The Slate Poetry Podcast
Your favorite poets read their work to you.
July 20, 1010: "How Pleasant To Know Mr. Lear," by Edward Lear. Click the arrow on the audio player to hear Robert Pinsky read the poem, or download the recording here.
July 20, 2010: "There was an Old Man with a beard," by Edward Lear. Click the arrow on the audio player to hear Robert Pinsky read the poem, or download the recording here.
July 13, 2010: "Wherever My Dead Go When I'm Not Remembering Them," by Alan Shapiro. Click the arrow on the audio player to hear Alan Shapiro read the poem, or download the recording here.
July 6, 2010: "Wissahickon Schist," by Karl Kirchwey. Click the arrow on the audio player to hear Karl Kirchwey read the poem, or download the recording here.
June 29, 2010: "Going to Zero," by Peter Balakian. Click the arrow on the audio player to hear Peter Balakian read the poem, or download the recording here.
June 22, 2010: "My Childhood-Home I See Again," by Abraham Lincoln. Click the arrow on the audio player to hear Robert Pinsky read the poem, or download the recording here.
Browse Slate's previous Poetry Podcasts from fall 2008, spring 2009, summer 2009, fall 2009, and spring 2010.
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