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Wendell Berry's "Sabbath IV, 1996"
I may be the only other man who has had some version of the cold-night-existential experience described in today’s poem, but I doubt it. Happy readin…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Feast”
Today’s poem is one in which “increase of appetite grows by what it feeds on” (or so she says). Happy reading.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
William Wordsworth's "Character of the Happy Warrior"
“Who is the happy Warrior? Who is he/That every man in arms should wish to be?” In today’s poem, Wordsworth asks unfamiliar questions. Happy reading.…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
William Blake's "The Ecchoing Green"
Today’s poem is a snapshot of a lost world. Happy reading.
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7 months, 3 weeks ago
Alfred Noyes' "Daddy Fell Into the Pond"
Today’s poem reminds us of a father’s value. Happy reading.
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7 months, 4 weeks ago
Paul J. Pastor's "The Oracle"
Today’s poem offers a new year’s resolution worth keeping. Happy reading.
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7 months, 4 weeks ago
Philip Appleman’s “To the Garbage Collectors in Bloomington, Indiana, the First Pickup of the New Year”
It’s that time of (new) year again. Happy reading.
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8 months ago
A. A. Milne’s “King John’s Christmas”
As we say farewell to the Christmas season, today’s poem playfully reminds us that the feast is for the good and bad alike. Happy reading.
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8 months ago
Clare Bevan's "Just Doing My Job"
A poem of innocence and experience for the turning of the year. Happy reading.
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8 months ago
Cecil Day-Lewis' "The Christmas Tree"
A merry continuation of Christmas, and happy reading!
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8 months, 1 week ago