Read Me a Poem

“Lights Out” by Edward Thomas

Poems read aloud, beautifully

By Amanda Holmes | December 29, 2020
Portrait of Edward Thomas in 1911 by E.O. Hoppé (National Portrait Gallery)
Portrait of Edward Thomas in 1911 by E.O. Hoppé (National Portrait Gallery)

Amanda Holmes reads Edward Thomas’s poem “Lights Out.” Plus, read Holmes’s review of Matthew Hollis’s biography of Thomas at the Washington Independent Review of Books. 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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