“Sure on This Shining Night” by James Agee

Read Me a Poem

Jun 30, 20262:09Arts

Amanda Holmes reads James Agee’s “ Sure on This Shining Night .” 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 collectio...

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