“But Maybe God Needs Our Longing” by Nelly Sachs

Amanda Holmes reads Nelly Sachs’s “But Maybe God Needs Our Longing,” translated from the German by Stephanie Bastek. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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“But Maybe God Needs Our Longing” by Nelly Sachs is an episode from Read Me a Poem.

This episode is 3:41 long.

This episode was published on Feb 24, 2026.

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