By Lee Herrick
Read Me a Poem - “A Letter” by Amrita Pritam
Amanda Holmes reads Amrita Pritam’s poem, “A Letter,” translated from the Punjabi by D. H. Tracy and Mohan Tracy. 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 - Here
by Samuel Menashe (read by Quraysh Ali Lansana)
Audio Poem of the Day - My Species
By Jane Hirshfield
Audio Poem of the Day - The Obsoletion of a Language
By Kay Ryan
Audio Poem of the Day - Reverie in Open Air
By Rita Dove
Audio Poem of the Day - Ye Elves of Hills, Brooks, Standing Lakes and Groves
By William Shakespeare
Audio Poem of the Day - Soften and Melt
By Alicia Ostriker
Audio Poem of the Day - In the Basement of the Goodwill Store
By Ted Kooser
Read Me a Poem - “Who Is This” by Rabindranath Tagore
Amanda Holmes reads Rabindranath Tagore’s poem, “Who Is This.” 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.