By Ishion Hutchinson
Audio Poem of the Day - My Mother Contemplating Her Gun
by Nick Flynn
Read Me a Poem - “The Patience of Ordinary Things” by Pat Schneider
Amanda Holmes reads Pat Schneider’s poem “The Patience of Ordinary Things.” 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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