Category: Poems

Welcome to the first episode of season two where we explore one of Olivia Gatwood’s odes.
In this poem, Gatwood celebrates one of the mundane and sometimes messy aspects of femininity. She is one of my favorite poets of the past decade. I love how fierce she is. Treat yourself and also listen to her read Ode to the Women on Long Island.

By Prageeta Sharma

By Prageeta Sharma

by Eleanor Ross Taylor

by Robert Pinsky

By Billy Collins

By John Donne

By Carl Sandburg

Amanda Holmes reads Kahlil Gibran’s poem “Song of the Rain.” 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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By Jasmine Gibson