Episodios

  • “A Rabbit as King of the Ghosts” by Wallace Stevens
    Sep 30 2025

    Amanda Holmes reads Wallace Stevens’s “A Rabbit as King of the Ghosts.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? 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.

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    3 m
  • “I Am Waiting” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
    Sep 23 2025

    Amanda Holmes reads Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s “I Am Waiting.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? 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.

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    6 m
  • “Saint Francis and the Sow” by Galway Kinnell
    Sep 16 2025

    Amanda Holmes reads Galway Kinnell’s “Saint Francis and the Sow.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? 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.

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    3 m
  • “Dear Possible” by Laura Riding
    Sep 9 2025

    Amanda Holmes reads Laura Riding’s “Dear Possible.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? 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.

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    3 m
  • “If Money” by Kenneth Fearing
    Sep 2 2025

    Amanda Holmes reads Kenneth Fearing’s “If Money.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? 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.

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    3 m
  • “Ode on the Death of a Favorite Cat Drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes” by Thomas Gray
    Aug 26 2025

    Amanda Holmes reads Thomas Gray’s “Ode on the Death of a Favorite Cat Drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? 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.

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    4 m
  • “The Girl in the Ray of Darkness” by Natan Yonatan
    Aug 19 2025

    Amanda Holmes reads Natan Yonatan’s “The Girl in the Ray of Darkness,” translated from the Hebrew by Richard Flantz. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? 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.

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    3 m
  • “Hitler’s First Photograph” by Wislawa Szymborska
    Aug 12 2025

    Amanda Holmes reads Wislawa Szymborska’s “Hitler’s First Photograph,” translated from the Polish by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? 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.

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    4 m