

Read Me a Poem
The American Scholar
Each week, listen to Amanda Holmes introduce and read a poem, beautifully. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 19, 2019 • 2min
“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: 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.

Apr 12, 2019 • 5min
“Daffodils” by Ted Hughes
Amanda Holmes reads Ted Hughes’s poem, “Daffodils.” Have a suggestion for a poem? 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.

Apr 5, 2019 • 5min
“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: 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 29, 2019 • 2min
“Bessie Dreaming Bear” by Marnie Walsh
Amanda Holmes reads Marnie Walsh’s poem, “Bessie Dreaming Bear.” Have a suggestion for a poem? 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 22, 2019 • 2min
“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: 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 15, 2019 • 4min
“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: 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 8, 2019 • 3min
“Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou
Amanda Holmes reads Maya Angelou’s poem, “Phenomenal Woman.” Have a suggestion for a poem? 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 1, 2019 • 2min
“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: 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 22, 2019 • 3min
“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: 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 15, 2019 • 2min
“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: 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.


