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“The King’s Breakfast” by A. A. Milne

Poems read aloud, beautifully

By Amanda Holmes | December 21, 2018
A. A. Milne with his son Christopher Robin Milne and Pooh Bear in 1926 (Howard Coster/National Portrait Gallery, London)
A. A. Milne with his son Christopher Robin Milne and Pooh Bear in 1926 (Howard Coster/National Portrait Gallery, London)

Amanda Holmes reads A. A. Milne’s poem, “The King’s Breakfast.” Have a suggestion for a poem? 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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Amanda Holmes, the author of the novel I Know Where I Am When I’m Falling, is a book club facilitator for Fairfax County Public Library and a bookseller at Politics and Prose in Washington, D. C. Follow her blog at nextbookbyamandaholmes.blogspot.com

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