Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
Poetry Aloud
"It is Manna"
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"It is Manna"

From The Hundredfold
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For this week’s Poetry Aloud we have a short poem from my book-length poem, The Hundredfold, continuing the theme of peace. The idea is simple, and it came to me from one of the things my father taught me to do when I was a small boy. We’d go up to the bald top of the mountain that overlooked our town in Pennsylvania, because there, where not much els…

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Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
Poetry Aloud
Poetry Aloud will help you learn how to read poetry with your ears. Unlike children with bad table manners, poetry is meant to be heard and not just seen. Join Anthony Esolen every other week (or so) as he introduces and discusses a longish poem and then reads it aloud.