By W.S. Merwin
Audio Poem of the Day - She Lived
By Lucille Clifton
Audio Poem of the Day - Naming the Heartbeats
By Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Read Me a Poem - “Pin Pricks of Loneliness” by Etheridge Knight
Amanda Holmes reads Etheridge Knight’s “Pin Pricks of Loneliness.” 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 - The Good
Audio Poem of the Day - Pumpernickel
By Philip Schultz
Audio Poem of the Day - Lichen Glows in the Moonlight
by John Kinsella
Audio Poem of the Day - A Not So Good Night in the San Pedro of the World
by Charles Bukowski
Audio Poem of the Day - Who’s That
By Ana Božičević