“Käthe Kollwitz” by Muriel Rukeyser

Poems read aloud, beautifully

<em>The Mothers (Die Mütter)</em> by Käthe Kollwitz, from <em>War (Krieg)</em> published 1923
The Mothers (Die Mütter) by Käthe Kollwitz, from War (Krieg) published 1923

Amanda Holmes reads Muriel Rukeyser’s “Käthe Kollwitz.” 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 the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.

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Amanda Holmes, the author of the novel I Know Where I Am When I’m Falling, is a columnist and poetry editor for the Washington Independent Review of Books.

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