• 2 minutes 9 seconds
    “Sure on This Shining Night” by James Agee

    Amanda Holmes reads James Agee’s “Sure on This Shining Night.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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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    30 June 2026, 4:01 am
  • 2 minutes 38 seconds
    “Hope” by Lisel Mueller

    Amanda Holmes reads Lisel Mueller’s “Hope.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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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    23 June 2026, 4:01 am
  • 5 minutes 58 seconds
    “Days of 1964” by James Merrill

    Amanda Holmes reads James Merrill’s “Days of 1964.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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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    16 June 2026, 3:39 pm
  • 2 minutes 29 seconds
    “For Grace, After a Party” by Frank O’Hara

    Amanda Holmes reads Frank O’Hara’s “For Grace, After a Party.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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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    9 June 2026, 4:01 am
  • 2 minutes 6 seconds
    “On the Threshold” by Amy Levy

    Amanda Holmes reads Amy Levy’s “On the Threshold.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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 June 2026, 4:01 am
  • 2 minutes 38 seconds
    “The Field of Waterloo” by Thomas Hardy

    Amanda Holmes reads Thomas Hardy’s “The Field of Waterloo” from The Dynasts. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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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    26 May 2026, 4:01 am
  • 3 minutes 34 seconds
    “The Lambs Are Not for Sale” by Paula Bohince

    Amanda Holmes reads Paula Bohince’s “The Lambs Are Not for Sale.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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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    19 May 2026, 4:01 am
  • 3 minutes 18 seconds
    “The Boy Died in My Alley” by Gwendolyn Brooks

    Amanda Holmes reads Gwendolyn Brooks’s “The Boy Died in My Alley.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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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    12 May 2026, 4:01 am
  • 4 minutes 56 seconds
    “Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister” by Robert Browning

    Amanda Holmes reads Robert Browning’s “Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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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    5 May 2026, 4:01 am
  • 2 minutes 40 seconds
    “Twilight: After Haying” by Jane Kenyon

    Amanda Holmes reads Jane Kenyon’s “Twilight: After Haying.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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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    28 April 2026, 4:01 am
  • 2 minutes 50 seconds
    “Before the Loon Calls” by David Mason

    Amanda Holmes reads David Mason’s “Before the Loon Calls.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: [email protected]. 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.

    21 April 2026, 4:01 am
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