by John Kinsella
Audio Poem of the Day - Photo of a Girl on a Beach
By Carmen Giménez Smith
Audio Poem of the Day - Letter to My Father
By Martín Espada
Audio Poem of the Day - Pedestrian
Read Me a Poem - “Harriet in the Promised Land” by Sam Cornish
Amanda Holmes reads Sam Cornish’s poem “Harriet in the Promised Land.” 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 - Mandela
By Thomas Sayers Ellis
Audio Poem of the Day - From “Junk” [“Wherever we go, needs feed and I find it harder and harder”]
By Tommy Pico
Audio Poem of the Day - The Dream of a Fire Engine
By Kimiko Hahn
Read Me a Poem - “An Introduction” by Kamala Das
Amanda Holmes reads Kamala Das’s poem “An Introduction.” 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 - The Journey
By Yvor Winters