• “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.

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    3 mins
  • “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 mins
  • “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.

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    3 mins
  • “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.

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    4 mins
  • {…} by Fady Joudah
    Aug 5 2025

    Amanda Holmes reads Fady Joudah’s “{…}.” 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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    2 mins
  • “Ornithology” by Lynda Hull
    Jul 29 2025

    Amanda Holmes reads Lynda Hull’s “Ornithology.” 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 mins
  • “Lament” by Thom Gunn
    Jul 22 2025

    Amanda Holmes reads Thom Gunn’s “Lament.” 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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    8 mins
  • “Parachutes My Love, Could Carry Us Higher” by Barbara Guest
    Jul 15 2025

    Amanda Holmes reads Barbara Guest’s “Parachutes My Love, Could Carry Us Higher.” 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 mins