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Juliana Horatia Ewing's "Garden Lore"
Juliana Horatia Ewing (August 3, 1841 – May 13, 1885) was an English writer of children's stories. Her writings display a sympathetic insight into ch…
1 year, 2 months ago
Tracy K. Smith’s “The Good Life”
Today’s poem is one of those perfect distillations of a concrete emotion. Happy reading.
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G. K. Chesterton’s “The Secret People”
Today’s poem is Chesterton’s ode to the silent majority. Happy reading.
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1 year, 2 months ago
John Donne’s “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning”
Today’s poem marks a very special day. Happy reading.
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William Blake’s Introduction to Songs of Experience
Today’s poem, introducing the counterpart to “Songs of Innocence,” is a dialogue that immediately deepens the mood of the more “mature” lyrics that w…
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John Keats’ “Happy is England”
Sweet is the home you leave. Happy reading.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Frost at Midnight"
Today’s poem is a somber, paternal retrospective from the Ancient Mariner poet. Happy reading.
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Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty"
Today’s poem kicks off a short trek through English poetry. Happy reading.
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Simon Curtis's "Satie, at the End of Term"
My friend Simon Curtis, who has died aged 70, was one of the small band of people who work tirelessly, for no pay and few thanks, to promote poetry. …
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Theodore Roethke's "Cuttings"
Today’s poem grows on you. Happy reading.
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