“Poetry” by Marianne Moore

Marianne Moore, photographed in 1935 by George Platt Lynes (Wikimedia Commons)

What better way to begin a series of poetry readings than with a poem about the art itself? Listen to Amanda Holmes read “Poetry” by Marianne Moore:

This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.

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.