By Eduardo C. Corral
Audio Poem of the Day - Heart’s Needle 5: Winter again and it is snowing
by W.D. Snodgrass
Audio Poem of the Day - Scallop Song
By Anne Waldman
Audio Poem of the Day - The Book of Yeezus
By Julian Randall
Audio Poem of the Day - The Real Prayers Are Not the Words, But the Attention that Comes First
By Mary Oliver (read by Eliza Foss)
Audio Poem of the Day - Homage: Vallejo
By Ishion Hutchinson
Read Me a Poem - “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.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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Audio Poem of the Day - End of Side A
by Adrian Matejka
Audio Poem of the Day - When Sappho Wrote
By Gregory Orr
Audio Poem of the Day - From “Coosa”
By Jennifer Elise Foerster