by Paul Killebrew
Read Me a Poem - “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 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 Aureole
Audio Poem of the Day - To Robert Hayden
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.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.