Read Me a Poem

“The Hard Question” by W. H. Auden

Poems read aloud, beautifully

By Amanda Holmes | March 10, 2020
1947 portrait of W. H. Auden (National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Irving Penn)
1947 portrait of W. H. Auden (National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Irving Penn)

Amanda Holmes reads W. H. Auden’s poem, “The Hard Question.” 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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