# Maxine Kumin

ထိပ်တန်း Podcast တခုကိုဖြစ်စဉ်များ
နောက်ဆုံးပေါ်:

“Morning Swim” by Maxine Kumin

Amanda Holmes reads Maxine Kumin’s poem “Morning Swim.” 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 t…

Adrienne Su Reads Maxine Kumin

Adrienne Su joins Kevin Young to read “The Longing to Be Saved,” by Maxine Kumin, and her own poem “The Days.” Su is a professor and Poet-in-Residence at Dickinson College, whose work has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pushcart Prize, and the Money for Women/Barbara Dem…

Quotomania 258: Anne Sexton

Today’s Quotation is care of Anne Sexton. Listen in! Subscribe to Quotomania on quotomania.com or search for Quotomania on your favorite podcast app! Anne Sexton was born Anne Gray Harvey in Newton, Massachusetts, on November 9, 1928. She attended boarding school at Rogers Hall Lowell, Massachuset…

ep. 246 - Julie Kane

The great-grandchild of eight Irish immigrants, poet Julie Kane was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She grew up in Massachusetts, upstate New York, and New Jersey, graduating from Cornell University with a B.A. in English and winning first prize in the Mademoiselle Magazine College Poetry Competitio…

Poems for Company - December 25th, 2023

"Some Horses, Some Oxen": Four poems are featured on this show, three about horses and one about oxen.  All of the horse poems tell us as much about the speaker as they do about the horses, and the final poem details a most curious Christmas folk belief.  What are all these animals thinking?  The p…

Poems for Company - November 27th, 2023

"Responding to Loss": All three poems in this episode reflect on the loss of a person, when loss is final.  Perhaps one or more of these poems speak to feelings you have experienced but could not define quite like these poets do.  Are poems and songs useful for facing one's own demise or for dealin…

Timeline: 1972

1972: A Year in Review 1972 was a year marked by political upheaval, social change, and cultural milestones. This briefing document examines key events, trends, and anxieties of the year, drawing insights from various sources including historical records, news articles, and popular culture. Inter…

Mary Oliver (Rebroadcast)

Mary Oliver reads poems from several of her collections, focusing on brief images of the natural world that she believes people need to attend. These poems include “Messenger,” “Thirst,” “Percy 1,” “The Swan,” “Beans,” “Swimming with Otter,” “Wild Geese,” “Percy 2,” “There you were and it was like …

Letters from Quotidia Hologram 6

Title of series OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Welcome to Letters from Quotidia, Hologram 6. Which of the following three, is the most significant event to happen on this day? One, the tower of Antonia falls to Roman forces in AD 70. Two, the tsunami of 1303 damages the Lighthouse at Alexa…

Robin Becker

Robin Becker was born in Philadelphia and earned a BA and MA at Boston University. She taught for many years at the MIT before returning to Pennsylvania in 1994, where she is Liberal Arts Research Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Penn State.Becker’s many collections of poetry include Pe…