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Robert Burns' "Epistle to a Young Friend"
In today’s poem (sometimes printed alternatively as “Letter to a Young Friend”), Scotland’s national poet gives life advice with his characteristic b…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Emily Dickinson's "I dwell in Possibility"
Today’s poem is a little more (purposefully) enigmatic than most of Dickinson’s verse. Happy reading.
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
Robert Hass' "After the Gentle Poet Kobayashi Issa"
Today’s poem may be triggering for anyone who has had to endure a vacation they didn’t plan or really even want to go. Happy reading.
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
John Keats' "To Autumn"
Today’s poem comes from a young man (he died at 25) whose Spring and Autumn were the same. Happy reading.
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
Robert Louis Stevenson's "Sing me a Song of a Lad that is Gone"
Today’s poem sings of one of the most painful and irremediable forms of nostalgia. Happy reading.
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9 months, 4 weeks ago
George Starbuck's "Sonnet with a Different Letter at the End of Every Line"
Today’s poem is a “row of perfect rhymes” and an absolute delight. Happy reading.
You can find the text of the poem here.
George Starbuck was born in C…
10 months ago
Robert Frost's "My November Guest"
November mood. Happy reading.
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10 months ago
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' "Lemon Pie"
Today’s poem is about something very very spooky–a tough crust. Happy reading.
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10 months ago
Seamus Heaney's "Follower"
Today’s poem reminds us that we are destined to become the parents of our parents. (I also dedicate it to a child who makes me feel better about that…
10 months, 1 week ago
Gerard Manley Hopkins' "Spring and Fall"
Why do we hate change? Today’s poem hazards a guess. Happy reading.
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10 months, 1 week ago