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Each week, listen to Amanda Holmes introduce and read a poem, beautifully.
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Each week, listen to Amanda Holmes introduce and read a poem, beautifully.
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    “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry

    “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry

    Amanda Holmes reads Wendell Berry’s “The Peace of Wild 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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    • 2 min
    “He Asked About the Quality” by C. P. Cavafy

    “He Asked About the Quality” by C. P. Cavafy

    Amanda Holmes reads C. P. Cavafy’s “He Asked About the Quality,” translated from the Greek by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard. 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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    • 3 min
    “Death Fugue” by Paul Celan

    “Death Fugue” by Paul Celan

    Amanda Holmes reads Paul Celan’s “Death Fugue,” translated from the German by Pierre Joris. 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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    • 6 min
    “One Letter” by Liu Xiaobo

    “One Letter” by Liu Xiaobo

    Amanda Holmes reads Liu Xiaobo’s “One Letter,” translated from the Mandarin by Jeffrey Yang. 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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    • 2 min
    “How Happy Is the Little Stone” by Emily Dickinson

    “How Happy Is the Little Stone” by Emily Dickinson

    Amanda Holmes reads Emily Dickinson’s “How Happy Is the Little Stone.” 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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    • 1 min
    “Hymn” by A. R. Ammons

    “Hymn” by A. R. Ammons

    Amanda Holmes reads A. R. Ammons’s “Hymn.” 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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    • 3 min

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