Read Me a Poem

An Excerpt from William Wordsworth’s Prelude

Poems read aloud, beautifully

By Amanda Holmes | June 14, 2019
Detail from an 1842 portrait of William Wordsworth by Benjamin Haydon (National Portrait Gallery, London)
Detail from an 1842 portrait of William Wordsworth by Benjamin Haydon (National Portrait Gallery, London)

Amanda Holmes reads an excerpt from William Wordsworth’s The Prelude, a poem that her actor father used to recite in his student days. 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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