Read Me a Poem

“On the Birth of a Son” by Su Tung-Po

Poems read aloud, beautifully

By Amanda Holmes | June 22, 2021
Portrait of Su Tung-Po by Zhao Mengfu (Wikimedia Commons)
Portrait of Su Tung-Po by Zhao Mengfu (Wikimedia Commons)

Amanda Holmes reads Su Tung-Po’s poem “On the Birth of a Son,” translated by Arthur Waley. 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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