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From “Midsummer” by Derek Walcott

From “Midsummer” by Derek Walcott

Update: 2025-11-18
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Amanda Holmes reads “XXVIII” from Derek Walcott’s Midsummer. 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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From “Midsummer” by Derek Walcott

From “Midsummer” by Derek Walcott