
The 2 Best Read Me a Poem Podcast Episodes
1) “The Hollow Men” by T. S. Eliot
Amanda Holmes reads T. S. Eliot’s poem “The Hollow Men.” 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 poet...Show More
2) “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman
Amanda Holmes reads Walt Whitman’s poem, “O Captain! My Captain!” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you...Show More
3) “If Money” by Kenneth Fearing
Amanda Holmes reads Kenneth Fearing’s “If Money.” 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 poetr...Show More
4) “Ode on the Death of a Favorite Cat Drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes” by Thomas Gray
Amanda Holmes reads Thomas Gray’s “Ode on the Death of a Favorite Cat Drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we ...Show More
5) “The Girl in the Ray of Darkness” by Natan Yonatan
Amanda Holmes reads Natan Yonatan’s “The Girl in the Ray of Darkness,” translated from the Hebrew by Richard Flantz. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanschol...Show More
6) “Hitler’s First Photograph” by Wislawa Szymborska
Amanda Holmes reads Wislawa Szymborska’s “Hitler’s First Photograph,” translated from the Polish by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: p...Show More
7) {…} by Fady Joudah
Amanda Holmes reads Fady Joudah’s “{…}.” 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 ed...Show More
8) “Ornithology” by Lynda Hull
Amanda Holmes reads Lynda Hull’s “Ornithology.” 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 collec...Show More
9) “Lament” by Thom Gunn
Amanda Holmes reads Thom Gunn’s “Lament.” 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 e...Show More
10) “Parachutes My Love, Could Carry Us Higher” by Barbara Guest
Amanda Holmes reads Barbara Guest’s “Parachutes My Love, Could Carry Us Higher.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you...Show More