Read Me a Poem

“An Essay on Man: Epistle 1” by Alexander Pope

Poems read aloud, beautifully

By Amanda Holmes | July 19, 2019
Portrait of Alexander Pope by Michael Dahl, circa 1797 (National Portrait Gallery)
Portrait of Alexander Pope by Michael Dahl, circa 1797 (National Portrait Gallery)

Amanda Holmes reads an excerpt from section III of Alexander Pope’s “An Essay on Man: Epistle 1.” Have a suggestion for a poem? 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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