Read Me a Poem

“The Dacca Gauzes” by Agha Shahid Ali

Poems read aloud, beautifully

By Amanda Holmes | February 14, 2023
Detail from An Indian Girl with a Hookah (1789) by Francesco Renaldi
Detail from An Indian Girl with a Hookah (1789) by Francesco Renaldi

Amanda Holmes reads Agha Shahid Ali’s poem “The Dacca Gauzes.” 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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