Read Me a Poem

“Take Only What Is Most Important” by Serhiy Zhadan

Poems read aloud, beautifully

By Amanda Holmes | May 2, 2023
Ukrainian refugees in Przemyśl, Poland (Mirek Pruchnicki/Flickr)
Ukrainian refugees in Przemyśl, Poland (Mirek Pruchnicki/Flickr)

Amanda Holmes reads Serhiy Zhadan’s poem “Take Only What Is Most Important,” translated by Virlana Tkacz and Wanda Phipps. 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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