a poem? 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
  • “Sonnet XVII” by Pablo Neruda

    Amanda Holmes reads Pablo Neruda’s poem, “Sonnet XVII,” in Stephen Mitchell’s translation and the original Spanish. Have a suggestion for a poem? 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
  • “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou

    Amanda Holmes reads Maya Angelou’s poem, “Phenomenal Woman.” Have a suggestion for a poem? 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
  • “Crossing the Bar ” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

    Amanda Holmes reads Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem, “Crossing the Bar.” Have a suggestion for a poem? 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
  • “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen

    Amanda Holmes reads Wilfred Owen’s poem, “Dulce et Decorum Est.” Have a suggestion for a poem? 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
  • “I shall forget you presently, my dear” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

    Amanda Holmes reads Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem, “I shall forget you presently, my dear,” Sonnet IV in Four Sonnets (1922). Have a suggestion for a poem? 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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