“When You Are Old” by W. B. Yeats
Amanda Holmes reads W. B. Yeats’s poem “When You Are Old.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. ...
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Each week, listen to Amanda Holmes introduce and read a poem, beautifully.
“On Living” by Nâzim Hikmet
Amanda Holmes reads Nâzim Hikmet’s poem “On Living.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we ...
“Abduction” by Saadi Youssef
Amanda Holmes reads Saadi Youssef’s poem “Abduction,” translated by Khaled Mattawa. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast...
“The Lightkeeper” by Carolyn Forché
Amanda Holmes reads Carolyn Forché’s poem “The Lightkeeper.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org...
“The child (who was shot dead by soldiers at Nyanga)” by Ingrid Jonker
Amanda Holmes reads Ingrid Jonker’s poem “The child (who was shot dead by soldiers at Nyanga),” translated by Jack Cope and William Plomer. Have a sug...
“My Philosophy of Life” by John Ashbery
Amanda Holmes reads John Ashbery’s poem “My Philosophy of Life.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar...
“The Day Is Done” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Amanda Holmes reads Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “The Day Is Done.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamerica...
“A Woman Speaks” by Audre Lorde
Amanda Holmes reads Audre Lorde’s poem “A Woman Speaks,” translated by Arthur Waley. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcas...
“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: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. ...
“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: podcast@theamericanschol...