By Conor O'Callaghan
Audio Poem of the Day - Conversation 23: On Cause
by Rosmarie Waldrop
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By Carmen Giménez Smith
Read Me a Poem - “The Glow of the Night Sky” by Jaan Kaplinski
Amanda Holmes reads Jaan Kaplinski’s poem “The Glow of the Night Sky,” translated from the Estonian by Sam Hamill and Riina Tamm. 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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