Category: Poems

In this extra-long episode we take on Bob Dylan’s epic spoken word poem. He only ever performed this song once, in 1963, and after that it was circulated on boot leg releases. It was finally officially released in 1991. Sit down, and let’s listen to Bob think about the nature of hope.

By Ben Jonson (read by Michael Stuhlbarg)

Amanda Holmes reads Lucille Clifton’s poem “cutting greens.” 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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