The American Scholar

Read Me a Poem

Society EN ↓ 401 episodes

Each week, listen to Amanda Holmes introduce and read a poem, beautifully. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The American Scholar

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Society

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Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

“Home Burial” by Robert Frost 23.03.2021

Amanda Holmes reads Robert Frost’s poem, “ Home Burial .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

“Tarantella” by Hilaire Belloc 16.03.2021

Amanda Holmes reads Hilaire Belloc’s poem, “ Tarantella .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

“Palindrome” by Lisel Mueller 09.03.2021

Amanda Holmes reads Lisel Mueller’s poem, “ Palindrome .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

“Stanzas” by Emily Brontë 02.03.2021

Amanda Holmes reads Emily Brontë’s poem, “ Stanzas .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“The Guest House” by Rumi 23.02.2021

Amanda Holmes reads Rumi’s poem, “ The Guest House ,” translated by Coleman Barks. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

“Funeral Blues” by W. H. Auden 16.02.2021

Amanda Holmes reads W. H. Auden’s poem, “ Funeral Blues .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

“Love at First Sight” by Wislawa Szymborska 09.02.2021

Amanda Holmes reads Wislawa Szymborska’s poem, “ Love at First Sight ,” translated from the Polish by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh. 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 “Canvasba...

“Miniature Snowstorm” by Rosamund Stanhope 02.02.2021

Amanda Holmes reads Rosamund Stanhope’s poem, “ Miniature Snowstorm .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

“Tonight I Can Write (the Saddest Lines)” by Pablo Neruda 26.01.2021

Amanda Holmes reads Pablo Neruda’s poem, “ Tonight I Can Write (the Saddest Lines) ,” translated by W. S. Merwin. 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. H...

“You, Andrew Marvell” by Archibald MacLeish 19.01.2021

Amanda Holmes reads Archibald MacLeish’s poem, “ You, Andrew Marvell .” 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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

“To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell 12.01.2021

Amanda Holmes reads Andrew Marvell’s poem, “ To His Coy Mistress .” 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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

“A Prison Evening” by Faiz Ahmed Faiz 05.01.2021

Amanda Holmes reads Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poem “ A Prison Evening .” 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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

“Lights Out” by Edward Thomas 29.12.2020

Amanda Holmes reads Edward Thomas’s poem “ Lights Out .” 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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou 22.12.2020

Amanda Holmes reads Maya Angelou’s poem “ Still I Rise .” 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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

“A Bird, came down the Walk” by Emily Dickinson 15.12.2020

Amanda Holmes reads Emily Dickinson’s poem, “ A Bird, came down the Walk .” 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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast....

“Sonnet 14” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning 08.12.2020

Amanda Holmes reads “ Sonnet 14 (If thou must love me, let it be for nought)” from Elizabeth Barrett Brownings’s  Sonnets from the Portuguese.  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 s...

“Wait” by Galway Kinnell 01.12.2020

Amanda Holmes reads Galway Kinnell’s poem, “ Wait .” 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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

“Pangur Bán” by Anonymous 24.11.2020

Amanda Holmes reads the anonymous 9th-century poem “ Pangur Bán ,” translated from the Irish by Seamus Heaney. 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 . Hos...

“Messiah” by Gulzar 17.11.2020

Amanda Holmes reads Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlavi’s poem, “Messiah,” translated from the Urdu by J.P. Das. 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...

“The Swan” by Mary Oliver 10.11.2020

Amanda Holmes reads Mary Oliver’s poem, “ The Swan .” 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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Neutral Tones” by Thomas Hardy 03.11.2020

Amanda Holmes reads Thomas Hardy’s poem, “ Neutral Tones .” 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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

“Wind-Up Doll” by Forugh Farrokhzad 27.10.2020

Amanda Holmes reads Forugh Farrokhzad’s poem, “ Wind-Up Doll ,” translated from the Persian by Sholeh Wolpé. 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  Cha...

“Sonnet” by Elizabeth Bishop 20.10.2020

Amanda Holmes reads Elizabeth Bishops’s last poem, “ Sonnet .” 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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

“Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven” by W. B. Yeats 13.10.2020

Amanda Holmes reads W. B. Yeats’s poem, “ Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven. ” 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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast....

“Burnt Norton” by T. S. Eliot 29.09.2020

 Amanda Holmes reads “ Burnt Norton ,” the first of T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. 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 . Hosted on Acast. See ac...

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